Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1901-04-25
NEW LAWS OF NEVADA.
Acts Passed By thG Last Leg,
is|atuTG and Approved By
The Governor.
Chapter CIX.--An Act to provide fol
the preservation Of fish In the water
ofthis State, and matters properly

the preservation Of fish In the water
ofthis State, and matters properly
relating thereto Approved March
2s, 1901. The people of the State o.
Nevada representa- in Senate and
Assembly, do enact AS follows:
Section l. Every person who places
or allows to pass, or who places where
ii can pass, or fall into or upon any OF
the waters of this State at any time,
any lime, gas, tar, cocuions idicus, OF
other chemical, sswdust, shavings,
slabs, edgings, mill or factory refuse, ol
any substance deleterious 10 fish, shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and is punishable by fine of not less
than two hundred and fifty dollars nor
more than five hundred dollars, or by
imprisonment in the county Jail in the
county in which the conviction shall
! be had, for not less than six months
nor more than one year.
See. 2. AIlpersons, firms, companies,
associations OF corporations who have
erected or who may hereafter erect, all
dams, water weirs, or other obstruction
to the free passage of fish In the rivers,
streams. lakes, or other waters Of the
/ State Of Nevada, shall construct and
keep in repair, to the satisfaction of
the Fish Commissioner, fishways or
fish ladders, at all dams, water weirs,
or other distractions, so that, at all
seasons OF the year, fish may ascend
above such dams, water weirs, or other
distractions, and it shall be the duty
of the Fish Commissioner and of the
District Attorneys of the different
counties of the State of Nevada to, 30
far as practicable, enforce the require
ments Of this section. Any person or
persons, firm, company, association, or
corporation, failing to comply with the
provisions of this section shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be pun
ished by II fine of not less than fifty
nor more than five hundred dollars.
! Sec. 3. 1t shall not be lawful for any
person or persons to take catch or kill,
any lake river or brook trout, land
/ locked salmon in any of the streams,
I lakes, rivers or other waters within
/ this State, between the first day of
/ October and the first day Of April of
the succeeding year,
Sec. 4 1t shall not he lawful for any
person or persons TO have in his or her
possession or TO buy or sell, or offer or
expose for sale, any river, lake or brook
I trout. or land-loeked salmon, taken,
caught OF killed in any of the rivers,
/ lakes, streams, OF other waters within
/ this State or elsewhere, between the
first day of October and the first day of
( April of next succeeding year.
Sec. 3. II shall not be lawful for any
common carrier, express company,
/ railroad COMPANY, or any other cor
poration or person, 10 ship or transport,
or receive for shipment or transporta-
ton, any river, lake or brook trout, or
land-looked salmon taken, caught or
killed in any of the streams, rivers,
lakes, or other waters OF this State, be-
tween the first day Of October and the
first day of April next succeeding.
Sec. 6. Any person or persons who
shall at any time capture the young of
any species of trout less than six inches
in length, from any Of the rivers, lakes,
streams, or other waters of this State,
shall return the same TO the water.
See. 7. 1t shall not be lawful for any
person or persons in the State of Ne
vada, at any time, to take, catch, or
/ kill, any river, lake or brook tfout, or
/ land-locked salmon, In any rivers,
streams, lakes, or other waters within
this State, with any sein, net, spear. or
grab hooks, or 10y mems of any set
line, set hooks, gill net, weir fence,
basket, trap, giant powder, or any ex-
explosive compound, or with or by
means of any other implement or sub
stance, or IN any manner except by
e
hook and line.
Sec. S. 1t shall not be lawful for any
person or persons TO take any spawn, or
ova, from any variety of trout, or from
any river, stream or lake, or other
waters in the State of Nevada, without
first having obtained written permit
so TO do from the Fish Commissioner of
the STATE of Nevada.
Sec. 8. Any pcrsan who shall will
fully or knowingly destroy, injure or
obstruct any fishway, or fish ladder, or
any person or persons who shall at any
time take or catch any such fish In any
manner within fifty feet of such fish
way. or fish ladder, which Is required
BIZ law, shall be guilty of misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by fine of not less
than twenty nor more than one hun
dred dollars, or by imprisonment in
the county Jail of not less than ten nor
more than fifty days, or by both such
fine and imprisonment.