Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-07
FISH And CAME LAWS
Office Of Fish Commissioner Has
Been Abolished.
ERROR DISCOVERED IN CODEO 1897
No Qnall May be Killed Between Janu-
airy and November and No Game
Fish Caught Between Novem-
Der and May 15.

ber and May 10.
The fish and game laws of this state
are violated more, perhaps, than any
other set of laws on the statute books,
not by the genuine sportsman, but by
the man who hunts for the possible
money considerat ton he may receive,
and a publication of the laws govern
ing the times when game may be kill
ed and fish caught will be timely. The
Office of fish commissioner has been
abolished and that of fish and game
warden substituted with power to APP
point such number of deputies as he
may deem necessary. The code says
that no ruffed grouse, pheasant, wild
turkey or quail may be killed between
the first days of December and the
first day of October, but that is.a mis-
hakeof the printer and has been amen-
sded SO as toread that none of those
fowls may be killed between the first
day of January and the first day of
November. The code also says that no
bass. pike, croppies or other game fish
shall be caught between the first day
of April and the 18th day of May, but
the law was amended last March to
read that none of these kinds OF fish
may be caught between the first day
of November and the 18th day of May.
These changes are of course noted in
the publication of the acts of the Gem
eral Assembly but the possessor of a
code without the acts might be led
astray as to his rights in the matter.
The following is the complete law
with the amendments:
Warden's Duty.
Section 1883. There is hereby Great
ed the office of state fish and game
warden. The warden shall be appoint
ed by the governor, and hold his office
for three years from the first day of
April Of the year of. his appointment.
He shall receive Salary of twelve
hundred dollars annually to be paid
ont of the state treasury. He shall
have charge and management of the
state fish hatcheries, which shall be
used in stocking the waters OF the
state with fish native to the country
and to the extent of the means pros
vided by the state. He shall impartial
~ and equitably distribute all fry
raised by or furnished to the state, or
for 1t through other sources, in the
streams and lakes of the state; shall
faithfully and impartially enforce obe-
dience of the provisions of this chap
ter, and shall make. biennial report
to the governor of his doings, together
with such information upon the sub
ject of the culture of fish and the pro-
lection of game in the country as he
may think proper, accompanied with
an itemized statement monthly to the
executive council under oath Of all
moneys expended and for what pur-
pose, and Of the number and varieties
pit fish distributed, and in what wat
ers.
Fishing.
Sec. 2540. Between the first DAYS of
November and March, no one shall
I, take from the waters of the state any
salmon or trout, nor between the first
day Of November and the 18th day Of
May any bass, pike, croppies, or other
game fish, nor shall any one fish for
or by any means catch any fish in any
stream, which has been stocked with
breeding trout, one or two years old,
within one year from tn edate of the
stocking thereof, if notice of such fact
4 40 " ZIG dutuOrlly Ol Liz NWaFueu posi-
ed where public road crosses such
stream; nor shall any one at any time
take from the waters of the state any
fish, except minnows for bait, unless
by hook and line; but any person may,
between the 18th day of May and the
first day of December, use not more
than one trot line in streams only, and,
extending not more than half way
across; nor shall any one place, erecn
Or cause to be placed or erected, any
itrot line, seine, net, trap, dam or 9TH
er device or continuance in the water
LIN such manner as to hinder or OBJ
Estruct the free passage of fish, up,
down or through the same for the pur-
pose of catching them, except as pro-
vided in the next section; nor shall
any one place in the water any line,
ashes or drug of any kind or other
substance, or shoot any gun, explode
dynamite, guncotton, giant powder, or
other compound or preparation, or use
electricity in any way, with the intent
to kill or so effect any fish than it may
be taken; nor have, erect or use, while
"calumet" makes the light
cot, oWeetest and most
wholesome bread