The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-01

| lnclosure where the nsh are taken Is furnished
with board floor, an opening extending from
| tho 1oor to the top of the weir Is equivalent to
one extending from the bottom 70 the Top. The
penalty for the violation Of tins section Is
twenty dollars for each offense This section
does not apply to the kennebec, AndroscoggIn
or Penobscot rivers or their tributaries, or To
the Saint Croix river below the breakwater At
| the ledge.
Section 30. No smelts shall be taken or n4hed
for in tidal waters, except by hook and line,
between the first days OF April and October. IN
der "A penalty OF not less than ten, nor more
than thirty dollars for ench offense and fur
| ther penalty OF twenty cents Tor eacn smet 50
taken; and all weirs foT the capture of smets
shall be opened, and SO remain and ali mes
used in the smelt and tomcod fishery shnll be
| of April under n penalty of not less than TWEEN.
| tyl nor more than fifty dollars. and further
| fne of five dollars for each day that any such
| weir or net remains in violation OF law bnt
| weirs with catch pounds, covered with net, the
meshes Of which are one Inch square In the
clear, or greater, are not subject TO this section.
Provided however, that dip nets may be used
| between the first and twentieth days of April
| Provided, further, that this section does not
apply TO smells taken in the Androscoggin ry
erabove the MerrymeetinR bay bridge between
| the first days of october and November, nor TO
smelts taken in the Penobscot river and its trib
utaries, between tho first and the fifteenth days
| of April nor TO smelts taken in Casco bay be
tween the fifteenth dny of september and first
day Of October. nor to smells taken in Maohias
| river, above Machiasport toll bridge, between
tho first day of April and the first day of May.
| Section 83. No net other than dip net, the
meshes OF which are smaller than one inch
square In the clear, shall be used In any waters
frequented by migratory fishes except the saint
Croix river, between the first days of April and
october, under penalty OF not more than
twenty nor less than ten dollars for each of
Tense.
Section "a. No weir, hedge, act net or any
other continuance for the capture of fish, which
| Is stationary while in use, shah extend into
more than two feet of water at ordinary low
| water, under q penalty of not more than one
hundred, nor less than Atty dollars, and for
NJ a. APtn l mi
fully used. This provision applies TO any seine
or drift net which is at any time attached to u
stationary Object but an not 70 fykes or bag nets
Gods, nor to any Implements lawfully used
above the flow Of tide, nor TO any portion of
Penobscot river, bay or tributaries, nor to the
Saint Croix river i've hundred feet above Fer.
RVS point in Calais.
Scot. IS. The limit of depth prescribed for
wers In the preceding sections shall be meas.
ured at tho entrance OF the weir, provided that
no part of the weir known as the leader, IL in
more than two feet at low water mark. Wers
may exceed the limit OF two feet depth. meas
ured as aforesaid, under the following oondi.
uons: first, the distance from the before mon
toned two feet limit, TO the entrance Of such
| weir, shall not exceed one hundred feet; second,
no such weir shall obatruct more than one
eighth OF the width OF the channel; third, every
such weir shall be stripped soa to render 1t
incapable of taking nsh on and after the twenty
fifth day Of June: but these conditions apply
only TO weirs that exceed the aforesaid limit Of
depth, Tho standard for low water mark on
bench mark Of the United States coast survey,
allowance being made at The various points for
the difference in time. The provisions of this
and the preceding sections do not apply TO fab
weirs built on the sea shores.
SECT. So. All boats, implements and materials
used, and all hsh taken IN violation OF sections
thirty four and thirty -nYe are forfeited.
SECT. 81. 1t shall be the duty Of each warden
| to mako O detailed monthly report TO the oom-
missioner of sea and shore fisheries of all that
has come to his knowledge relating to tho fish
cries within his county, o. In any county where
he has rendered servioes from tho first day of
| one month to the first day of the following
| month, in such manner and on such blanks
| as the commissioner may prescribe and furnish,
and do such other acts as the commissioner
| require for the purpose OF gaining information
and the proper enforcement OF the law.
| SECT 81. A bounty of one dollar for each
and every seal killed In the waters OF this state
| shall be paid by the treasurer OF the town In
which such seal Is killed, to tho person exhibit.
Ing to said treasurer the nose OF such seal within
| thirty days after said seal was killed. Such
| treasurer shall destroy IL, and shall then pro-
| coed rs in sections six and seven OF chapter
thirty of the revised statutes. The carcasses OF
| such seals when destroyed shall not be left
derelict in any waters of the state, bat shall be
removed therefrom and properly disposed of
by the persons destroying them; provided,
however, that 1t shall be Unlawful during the
| months of June, July and August to destroy
| seals in the waters OF Casco bay by shooting
with rifle or other long range weapon, which
for "a violation Of either OF the provisions OF
this section, OF fifty dollars 10 be recovered
upon complaint or Indictment before any
| court of competent jurisdiction.
| SECT. 80. II is unlawful to catch, buy or sell,
or expose for sale, or possess for any purpose
any lobster less than ten and one half inches
in length, alive or dead, cooked or uncooked,
measured in manner as follows Taking the
length of the back of the lobster, measured
from the bone OF the nose TO tho end OF the
bone of the middle Clipper OF the tail tho length
to be taken with the lobster extended ON tho
back its natural length, and any lobster shorter
than the prescribed length when caught shall
| be liberated alive ut tho risk ana cost or THE
parties taking them under n penalty OF I'VE
dollars tor each lobster so caught, bought,
sold, exposed for snle, or In the poshelsion not
so liberated. The possession OF mutiatod IN
cooked Holsters shall be prima faoie evidence
that they are not OF tho required length. :,
expose for sale or possess any female HOLSTERS
In spawn or with eggs attached al any season
OF the year, under u penalty OF ten dollars for
each lobster so destroyed, ckug ht bought,
| sold, exposed for sale or possessed. provided,
however, II IT appears that it was Intended to
| ions of this net, the persons having aneh lob.
sters in possession shall not DO liab,s 70 any
Of the penalties herein provided for. though
he may have failed, FOR any cause not within
| his control, to 30 liborato them.
| scot. Al 1t shall DO unlawful 10 can pre-
| serve or pickle lobeters less ten ana one hhIt
| inches in length, alive or dead, measured a.
aforesaid; aud for every lobster canned. pre-
| served or picked contrary TO the roFisi9ns u
| this section, every person, arm, association 81
| corporation so canning, preserving OF picking
| rhall be liable to Il penalty or hNe dollars Tor
| every lobster go canned, preserved or picked
| contrary to the provisions of this section. And
| a further penalty of three hundred dollars faf
| every day on which such unlawful canning,
preserving or piCkling Is carried on
| SFcT. AZ. All barrels, boxes or other PACK
| ages In transit containing Holsters, shall be
| marked with the VOID Holsters In capital let
| ters at least one inch IN length, together win
! tho full name of the shipper; said marking
| shall be placed Ia u plain and legibs manner
| on the outsidsuf such barrel boxes or other
| packages; and I'm case Of seizure by any duly
| authorized officer, OF any barrels, boxes other
/ packages in transit, containing HOLSTERS, which
are not so marked, or in case OF seizure by such
! oficer, of barrels, boxes or other packages in
transit, containing loheters less than the pre-
scribed length, such Holsters as are alive aud
| less than the prescribed length shan be hp9rz
ated and all such Holsters as are OF tho pre-.
| soribed length found IN snDh barrels, boxes or
| packages, together with such barrels, boxes
| and packages shall be forfeited and disposed
OF under the provisions or section forts seven
| of this act.
! sKor 43. Every person, drn, association Or
| corporation who ships Holsters without having
the barrels boxes or other packages Ia ~HIah
| the same are contained marked a. pfHNHHihH8
| i'm the previous seHtIan. shall upon tunfE aIaH
/ b. punished by hua of twenty-five dH..sIt-
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