Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-14
FISH AND GAME LAW.
Provisions In This State Regarding
The Waters and Forests
wherein Dwell VITA Animals, Birds
or Fish OF the State.

1t is now in force in this State.
AN ACT for the Protection of Fish, Game ard
Birds: for Appointment Of State and
County Wardens and Prescribing their
Duties; to Provide Penalties for the Viola
lion OF this Act. and to Repeal all Acts
and Parts OF Acts inconsistent herewith.
Be il enacted BY the Legislature Of ne
State Of Utah:
SECTION /. That the Governor oil
the State, by and with the consent OF the
Senate, shall appoint a State Fish and
Game Warden, who shall be resident
citizen OF the State, whose term oil Office
shall be two years and until his success
scr is appointed and qualified; Provided,
that when vacancy occurs in the Office
of said Warden and the Legislature /;
not in session, the Governor shall have
power to fill such vacancy until the next
regular session Of the Legislature, and he
shall have power to remove the state
warden at any time ior cause.
Sec. q. The State warden shall re-
ceiye an annual salary OF $500. He
shall, before entering upon the duties Of
his Office, take and subscribe to an oath
of office and give bond in the penal
sum OF f3o-o for the faithful performance
of his duty. Such bond shall be ap-
proved by and filed with the Secretary
of State.
Sec. A. The State warden shall have
control and supervision OF the waters OF
the State for the collection, propagation,
culture and distribution OF fish in the
State and shall receive and distribute
all fish, fish Try and spawn coming into
his hands fairly and equilably among the
several counties. He shall have iull
control oil all the property OF the State,
obtained or held for the purpose con-
templated by this act, and he shall have
power to appoint special deputies with
out pay to assist in enforcing the pro.
visions OF this act.
Sec. d. 1t shall be lawful for the
State Fish and Game Warden, or any
person appointed by him in writing so to
do, TO take fish and game oil any kind,
dead or alive, or in any manner, under
the direction of the county fish and
game warden, for the purpose OF lnspec-
ton, cultivation, propagation. dlstribu-
lion, scientific or other purposes, DEEM
ed by him to be in the interests OF the
fish and game industry OF the State. He
shall make detailed report OF his
tfficiai transactions, including the num-
her an kinds OF fish distributed and the
locality and name OF streams, ponds or
lakes where the same have been placed,
and subnit such report TO the Legisla-
ture during the first week Of its ensuing
regular session.
Sec. 4. AT their first session after the
passage OF this act the county commis-
sioners OF each county oil the State shall
appoint county fish aud game warden,
whose term of Office shall be two years
and until his successor shall be appointed
aud qualified. Said county warden shall,
before entering upon the duties OF his
Office, take and subscribe TO an oath o.
office and give n bond in the penal sun
of 81 COZ for the faithful performance o
his duty; said bond shall be approved b,
the county commissioners and filed il
the office of the county clerk. TIL,
county warden shall receive adequate
compensation for his services, to be de-
termined and paid by the county com.
missioners out oil the county treasury
and shall perform his duties under the
direction OF the State warden and the
county commissioners, and may be re-
moved for cause by the State warden
with the consent OF the county commits
sioners.
Sec. 6. II shall be the duty OF the
county wardens to see that all laws o
the State for the protection of FISH anc
game are faithfully enforced in thei
respective counties, and fer this purpos
they, together with the State wardei
and his deputies are hereby given tn
same authority exercised by sheriiis an,
coustables. 1t shall be the duty Of tn
county warden to report his official act
to the county commissioners OF hi
county annually.
Sec. 7. The said county wardens
by authority OF the State warden, ma
take or cause to be taken from tn
waters within their respective counties
at any time or in any manner. any kim
of fish for the purpose OF inspection O
propagation. The county wardens sha
make detailed reports OF their oiiiciG
doings to the State warden during tn
first week in December OF each year.
Sec. s. 1t shall be the duty OF th
county warden TO take or cause to b
taken in the best practical manner an
imported fish, mountain trout, bass c
herring, found in pools or other place
in which receeding waters oil the river!
streams, canals or other waterways hav
left them, and which are likely to bt
come dry, and to carefully put the liv
fish thus taken into main bodies =,
WhhCI, anu " tiS pSSh hi'pOSiho
OF the dead fish in the interest oil III
county treasury.
Sec. @. The owners OF any dar
across any of the streams OF this stat
shall, il required by the county fish an
game warden, and under his direction
erect and maintain at all times at the e,
pense of said owner or owners, suitabl
fishways to allow the free and unintei
rupteo passage of fish up and down tn
streams; Provided, that nothing in III
act shall be so construed as to interfer
with acquired rights 10 the use OF waite
in this state.
Sec. 10. II shall De unlawful Tor an
person or persons operating any mil
factory power plant or Other manuiactu
ing concern run by water-power an
having either head or tail races, withol
first furnishing and maintaining sultabl
screens or other device TO prevent.th
fish from entering therein; said screer
to be built and maintained under tn
direction OF the county warden and {
the expense OF said owner or owners {
operators OF said mill, factory, powt
plant, or other manufacturing conceri
Provided that the wooden factory race
Provo, Utah County, this State, throug
which fish reach Spring Lake, be mao
an exception TO these obligations; arC
Provided, further, that the owner {
owners or operators of said woole
factory or other factories or mills situate
nnOp said rara T,trptsh and r,otntot, ,