Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-03-09
KANSAS FISH LAWS.

The new fish law of Kansas is
something that will interest many
of our people, especially those who
those who love the sport of the rod
and line, and those who have been
seining, netting and killing fish
with explosives. We therefore give
below the most important sections
of the law:
SEC. 3. II shall be unlawful for
any person to catch or take, or at
tempt to catch or take, from any
lake, pond, river, creek, stream or
waters within or bordering on the
state any fish, of whatever kind, by
means of any trap, net, firearm, gig,
spear or snare, or in any other man.
ncr than by the usual mode of an
Cling with rod, line and fish hook,
or hand line, or set line. either of
the last two having attached thereto
no other device with which to catch
fish than the plain baited hook.
SEC. 4. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to capture or take from,
or injure or worry in any manner,
any black bass in any of the waters
aforesaid between the 18th day of
May and the first day of August in
each year, or mt any time to take
any black bass of less than eight
inches in length; and il shall be I'M
lawful for any person TO sell or he
in possession of any black bass OF
less than eight inches in length.
SEC. ;. The possession of any
trap. gill net, seine, or net, or trap
of any kind except minnow nets, by
any o:hcr than the owner of pri-
waite or artificial fish pond, shall be
prina facie evidence of violation
OF this act.
SEC. O. The foregoing section
shall not be construed as to pre-
hibit the catching of minnows for
bait. but for 10 other purpose in Il
minnow net or seine not more than
twelve feet long; and any minnows
o. fish 80 taken, other than such as
are to be used for bait, shall he al
once returned TO the water alive
neither shall the foregoing sections
he construed as to prevent the fish
com missioner or warden from hav'
ing in possession at any time for
the purpose of propagating fish
and restocking the waters of the
state, but for no other purpose.
SEC. :. Any person who shall vi
olate any of the provisions or sec
tons of this act shall, upon convic'
ton, be fined in any sum not !e IS
than $40 nor more than 500 and
costs of prosecution and impris
oned in the county Jail not NOR,
than six months for each otfeusc
and every fish unlawfully caught Oh
possessed. and every trap or net I'M
lawfully used shall constitute q
separate oifense, and upon convic
ton of the owner or possessor oil
such unlawful traps or nets. or on
the failure of any person to claim
the same, sal | traps or nets shall
be burned or destroyed by the Off
Ger taking the same.
SEC. 5. II shall be unlawful for
any person to empty or throw into
or place in any lake, pond, river
creek. stream or other water border
ing on or within this state any acid
drug. lime. or other destructive
sub stance, or fish berries, or dyna-
mite, or giant powder, or other ex'
plosive matter of whatever kind, OF
any material or liquid which may
kill. stun. poison or craze fish Pro-
vidcd, that nothing in this section
SIN III prevent the use of explosives
for the exclusive purpose of blast
Ing rock in improving navigate J.
or preparing foundations. or ollie
important improvements. but fol
no other purpose; any corporation
company, or their agents or ser.
wants, or any other person whomso'
ever, violating any of the provis'
ions of this section shall upon con-
viction be fined in any sum not less
than two hundred dollars and not
more than five hundred dollars and
costs of prosecution.