, 1902-04-03
GAME AND FISH LAW.
When Fishing Season opens-Lawful to
Catch Only SO Many Pounds Penalty
for Violation Of the Law.

understanding concerning the fish
and game laws hat we give below
the sections of the Revised Stat
ues relating thereto.
Sec. PIG. No person shall catch
or take, or have in his possession,
from any lake, river or stream of
this state, by any means whatever,
any speckled trout, land lock sal
mon, grayling or California trout,
during the months of November,
December, January, February,
March and April, or neither of
said months in any year, and the
possession or selling, or offering
for sale of trout or other food fish
during the months above mention
ed shall be prima facie evidence
of the violation of the provisions
of this section and the person or
persons so found shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and up
on conviction thereof, shall be
punished by a fine of not less than
five nor more than twenty-five
dollars and cost of prosecution, or
shall be imprisoned for a period
of not more than three months or,
by both.
Sec. PHI. 1t shall be unlawful
to kill or destroy, or have in pos
session for any purpose at any
time, any trout or black bass less
than six inches in length taken
from any of the waters of this
state, and the possession shall be
prima facie evidence of the viola
ton of the provisions of this sec
ton, and any person violating the
provision of This section shall be
deemed huilty of n misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall
be punished by a fine of not less
than five or more than twenty-five
dollars and cost of prosecution,
Dr. shall be imprisoned for a peri
cd of not more than thirty days,
or by both.
Sec. 2l49. A fishing tackle con
sisting of "A rod or pole, line and
hook, shall be the only lawful
means by which fish may be taken
from the waters of the state. The
said hook shall not be baited with
poisonous drug or substance, and
it shall be unlawful for any per-
son or persons to use any net, sein,
gill nets, fish traps, grab hooks,
spears, snare, or similar means for
catching fish, and no speckled or
mountain trout, California trout
or any game fish shall be caught
at any time during open season
for speculative purposes, or for
market, or for sale, and it shall be
unlawful for any person to offer
for sale any speckled or mountain
trout caught in the waters of this
state; Provided, That the superin-
tendent of a fish hatchery district
may, upon petition of fifty citi-
zens of the county wherein is To-
Gated any lake or lakes which
have been stocked with food fish
such as lake trout, white fish and
carp and upon the recommended
ton of the board of county COM
missioners Of said county, permit
citizens of this state to fish for
said lake trout. white fish or carp
with a gill net with mesh not less
than two and one-half inches,
said net to be exhibited to said
superintendent and by him APP
proved, that the fish SO lawfully
taken shall not be shipped out of
the state of Wyoming, but persons
having more OF SAID hsh than can
be used for their own consumption
may sell the same to the residents
of the state of Wyoming; and Pro-
vided further, That said superin-
tendent may at any time revoke
said permission if in his judge
ment it is necessary in order to
preserve the fish in said lakes.
Any person or persons, company
OF corporation offending against
this section shall be deemed guilty
of u misdemeaner and upon con-
v%iction thereof shall be. fined in
any sum not less than twenty dol
lars nor more than fifty dollars, or
shall be imprisoned for a period