The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-08


and passed to third reading in the
senate, is a bill of Importance to all
and for general information is printed
herewith The title of the measure IS;
AN act for the protection of fish,
game and birds; for the appointments
OF state and county wardens and pre-
scribing their duties: to provide pen
alties for the violation of this act; and
to repeal all acts and parts OF acts IN
consistent herewith and the text of
the measure reads as follows:
STATE WARDEN.
The governor, with the consent of
the senate, shall appoint state tlsh
and game warden, who shall be res
ident whose term of office shall be
two years and until his successor is
appointed and qualified; provided, that
when vacancy occurs in the office
and the legislature is not in session.
the governor shall have power to fill
such vacancy until the next regular
session and shall have power to re-
move the state warden at any time for
cause.
The state warden shall receive an
annual salary of $500, and shall. before
entering upon the duties of his office,
give bond in the sum of $4,000, such
bond to be approved by and filed with
the secretary of state.
The state warden shall have control
and supervision of the waters of the
state for the collection, propagation,
culture and distribution of fish, and
shall receive and distribute all fish,
fish fry and spawn coming into his
hands fairly and equitably among the
several counties.
1t shall be lawful for the state fish
and game warden, or any other person
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10 take fish and game of any kind, in
any manner, under the direction of
the county fish and game warden, for
the purpose of inspection, cultivation,
propa cation, distribution, scientific II
other purposes deemed by him to be
in the interests of the fish and game
industry of the state. He shall make
a detailed report of his official trans
actions, and submit il to the legislat-
ure during the first week of its en-
suing regular session.
COUNTY WARDEN.
At their first session after the pass,
age of this act the county commits
sioners of each county of the state
shall appoint county fish and game
warden for two years and until his
successor shall be appointed, said
warden to give a bond in the sum of
$1,000. which shall be approved by the
office OF the county clerk. The county
warden shall receive adequate conlper-
Sation for his services, TO be paid out
OF the county treasury, and shall per-
form his duties under the direction of
the se warden and The county com
missloners, and may be removed for
cause by the county commissioners
It shall be the duty of the county
Wardens to see that all laws for the
protection OF fish and game are faith
FULLY enforced in their respective coun-
ties, and for this purpose they are
gwen the same authority exercised by
SherlffS and cOnstableS. It shall be
the duty OF the county warden to re-
port his official acts to the county
commissioners annually
The said county wardens, by author
lty OF the state warden, may take
from the waters within their counties.
at any time, any find of fish for the
purpose of inspection or propagation.
Ihe county wardens shall make de-
tailed reports Of their doings to the
state warden during the first week in
December of each year
II shall be the duty of the county
warden TO take in the best practical
manner any imported fish. mountain
trout. bass or herring found in pools
or other places in which receding wa
tiers of the streams. or other water
ways have left them, and which are
likely to become dry. and TO carefully
put the live fish thus taken irto main
bodies and to make the best disposition
of the dead fish in the interest of the
county treasury.
FISHWAYS REQUIRED.
The owners of any dam shall. if re-
quired by the county fish and game /
warden, erect and maintain at all
times at the expense of the owners. /
fishways to allow the free and unin-
terrupted passage of fish up and down /
the streams.
It hall be unlawful for any person |
operating any manufacturing concern !
run by wateT-power and having either :
head or tail races, without first fur
nishing and maintaining suitable /
screens TO prevent the fish from enter
ing therein; said screens to be built
and maintained under the direction of !
the county warden and at the expense
OF the owner of said manufacturing |
concern; provided. that the wooden fac /
tory race at Provo, Utah county.
through which fish reach Spring lake.
be made an exception to these obliga-
lions; and provided, further, that the
owner or operators of said factory or
other factories situated upon said race.
furnish and maintain suitable screens
to prevent fish from entering the water
wheels and water pipes
SUCKERS, MULLETS AND CLUBS. /
II shall be unlawful to take any fish.
except carp, chubs suckers and mullet.
by any means or device whatever. ex-
cept by means of hook and line, and
that only between the 5th day of June
OF each year and the 9Th day of De-
cember following.
1t shall be unlawful to sell, kill, de-
stToy or have in his possession any
bass whatever at any time after the
18th day of December and before the
18th day of June following.
PROTECTED TWO YEARS.
It is hereby made unlawful to take,
or have in his possession any catfish.
perch, rock-bass, crappie, rainbow
trout. goldfish, silverfish or siIver-eeIs.
for a period of two years after the
passage of this act.
1t shall be unlawful to kill or take
any fish by the use of any poison dele
ferrous or Supplying drug. giant pow
der or ouick-lime. or to have in possess
sion, any fish killed or taken by the use
or aid of any of these substances. ANY
person found guilty of violating any of
the provisions in this sectin shall be
fined in any sum not less than 500 for
each offense or imprisoned in the
jail for not less than so nor
more than 120 days, or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
SEEMING PERMITTED.
1t shall be unlawful to take any fish
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