Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-06-14
NEW FISH LAWS.
The Season for Fishing, the Manner
Of Catching and the Penalties
for Violations.

l A-t-'Af NAN''A . AAAt~No INV NAAAf may bN
taken and provides penalties fer vio-
lations. 1t would be well to preserve
this article because it may not appear
again soon on account of its length.
Following are those specified as
game fish:
Salmon, brook trout, black bass,
green or Oswego bass, crappie, grass
or strawberry bass, white bass, rock
bass, blue pike, pike, perch, Susque-
hanna salmon, wall eyed pike, pike
pickerel, sun fish and muscallonge.
The food fish are designated as fol-
rlows: Shad, white fish, herring, ale
wife, sturgeon, striped bass or rock
fish.
Game fish may be caught with
rod, hook and line, or with hand line
not having more than three hooks;
food Ash, with any device not specif-
ically prohibited. The penalty is
fine of $50.
Brook trout may be caught from
April 10 to July 81. Lake or salmon
trout from January TO September
1. Bass, perch, pike, salmon, sun
fish and muscallonge, Juue Is to
February IS. Penalty, a fine of $40
for every fish caught.
No white, rock, crappie or grass
bass less than five inches long, no
speckled trout less than six inches,
no black bass less than seven inches,
no salmon, wall eyed pike, rock,
pike, pickerel or muscallonge less
than nine inches in length shall he
caught under penalty of $40 for each
fish.
One person shall not catch or kill
more than fifty brook or speckled
trout in one day under penalty of $40
for each fish over fifty.
Eel pots may be used in waters
not inhabited by trout.
1t shall be lawful to fish with nets
for carp, cat fish, eels and suckers in
waters where there are no trout in
March, April, May, October, Noveln-
Der and December. Any other fish
caught in the dip nets must be re-
turned to the water under penalty of
fine of $40 for each fish kept.
1t shall be lawful to use fyke nets
in waters where there are no trout in
March, April, May, October, No
vember, December, and in waters
inhabited by shad in March, April
and May, but only eels, carp, cat
fish and suckers can be caught.
Penalty, a fine of S25 and forfeiture
of the nets.
Seine nets may be used any time
of the year to catch carp, cat fish,
eels and suckers in waters not in
habited by trout, and the owners of
such nets must give bond in the sum
Of 5000 to restore alive other fish
taken under penalty of 500 fine
and three months in Jail.
Herring, alewife, shad, striped
bass and sturgeon may be caught
from January 1st to June Goth.
Outlines may be used to catch cat
fish, eels, carp and suckers from sun
set to sunrise only. Penalty, s25
fine.
The penalty for catching young
sturgeon not yet of spawn-bearing
age at any time is 500 for each fish.
Owners of dams in rivers and
streams must erect fishways under
penalty Of $50 for every month
they neglect to do so after an order
from the fish commissioners. Where
dams at present exist the cost of
erecting fishways must be paid by
the fish commissioners.
Persons operating raee-ways or
fumes in streams must place a screen
at the upper end Of the fumes or
race-way, under penalty Of $50 per
month.
Fish-ways must not be Obstructed
with nets under penalty of $50.
Game or food Ash cannot be sold
except during the period Of catching
and for six days afterwards under a
$40 fine.
II shall be unlawful to purchase or
sell brook trout at any time, but this
does not apply to trout raised arti-
ficially. The penalty is s25 per fish.
Brook trout bred artificially may
be sold at any time for stocking pur-
poses,
Tie penalty for catching game or
food fish out of season is $40 per fish.
Trespass on state fish hatcheries
is punishable by a fine Of s25.
The use Of explosives for fishing
purposes is punishable with 500 fine
and six months in jail.
1t is unlawful TO plant in any
waters Of this state German carp
under 500 fine.
Fish wardens and other officers