Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-03-27
DAILY INDEPENDENT.
WEDNESDAY. :. MARCH 81, 1895
County Official Paper.
The New New Fish Law.

1911 oAlo oiSSp III JuiSy
lative meat for the average Nevada
legislator. Each succeeding legisla-
ture amends the laws on these sub
jects passed by its predecessor. The
late legislature took whack at the
fish law passed in 1893 and the fol-
lowing contradictory mess is the re-
suit:
Section l. Section two of said Act
is hereby amended so as to read as
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-
aided, that the @close season" as to
lake trout in all the lakes of this
State shall commence on the first day
of January Of each year and end ON
the first day Of May Of each year;
and, prOUided further, that the close
season as 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-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be tinedin any sum not less than
80 nor more than 800 or by impris.
onment i'll the county jail not exceed
ing one day for each 50 of fine, or by
both such fine and imprisonment;
provided, that the "close season" as
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. 2. Section four of said Act is
hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
Section four. 1t shall not be law
full for any railroad corporation, ex-
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
anon taken from the rivers, lakes or
other waters of this State between
the first day Of October of each year,
and the first day of June of each year,
nor to ship or transport for sale, or to
receive for transportation, any lake
trout taken from any lake or other
waters OF this State between the first
day of February and the first day of
June OF each year, nor at any time to
have III their possession any illegally
caught fish taken from the waters of
this State. Any railway corporation,
express company or other common
carriers or private parties or the man.
aging agent Of any railroad corpora
ton, express company or common car
rler violating the provisions of this
section shall be guilty of a INSIDE
meanor, and upon conviction thereof.
shall be fined in any sum not less than
~ nor more than 500, or by impris-
."onment in the county jail at the rate
>"of one day for each 81 Of fine, or by
both such fine and Imprisonment.
Sec. j. Section eight shall be
amended to read as follows:
Section eight. 1t shall be unlawful
nor any person or persons to remove
any spawn, or ova, from any variety Of
trout, or from any lake river or stream
III the State OF Nevada without first
having obtained written permit go
TO do from the State Fish Commits.
sioner.
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Fine. fresh imported and domestic