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

~ve ydfUS long ana u 1eeC WlQe, WIFI
meshes not less than one and one
half inches square for so 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 Green and Grand rivers, and in
the lower and sluggish portions of the
Bear, Weber and Jordan rivers, be-
tween September 1st and May Is fol-
lowing, both days inclusive; provided,
that before any person shall use seines
in the waters mentioned, such person
shall secure the presence of either the
county warden or his deputy, who shall
be paid not to exceed 81 per day
by the party drawing the seines.
1t shall be unlawful to use fish
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-half mile from the
mouth of any public stream or body
of water connecting two other bodies
of water; provided, that seines may
be used in Bear lake only between
the 10Th day of May and the 18th day
of July, for the purpose of catching
carp, clubs. suckers and mountain
herring, and these fish only.
1t is hereby made the duty of the
warden of each county to see that all
irrigation canals are properly protected
by some device which will not be the
means of obstructing the flow of water
into such canals, so that no fish may
enter said bitches after May 18th of
each year; said device to be provided
by the county commissioners for each
county and put in place and main
tanned by the owners of said bitches,
and a failure to comply shall be a
misdemeanor.
1t shall be the duty of the owners. of
any reservoir to furnish and maintain
a suitable screen at the head of their
reservoirs, such as will effectually pre-
vent fish from passing into the reser-
Yoirs
All seines. net. tackle, powder, ex-
plosive, lime, poisOns, drugs and other
means or devices for unlaWfully taking
or killing Ssh of any kind, found in
the possession of any person who may
be detected in unlawfully taking fish
shall he seized by the officer making
the arrest, and if it appears from the
evidence before the magistrate trying
the case that they were used, or were
about to be used. or intended to be
used, the same are hereby confiscated
and shall be disposed of in the interest
of the county treasury.
GAME LAW.
1t shall be unlawful to kill, wound.
ensnare or trap. after Nov. l and be-
fore the first day of September, the
following year. any elk, deer, buffalo,
bison, antelope or mountain sheep, or
any fawn or young of any of said
animals, and it shall be unlawful at
any time to have any female elk, deer,
buffalo, bison, antelope or mountain
sheep, or any fawn of young of any of
said animals in ones possession, and
the possession of the whole or any
part of the carcass of any of said ami
mails shall be Drima facie proof of
such unlawful taking or killing.
1t shall be unlawful to pursue with
any doc or dogs any of the animals
mentioned in the preceding paragraph.
1t shall be unlawful to kill, ensnare,
net or trap or have in ones possession
any partridge, pheasant, prairie chicken
or grouse after the first day of De-
cember and before the first day of Sep
TENDER following of any year. or to rob
or destroy the nest, eggs or young of
any of the birds mentioned in this sec
tioa.
It shall be unlawful to kill or to
have in ones possession any sagehen
after the first day of February and
before the first day of August follow
in.
1t shall be unlawful to kill. ensnare,
net or entrap at any time in anv year
any gull. owl, hawk, lark whippoor-
will, thrush, swallow, snowbird or other
or song birds, except the
English sparrow, or to rob or destroy
the nests, eggs or young of any of
birds.
DUCK SHOOTING.
1t shall be unlawful TO take, kill,
or shoot at or have in posses
sion any wild goose, duck, snipe, brant
or swan, between the 18th day of
February and the first day of October
to rob or destroy the nests,
eggs or young of any of said birds. or
to take, kill, wound or shoot at any
Of the birds mentioned between sunset
and one hour before sunrise. and it
shall be unlawful for any person to
use any gun larger than ten (10) gauge
While hunting for fowl or birds
Any person who shall have in his pos
session any game, fish or birds taken
is guilty of a misde-
neanor. All fish or game taken I'M
lawfully or offered for sale shall be
seized by the state or county fish and
game warden and disposed of in the
best interest of the county treasury of
the county in which said seizure may
be made. The possession of any ami
NAL, fish or bird, or of the remains or
any part of the remains thereof, within
the times or periods within which the
taking or killing of the same is pro-
hibited, shall be prima facie evidence
Of such unlawful taking or killing.
AM person who shall, at any time
wilfully kill, wound. ensnare, trap or
shoot at or have in his possession any
birds commonly known as Mongolian
1r Chinese pheasant, English pheasant,
pinnated grouse or quail, except the
quail found in southern Utah, COM
monty called the California quail, shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Any person violating any of the pro-
visions of this act shall be guilty of a
and shall be fined not less |
han So nor more than $500, or impris-
1ned rot less than five DAYS nor more |
han 90 days, or both, at the discretion |
If the court. All fines and forfeitures
collected under the provisions of this !
let shall be paid into the county treas
Try of the respective counties.
CHAPTER kew session laws of 1896, !
and all acts and parts of acts in con-
lict herewith are hereby repealed.
This act shall take effect upon ap- |
prevail.
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