The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-26
FISH AND GAME LAWS
AN IMPORTANT CONFERENCE HELD
IN TIE sTATEHOUSE.
From Suggestions Made Ex-Speaker
LfttIeton VIII Draft a New
BiII-Its Provisions.

All fish and game bills introduced in
both houses of the Legislature were thor
oughly canvassed last night in joint
meeting of the Senate and House commit
tees on rights and privileges, held in Room
12z of the Statehouse, and the matter OF
drafting new bill containing the best
POINTS of those that have been introduced
was referred to n subcommittee The meet
ing was attended by number of promi-
nent citizens from different parts of the
State who are ardent lovers of fishing and
hunting and, the discussion being open
TO oil, the most Of those present awaited
themselves of the privilege to supply the
committees with whatever knowledge they
possessed on the subject Among those
who made brief talks Frank L. Lit
Teton, Emory B. Sellers Of Monticello, ]. b.
Kenner and Messrs. Slack and Hawley OF
Huntington, John j. Hildebrandt of Lo-
gansport, Messrs. Spahr and New of this
city and Senator Parks and Representatives
Stout and Stookey.
The subcommittee agreed on the subject
matter of the new bill and placed the mat
ter in the hands of Mr.. Littleton to draft
the measure, which will be reported back
to the Senate and House simultaneously
early next week. The sentiment in favor of
the new bill seems unanimous, and Ii Is
believed that it will meet with general ap-
prevail and be passed by the Legislature
with but few, If any, changes. In brief,
the new bill will provide as follows:
Section l. That it shall be unlawful to
permit any dyestuffs, coal tar, oil, refuse
lime or any other deleterious or poison
Gus substance TO be thrown, run or drained
into any of the waters of this State in
quantities sufficient to destroy the life of
| fish inhabiting the same.
Sec. 2 The use of dynamite or other ex-
plosives in any of the waters of this State
is prohibited, except for mining and me-
chanical purposes, and then only by license,
for which the fee shall be So. License to be
/ obtained from the fish and game commits
| sioner.
Sec. 8. The use of spears, gigs, seins.
| pond nets, gill nets. dip nets or other kinds
| OF nets or traps. or the use of Indian
which has tendency to stupefy or poison
| fish is prohibited. Also prohibits the use Of
seins for taking minnows. and also the use
| OF glass minnow traps.
| Section prohibits use of trot line with
mere than fifty HOOKS Section provides
| that Ii shall be unlawful for any person to
enter upon inclosed land for the purpose
of setting a trot line without getting con-
| sent of owner or lessee or tenant. Section
Z provides that 1t shall be unlawful to sell
| or offer for sale or to purchase any pike.
4 Wdh-cySu PIKE VI any Species Oh DdSS III
| the State during the months Of April and
| May. Section makes it unlawful to have
| in possession any sem, dip. gill, pond or
| other kind of net, trap or sein or any part
| thereof other than a minnow sein. Section
| provides that no person shall take, catch,
| Kill or possess more than twenty black
| bass in one day, and that where two per-
| sons are angling fishing from the same
! boat they shall catch, kill or possess not
| to exceed thirty-six black bass. Section 1C
| provides that in all cases of conviction OF
| violating any of the sections of this act
| a fee of $40 shall be assessed as part of the
| costs and shall be paid to the auditor OF
| state, to be used by the commissioner OF
fisheries and game In enforcing the fish
| and game laws. Section IL makes il the
| duty of the commissioner and his deputies
| and the sheriffs and constables of the
, State to seize and destroy seins and dip
gill, set, pond or other kinds of nets, traps
or seins and any gig or spear. Section /:
| provides that ii shall be unlawful to shoot
any fish at any time. Section Is provides
| tnat it shall be unlawful to catch or kill
| any fish in any of the waters of this State
| when such waters are partially or entirely
| covered with ice. Sections IA and Is pro.
| vide for license fee of $40 per year fol
| nonresident fishermen. Section is provides
that all licenses for the use of seins now r
| existence are revoked and for refundine
| license money to such persons as can prove
| the obstruction of their seins. Each oil
| the sections provides penalties for viola
tons of its provisions.
| 1T was determined that practically the
| only change that will be made in the game
| laws will be that fixing of an annual H.
cense fee of s25 for nonresident hunters.