, 1899-03-08
SESSION LAWS, 1899.
SO.
House Bill No. 50.
I 8 PROPAGATION.

FISH PROPAGATION.
An Act relating to the propagation, distribution and protection of
fish, creating Fish Hatchery Districts and providing for the
appointment Of Superintendent thereof.
Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1. The State of Wyoming is hereby divided
into Fish Hatchery Districts, denominated Fish Hatch
cry District Number One and Fish Hatchery District Num-
Der Two.
Sec. 2. Fish Hatchery District Number One shall be
composed of the Counties of Albany, Laramie, Converse, Ma
trona, Fremont, Carbon, Sweetwater and Uinta, and Fish
Hatchery District Number Two shall be composed of the
Counties of Sheridan, johnson, Weston, Crook and Big
Horn.
the consent of the Senate, appoint a superintendent for
each of the districts hereby created who shall be a resident
of the district for which he is appointed, and shall hold his
office four years or until his successor shall have been ap-
pointed; Provided, when a vacancy occurs the Governor
shall have power to fill such vacancy.
Sec. 4. The superintendent to be appointed under the
provisions of this Act shall receive an annual salary of
Twelve Hundred Dollars, which shall be in lieu of all ex-
penses they may be at while in discharge of their respective
duties, except as hereinafter provided; and they shall, be-
fore entering upon the discharge of their duties, execute a
bond to the State of Wyoming in the sum of Twentyfour
Hundred Dollars, for the faithful performance of their du-
ties, which bond shall be approved by the Governor.
Sec. 3. The superintendent shall have entire control
and supervision of the public waters in their respective dis
tr1cts, pertaining to the collection, propagation, culture, dis
tribution and protection of fish and shall distribute all fish
coming into their hands, for distribution, fairly and equi-
tably among the several counties composing their districts,
or as the County Commissioners thereof may direct.
Sec. &. superintendent of Fish Hatchery District Num-
Der One shall reside at the hatchery located in Albany
COUNTY,, " yOullUH ii " FISH Hatchery
District Number Two shall reside at the hatchery located in
Sheridan County, Wyoming. Said superintendent are
hereby authorized to employ such assistance as is absolutely
necessary to the efficient and proper management of the
hatcheries in their charge; Provided, that expenses so in
Cured shall not exceed the appropriation available for such
purposes, and shall have full control of all persons so EN-
ployed, and of all property of the State now owned, or which
may hereafter be obtained or held for the purposes contem-
plated by this Chapter. AS far as may be possible and con.
venient, they shall receive equally all fish and fish spawn
donated to this State from any source whatever, and also all
fsb and fish shawn purchased by this State. They nav.
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other improvements or alterations as shall be necessary for
the proper Matching and preservation of spawn, and adopt
such other means as will best promote and increase the pres
ervation of food fishes; Provided, that nothing in this Act
shall be construed or understood as in any way tending to
abolish or interfere with the Branch Fish Hatchery already
established and in operation at sundance, in Crook County
in this State.
Sec. Z. The superintendent may take or cause to be
taken, from any of the public waters of their districts, at
any time, o." in any manner, fish, for the purpose of propaga-
ton or science.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty of Superintendent to make
an annual detailed statement or report to the Governor of
their official transactions, including expenditures and the
purposes for which same were made; Also the number and
kind of fish distributed, and the localities and names of the
streams, ponds or lakes where the same have been placed.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty of Superintendent to ex-
anime the waters of their respective districts, which are not
naturally stocked with fish, as to their adaptabilty for fish,
and stock same, if suitable; and, after having done so, make
publication Of such fact in some newspaper published in
it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to take any
fish, in any manner whatsoever, out of any waters so
stocked, for a period of two years, after first issue of such
publication; Provided that the foregoing shall not apply to
streams that have a natural supply of Trout.
Sec. 10. Any person or persons convicted of violating
the provisions of the preceding Sections shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanOr, and upon conviction thereof, shall
be punished by a fine of not less than Ten Dollars nor more
than One Hundred Dollars.
Sec. IL. Superintendents shall notify the Boards of
County Commissioners of their districts, at their regular
meeting in May of each year of the number of young fish for
distribution in their respective counties, and it shall be the
duty of the County Commissioners to instruct said Superin-
tendents what streams they wish stocked, and if said
streams are suitable for fish, the superintendent shall per.
sonally distribute such fish in each County as directed, I'M
less such distribution be otherwise provided for by the
Board of County Commissioners of said County. The Board
of County Commissioners of the several counties are hereby
authorized and directed to pay the actual and necessary ex-
penses of the Superintendent while distributing fish in
such County.
Sec. IL. Superintendent of Fish Hatchery Districts
are hereby declared to be fish wardens, and as such are
charged with the enforcement of all laws of this State relat-
ing to fish. They shall arrest or cause to be arrested all vio-
lators thereof, and prosecute all Offenses against the same.
They shall have full power to arrest without warrant any
and all persons who may be found violating any of the pro-
visions of the laws of this State relating to fish, and it is
their duty SO to do.
Sec. 10. Section one of Chapter sixtynine of the Ses-
sion Laws of Wyoming for 1890 and 1891, and all Acts and
parts Of Acts in conflict with the provisions of this act are
hereby repealed.
Sec. IA. This Act shall take effect and be in force from
and after it's passage.
Approved February 18th, A. D. 1899.
CHAPTE>R 81.
h House Bill Mo- 81.