The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-21
FISH LAWS.


Democrat mas requested US 10
publish in brief the fish law of
the state. The number of acts
on the subject Of game fish and
their propagation and preserva- |
tion makes it somewhat difficult
TO give the desired information.
The Act Of June %, 1895, 5,allows
eel pots made Of wicker work or
netting in any stream OF the state
except trout streams, the pots not
to exceed in length five feet with
an entrance to same not exceed
ing two and one-half inches.
Another Act approved same
day makes it misdemeanor pun
ishable by fine and imprisonment
to place in any waters Of the state
any torpedo. giant powder, nitro
glycerine, dynamite, lime, elec-
tricity or any other poisonous or
explosive substance for the pur-
pose Of catching or taking fish.
This means any kind of fish.
TO this section there are sever
al provi5os, one of which is that
the provisions Of the act shall not
apply in the open season to the
catching of suckers, eels and cat
fish, in streams other than trout
streams, partly on wholly includ-
ed in the survey Of farm lands
owned by any citizen of the com
monwealth, but nothing contain
ed in the act shall permit fishing
with seines at any time. Viola
ton is followed by fine, costs and
forfeiture of appliances.
The Act of May %, 1889, first
section, provides that no person
or persons shall cast, draw, fasten
or otherwise make use of any
seine, drift net, fyl1e net, or net
or nets of any other description,
or use any other appliances for
the catching of fish, except, rod,
hook and line in any rivers,
stream or waters of the common
wealth
The second section provides
that no person shall cast, set,
draw, fasten or otherwise use any
fyke net, or nets of any kind, de-
vice made from cotton or flax
twine, or wire netting, similar to
a fyke net, for the purpose of
catching fish in any of the rivers,
waters or streams of the COM
monwealth at any time in any
year. Violation is followed by
fine or Imprisonment, or both.
The third section makes it un-
lawful for any person to place,
build, erect, fasten or use any
fish basket, gill-nets, pound-nets,
fyke-nets, eel weirs, kiddles, brush
or facine-nets, or any permanent
ly set means for taking fish in
any Of the rivers, waters or
streams of the commonwealth;
nor ut any time to affiX any nets,
fish-b baskets, fyke-nets, eel-nets,
eel racks, or any kind of appli-
ances or set means of taking fish
to any wing walls in any of the
streams, waters or rivers of the
commonwealth. Nor shall any
person build or place, or cause to
be erected, built or placed, any
wing wall. or walls of stone or of
any other substance or material,
in any Of the streams, waters or
rivers of the state, for the pur-
pose of aflixing thereto any of the
above mentioned illegal devices
for taking fish. Violations pun
ishable by fine.
Any fish commissioner, fish
warden, deputy warden, sheriff,
deputy sheriff, constable, police
man or any special officer of the
commonwealth, is authorized to
destroy nets, baskets, wing walls
on any illegal device and to arrest
the person guilty of erecting or
placing them.
The above we think covers the
ground as to the matter inquired
about.
From the Public Ledger of
Saturday last we take the follow
ing with respect to the purpose
of the Fish Commission;
The State Fish Commission is