Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-04-04
new FISH Law.
Provisions of the Law Passed
by the Last Legislative
Assembly.
Fish Cannot be Legally Taken
Except With Hook and
Line.

superintendent w. w. baCroLL gives
some interesting facts regarding the new
fish law passed by the last session of the
legislature, and concise summary OF
the whole.
Numerous persons have of late made
inquiry" he says, "as to the provisions
made by the last session of the legisla-
tive assembly in regard to fish culture in
our state. All laws relating to fish and
game were repealed. Provision was then
made for the protection of game, by the
creation of new office. Senator Ful-
ler's bill, No. 169, that passed ana mas
been approved by our governor, makes
and forestry the state fish commissioner
of North Dakota. He has the entire con-
troll of fish culture throughout the state.
1t is made his duty to secure from the
national government or otherwise, as his
Judgment may dictate, or conditions may
allow, such fish as may be suitable for
the stocking of the waters Of North Da-
kota. And it also becomes bis duty,
operating through the peace officers Of
the state, to see to the protection of the
fish in all parts of the state.
mo fish can be legally taken from any
OF the waters of North Dakota, including
the Missouri and the Red rivers, except
by means of hook and line. (Under
the old law fish could be legally taken
from these rivers-the Missouri and the
Red-by means OF nets or any other de-
vlce) Pike, plckerel, perch, bass and
muskellunge are protected from
November 1st to May 1st of following
year. No fish can be legally shipped out
Of the state.
upon conviction for fish caught,
taken or killed, or for every tish sold or
exposed for sale. from Nov. l to May
OF the next year, the punishment Is as
follows: For the fret offense a fine of
no less than IS and no more than s25,
and for every subsequent offense an i'm
prisonment in the county Jail not ex-
ceedlng thirty days, or by fine OF not
less than $40 and not more than 800, or
both. For shipment beyond the limit Of
the state, $40 for each fish shipped OF re-
celved fo1 shipment.
by this new Law (S. B. l69) it is made
unlawful for any person to take or kill,
IN any manner whatever, even ssitk .
hook and line, any fsh at or within 500
feet, measured up or down the stream,
at any uill-dam or fish sluice- way in
North Dakota, and for every fish there
caught or destroyed, or for every fish
taken or destroyed by hook and line IN
any part OF the state IN excess OF twenty
five, by any one person in any one day,
the punishment, upon conviction, will be
no less than $40 and no more than $25
and the cost of prosecution, or by i'm
prsonment il the county Jail no less
than thirty nor more than ninety days,
or both fin and imprisonment; and in
addition every net or other unlawful
device found in use in the taking of fish
at these points or at any other place in
the state, shall be seized and destroyed
by the officer intrusted with the duty.
I'VE have IN our state many fresh
water lakes, streams and rivers which
contain favorable conditions for fish cul-
ture. and under the operation of this
law IS. B. 1907, good progress should be
made in the propagation and increase
OF fish for the benefit of the people, if
they can be secured in sufficient guam
titles from the United States com mis-
sioner Ct fish and fisheries. and that
gentleman has given me strong assur-
ance that he will furnish all the fish for
our state waters that can possibly be
spared.
"An emergency clause is attached to
Senate Bill No. 169."