The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-03

session IOT Sale, eXpOSe VI OiSl lOi SeIiS'
or sell to any one, or purchase from any
one, any brook trout, any black bass,
gray or Oswego bass, at any tlme prior
to January. first qsD,, Anne Anne Domini one
thousand nine hundred Q900).
Whoever shall offend against any OF
the provisions of this section shall be
guilty of a msdemeanor, and on conv1c-
ton thereof shall be punished by fine
of not less than five dollars nor more
than twenty-five dollars and costs of
prosecution or by imprisonment in the
county Jail for not less than five days nor
more than thirty days, for each and
every fish so had in possession for sale.
offered for sale, exposed for sale or sold
or purchased.
catch, take or kill any fish in any other
manner than by angling for them with
a hook and line held in the hand or at
tached to a rod and pole held In the
hand No person shall at any time have
in his possession or under his control any
fish caught, taken or killed in any other
manner than by angling for them with
a hook and line held in the hand or at
tached to a rod or pole held in the hand,
except fish caught in International waters
and in the Mississippi river, or IN any
other waters wherein fishing, is permitted
by this act as hereinafter authorized; ana
no person shall at any time flsh with
more than one line to each person or
with more than one hook attached to
all the inland lakes of this state net
may be used for the purpose of taking
white fish or tulipies during the month
of November and the first hfteen DAYS
of December in each year, which said net
shall not exceed two hundred feet IN
length and eight feet in width, and the
meshes Of which net shall not pc less
than three and one-half lnches IN SIZE
of mesh when the same is extended; ana
provided, that any person desiring 10 use
such net shall first make application 1or
a permit for such use to the board OF
game and fish commissioners Of this state,
tot hat IA
them for the purpose of obtaining flsh Tor
their domestic use and not lor CONNER
cial purposes, which application shall pe
accompanied by fee of one dollar But
no person or family shall be permitted TO
use more than two of such nets.
Provided. further, that "a net for eaten,
waters uninhabited by any variety, of
trout. And provided further, that a
spear may be used in the St; Cro1x, Pei
lean, Des Moines, Otter Tail, Minnesota
the falls of ST. Anthony for the purpose
of catching sturgeon, red horse, dog hsh,
buffalo fish. cat fish, pickerel and suckers.
Provided, further that pickerel may oe
speared for private use only at any time
in all Minnesota waters.
And excepted, further, that pound net,
seine or dip net may be used in the Mis-
sissippi river from the falls of ST. Anthony
to a point one thousand feet above the
mouth of the st. CroiX river for eaten
ing sturgeon, red horse, dog hsh, pullalo
fish, cat fish, pickerel and suckers, put
no such net or seine shall be used within
a distance of one thousand feet of the
mouth of any stream, and that the SAID
pound net shall not exceed seVenty.nVe
above the mouth of the st. CroiX river,
and the length of such seine shall not
exceed one hundred and fifty 900 rect
and shall not be used below the mouth
of the ST. CroiX river; the meshes In
said net or seine shall not be less than
two and one-haif on the bar and hve
inches when the same is extended; ana
before any such pound net or SEINE -
shall first make application therefor TO
the board of game and fish commission
ers of this state for permission to use
such net or seine, which application snail
state the name of the party, the place
where the applicant desires to use the
same, and which application shall De
accompanied by fee Of h rd do aH is5 Ioe
such a permit for the use Of such net
or seine to such applicant, which permit
shall be for one season only. Inc person
shall not change the location of such net
or seine without first giving written
notice of his intention so to 40 TO SAID
board of game and fish commissioners,
to which he intends to remove his or her
net or seine.
No fish shall be caught in any Of said
waters during the months Of March and
April in any year. Whoever shall oftend
against any of the provisions of this
section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and shall on conviction thereof be pun
ished by a fine of not less than twenty
five, 90 dollars nor more tnan one 2; nun I'M
county Jail for not less than thirty (3O
days nor more than ninety, 900 days;
Sec % No person shall sa J., at n any t tune
or water within four hundred feet OF any
fishway, or have in his possession or
under his control any fish SO caught,
taken or killed secti sha sba be
guilty of misdemeanor, and on convic-
ton thereof shall be punished by line
of not less than five 90 dollars nor more
than ten G0) dollars and costs OF prosecu-
ton, or by Imprisonment In the county
Jail for not less than five 90 days nor
more than ten Q0) days, for each and
every fish so caught, taken or killed, or
had in his possession or under his con-
troll.
Sec. &C. No person shall at any time
lay, set, use or prepare any drug, poison,
lime, indicated bait, fish berries, dyna-
mite or other deleterious substance what
ever or lay, stretch or place any t1p-up
trap, snare, set or trot line, or any wire,
string, rope or cable of any sort with IN
tent to thereby or Herewith eaten, take
or kill any fish.
Whoever shall offend against any of
the provisions of this section shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and on convlc-
ton thereof shall be punished by fine
of not less than fifty 600 dollars nor more
than one hundred dollars and costs OF
prosecution or by imprisonment in the
county Jail for not less than sixty (6O)
days nor more than ninety 600 days.
Sec. -. No person shall erect. have or
maintain upon the ice any fish house,
structure, enclosure or shelter whatever,
to protect the person of the occupant
while engaged in fishing through the
ice.
Whoever shall offend against any of
the provisions of this section shall be
guilty of misdemeanor, and upon con-
of not less than twenty-five go dollars
nor more than one hundred QOO dollars
and costs of prosecution, or by lmprlson-
ment in the county jail for not less than
thirty 800 days nor more than ninety (9o
days.
Sec. %. No person at any time shall
kill destroy, have in possession or under
control for any purpose whatever, any
fish, except minnoWs for bait, less than
six inches in length, except for the pur-
pose of returning the same to the water
from which they were taken as soon as
they are taken therefrom, with as little
injury to the fish as possible. Any An per
inches in length shall at once return the
same to the water from which they were
taken with as little injury to the flsh as as
the provisions of this section shall be
guilty of misdemeanor, and upon con-
Viction thereof shall be punished by fine
of not less than five 90 dollars nor more
than ten QO) dollars and costs of prosecu-
ton, or by imprisonment in the county
Jail for not less than five % days nor
more than ten Q0) days, for each and
every fish so killed, destroyed, had in
possession or under control, or not re-
turned to the water with as little injury
as possible as soon as caught.
Sec. 90. No person shall at any time
wantonly waste or destroy any of the
birds. animals or fish in this act men
toned. The killing of more than twenty
five birds by any one person. or the kill
ino of moro than fiftv fish exceptine fish