Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-03-31
ELKo, NEVADA, SUNDAY, MARCH 81. 1896
The New New Fish Law.

Fish and sheep furnish juicy legis.
lative meat for the average Nevada
legislator. Each succeeding legisln-
ture amends the laws on these sub
iects passed by its predecessor. The
late Legislature took a whack at the
fish law passed in 1893 and the fol-
lowing contradictory mess is the re-
suit:
Section /. Section two OF said Act
is hereby amended so us to read rs
follows:
Sec. two. 1t shall not be lawful
for any person or persons between
the first day OF October OF each year
and the first day of June OF each year
to catch or kill any river, lake or
brook trout, or land.locked salmon in
any OF the streams, rivers, lakes, or
other waters within the State; pro-
rided, that the ~close season" rs to
lake trout in all the lakes of this
State shall commence on the first day
at January OF each year and end on
the first day of May OF each year;
ana, .prorided further, that the close
season rs to the waters OF the Hum
boldt river and it's tributaries shall
commence on the first day OF Novem-
Der OF each year and end on the first
day of June OF each year. Any per-
son violating the provisions OF this
section shall be guilty of a misde
mcanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined in any sum not less than
SO nor more than 800 or by impris.
onment in the county Jail not exceed
ing one day for each 81 OF fine, or by
both such fine and imprisonment;
prouidcd, that the "close season" MS
to lake trout in all the lakes OF this
State, shall commence on the first
day OF February of each year and end
on the first day OF June OF each
year.
Sec. 9. Section four OF said Act is
hereby amended SO as to read as fol.
lows:
Section four. 1t shall not be law.
ful for any railroad corporation, OK.
press company or other common car
riers or private parties, to ship or
transport for sale, or to receive for
shipping, or to have in their posses
sion for transportation, any OF the ri.
Yer or brook trout or land.locked sal.
mon taken from the rivers, lakes or
other waters OF this State between
the first day of October OF each year,
and the first dny of Juno OF each year,
nor oship or transport for sale, or to
receive for transportation, nny lake
trout taken from any lake or other
waters OF this State between the first
day OF February and tho first day OF
June OF each year, nor at any time to
have in their possession any illegally
caught fish taken from tho waters of
this State. ANY railway corporation.
express company or other common
carriers or private parties or tho man
aging agent OF any railroad corpora.
tion, express company or common car
rier violating the provisions OF this
section shall bc guilty OF n misde.
mcanor, and upon conviction thereof,
shall bo fined in any sum not less than
$50 nor more than 800, or by impris.
onment i'll the county Jail Mt the rate
of one day for each go OF fine, or by
both such iino and Imprisonment.
Sec. 3. Section eight shall be
amended TO read rs follows:
Section eight. 1t shall bo unlawful
for any person or persons to remove
nny spawn, or ovn, from any variety of
trout, or from any lake river or stream
in tho Stnto OF Nevada without first
having obtained a written permit 90
to do from the State Fish Commits.
sioncr.