The Advocate and news., 1899-03-15
published in the Advocate and News, OFF,
cial State paper, March Is, 1897
House Bill No. 478.

ing their dutlesi Tor the protection ana
propagation Of fish, making appropria-
tions therefor, providing penalties for its
violation, and repeating Chapter III OF the
Session Laws OF 1877, Chapter ia OF the
Session Laws OF 1873, chapter lbO OF the
Session Laws of 1895, and Chapter l65 COM
posing paragraphs Of sections to q, both
inclusive Of the General Statutes of 1897.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State
Of Kansas:
Section /. Immediately after the taking
effect Of this act the governor shall appoint,
and every four years thereafter, State
Fish Warden, who shall be citizen Of the
State, who shall possess requisite knowledge
Of the duties of fish warden, and who shall
hold his office for four years, or until his
successor is appointed and qualified, and
have q salary of one thousand dollars per
annum. The governor shall have power to
remove such fish warden at any time and
appoint his successor for the uneXpired
term.
Section 2. 1t shall be the duty Of the State
fish warden to visit all the principal streams
OF the State, which contain fish, at least
once in each year, and ascertain by per-
sonal investigation the kinds of fish best
adapted to such streams and TO restock
or replant said streams with fish or small
fry as the government, the State or indt-
viduals may furnish the same, or provide
the means to do so. 1t shall also be the
duty Of the State fish warden to assist in
enforcing the fish laws whenever 1t is pos
sible for him to do so, and to make a BIZ
ernial report to the governor, making such
recommendations or suggestions as he may
think best to protect the fish and replenish
the streams with food or game fish.
Section 3. The State fish warden shall inn
mediatey after the passage Of this act ap-
point one deputy fish warden in each county
of this State where twenty-five resident tax
pay ers request him to do so, whose duty
1t shall be to aid such State fish warden in
stocking the streams and waters Of this
State with food fish, and in carrying out
the provisions Of this act. Such deputy fish
warden shall receive no compensation for
his services other than is provided in this
act.
Section A. Each of the deputy fish war;
dens shall have the power of constable or
police officer to make arrests without war
rant where persons are by them caught in
the act of violating this act, and with
werrant under other circumstances, and to
bring such persons before the proper court
for trial, and in each case or conviction
there shall be assessed as part Of the costs
the sum of $500 for such deputy warden for
making such arrest, to be collected off the
defendant together with the mileage al
lowed other officers
Section 5. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to catch or take from any lake,
pond, river, creek stream or waters Withlncr
bordering on the State any black bass, rocB
bass crappie, pike, rainbow trout or othe
game fish by means Of any trap, net, fire.
arm, gig, spear or snare, or in any manner
of angling, with rod, line and fish-hook, or
hand line or set line during the closed
season.
Section 6. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to kill, capture or take from, or in
jure or IVORY in any manner any black bass,
rock bass, crappie, pike rainbow trout or
other game fish, in any Of the waters afore-
said between March the 18th and May lst
of any year. And at no time shall 1t be
lawful to kill, capture or take from or In
jure or worry in any manner any black bass,
rock bass, crappie, pike, rainbow trout or
other game fish, in any waters OF the arore-
said except with rod, line and tish-hook, or
hand line or set line.
Section Z. Any person who shall violate
any Of the provisions Of this act shall upon
conviction be fined In any sum not less than
twenty-five dollars nor more than one num-
dred dollars and costs of prosecution, ana
be imprisoned in the county jail not more
than six months for each ofIense, and every
black bass rock bass, crappie pike, rain
bow trout or other game fish, unlaWfuNy
killed, caught, taken or possessed shall con-
stitute a separate offense.
Section g. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to empty or throw into or place In
any lake, pond, river, creek or stream or
other water bordering on or within thls
State, any acid, drug, lime or other dele
terious substance, or fish berries or dyna-
mite or giant powder or other explosive
matter of whatever kind, or any material or
liquid which may kill, stun, poison, or craze
fish: Provided, That nothing in this sec
tion shall prevent the use of explosives for
the exclusive purpose of improving
navigation or blasting rock in pre-
pairing foundations OF OLn6T important
! improvements, but for no other purpose.
Any agent or servant of a corporation, COM
pany or their agents or servants or any
other person whomsoeVer, violating any or
| the provisions Of this section shall upon con-
viction be fined in any sum not less than
two hundred dollars and not more than five
hundred dollars, and costs of prosecution
Section 8. The provisions of this act shall
not be construed to prohibit the owner Of
any private lake or pond from taking fish
therefrom.
Section 10. All dues collected under the
provisions of this act shall be paid into
| th4 school fund of the county wherein such
violations occur
Section H. There is hereby appropriated
out Of the funds of the State treasury. not
otherwise appropriated the sum OF SIX nun
warden for the fiscal year ending June 80
1900 and six hundred dollars as salary for
the State fish warden for the year ending
June 80 1901.
Section H. There is further appropriated
out of the funds in the State treasury not
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