Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-14

| MS possession any DaSS Whatever at any
| time after the 18th day oil December and
before the IS h day OF June following.
Sec. 10 1t is hereby made unlawful
Tor any person to take, kill or have in
his possession any catfish, perch, rock
| bass, Graphic, rainbow-trout, goldfish.
siverfish, or silver cells, taken from the
waters Of the Stale Tor period OF Two
years after the passage OF this act.
Sec. ID 1t shall be unlawful Tor any
person to i'll or take any fish from the
waters Of the State by the use OF any
poislon, deleterous or Supplying drug,
giant powder, or qu ck-lime. or any ex-
plosive substance whatever, or 10 place
or to use IN or on tie surface OF such
waters, any giant powder, quick-line, OF
any explosive substance, or any poison,
deleterious or Supplying drug, or to
have in his possession 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
section shall be fined in any sum not less
than one hundred dollars Tor each
oiiense, or imprisoned in the county
jail nc less than ninety nor more than
one hundred and twenty days, or by
both such fine and imprisonment.
Sec. IS 1t shall be unlawful Tor any
person to take any fish except carp,
chubs and suckers, from the public
waters OF the State, by the erection OF
any weir, dam, fence, wheel, basket,
trap, net, seine, set-lne, sieve, spear or
gun, or any other device whatsoever
which can only be used for the unlawful
catching of fish; Provided, that for the
purpose OF catching carp, clubs, mullets
or suckers, and these fish only, seines
and twelve feet wide, with meshes not
less than one and one-half inches square
for fifty yards in the center, and meshes
not less than two inches square in the
wings thereof, may be used in Utah and
Sewer lakes, and in the Colorado, Green
and Grand rivers between September 1st
and May 18th following both days in
elusive, Provided, that before any pet
| son shall use seines in the waters above
mentioned, such person shall secure the
presence OF either the county warden or
mis- deputy, who shall be paid not to ex-
coed 81 per day by the party drawing the
seine.
Sec. I6. 1t shall be unlawful to use
seines within one-half mile from the
| mouth OF any stream flowing into Utah
Lake or the mouth OF Spring Creek
channels which lead into said lake, or
| within one-halt mile ffom the mouth OF
| any public stream or body Of water con-
Meeting two other bodies OF water, in
this State; Provided, that seines may be
used in Bear Lake only between the 18th
day of May and the 18th day Of July for
the purpose OF catching carp. chubs,
suckers, and mountain herring, and
these fish only.
Sec. ~. II is hereby made the duty
Of the warden OF each county, on the
recommendation OF the board OF county
commissioners, to see that all irrigation
canals when deemed necessary in the
judgment of the county warden are
properly protected by some device
which will not be the means OF obstruct-
ing the flow Of water into such canals, so
that no fish may enter said bitches after
May 18th OF each year; said device 10 be
provided and maintained by the county
commissioners for each county.
Sec. IS. 1t shall be the duty Of the
owners or operators OF any reservoir to
furnish and maintain at all times suit
able screen al the head of their resei-
voirs, such as will eHeciuallv prevent
fish from any waters OF the State from
passing into the reservoirs, the same tc
, be maintained under the direction anC
approval OF the county warden, whei
directed SO to do by the board oil count,
commissioners.
Sec. 70. All seines, net. tackle
powder, explosive, lime, poisons. drug
and other means or devices for unlawful
ly taking or killing fish of any kind
found in the possession of any persoi
who may be detected in unlawlully TAX
ing fish from any of the waters Of tn
State, shall be seized by the office
making the arrest, and if ii appears iron
the evidence before the magistrate Try
I ing the case that the seines, nets, powder
explosive, lime, poisions, drugs aud othe
! meaus and devices for taking or KILN
. fish were used, or were ABOUT TO b
, used, or intended to be used for the III
lawful taking of fish, the same are here
i by conhscated and shall be, by order {
! the magistrate, taken and disposed oil i
! the interest of the county treasury.
! Sec. 20. 1t shall be unlawful for an
person to kill wound, ensnare or ira
within this State after November tn
fist and before the Ist day OF Septen
= berthe following year, any elk, dee
buffalo, bison, antelope or mounta
i sheep, or any fawn or young of any
= said animals, and it shall be unlawi
il for any person or persons at any time
II l
a antelope or mountain sheep, or AZ
lawn or young of any OF said Al
q finals in their possession, and the po
a session of the whole or any part OF Il
" carcass OF any of said animals shall
y prima facie proof OF such unlawful takir
9 or killing.
Sec. al. 1t shall be unlawful for an
p person or persons to pursue with an
: dog or dogs any of the animals me
Q toned in Section 20 OF this act,
n Sec. az. 1t shall be unlawful for ar
n person to kill, ensnare, net or en,rap
@ have in his possession within the Sta
any partridge, pheasant, prairie chickt
N or grouse after the Ist day of Decor
3 Der and before the list day of Septer
d Der following OF any year; or 10 rob ,
destroy the nest, eggs or young OF al
4. OF the bi. DIS mentioned in tnls section.
q Sec. %. 1t shall be unlawful Tor ar
Z. person to kill or to have in his posse
p sion any sagenen after the FIRST day
Is February aud before the Ist day
q August following in any year.
n Sec. "a. 1t shall be unlawful for ar
person to kill, ensnare, net or entrap
v any time in any year any gull, ow
/ hawks, lark. whippoorwill, thrust
:, swallow, snowbird or other insectivoro,
d or song birds, except the English spa
!, row, or to rob or destroy the nests. egs