The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-17

taken or killed in any other manner than by
angling for them with a hook and line held in
the nand or attach to a rod OF pole held in
the hand, except fish caught in international
waters and in the Mississippi river or in any
other waters wherein fishing is permitted by
lnls act as hereinafter authorized, and no per-
son snail at any time fish with more than one
line to each person or with more than
nook attached to such line.
And except further, that in all the inland
lakes in this state a net may be used for the
purpose of taking whitefsh or trelIries during
the month of November and the first fifteen
O5) days in December OF each year, which
said net shall not exceed two hundred (20O)
1eet in length and eight 80 feet in width and
the meshes of which net shall not be less than
three and one-half (312) inches in size of mesh
when the same is extended; and provided that
any person desiring to use such net shall first
make application for a permit for such
to the board of game and fish commissioners
Of this state. stating that the same is to be
used by them for the purpose of obtaining fish
for their domestic use and not for commercial
purposes which application shall be accom-.
panied by fee of one ID dollar. But no such
person or family shall be permitted to use
more than two ~ Of such nets.
Provided further. that the board OF game
ana hsh commissioners may upon application
and satisfactory proof being made to them
grant permission to fish in all shallow lakes
IN this state where fish are annually frozen
or smothered TO DEATH under such rules, reg
ulations and restrictions as they shall pre-
scribe; and the designation by them of such
lakes shall be final and conclusive.
Provided further, that ret for catching
minnows for bait may be used in all waters
un1nhabited by any variety Of trout; and
Provided further, that a spear may be used
in the St. Crcix, Pelican, Des Moines, Otter
TAN, Minnesota rivers and the Mississippi
river from the Falls of St. Anthony, for the
purpose Of catching sturgeon, red horse, dog
hsh, buffalo fish, catfish pickerel and suckers.
provided further that spear may be used
IN the St Cr0ix, Pelican Des MOines, Otter
Tan, Minnesota rivers and the Mississippi
river from the Falls of St. Anthony, for the
purpose Of catching sturgeon. red horse, dog
nsh, buffalo fish catfish, pickercl and suckers.
And excepted further that a pound net
Il not m no 1Ga6i lice iGGirn
river from the Falls of St. Anthony d point
one thousand G,OOO) feet above the mouth of
the St. Croix river for catching sturgeon. red
morse, doghsh, buffalo fish, catfish, pickerel
and suckers, but such net seine shall
be used within distance Of thousand
N'0oo( feet from the mouth of any stream,
and that the said pound net shall not exceed
seVenty-fve (T0) feet in length in the Missis-
slppi river above the mouth of the St. Croix
river, and the length of such seine shall not
exceed one hundred and fifty (150) feet and
shall not be used below the mouth of the st.
CrOix river; the meshes in said net or seine
snail not be less than two and one-half (2la)
on the bar and five inches when the same is
extended; and before any such pound net
seine is used, the party desiring to use the
same Shall first make application therefor to
the board Of game and fish commissioners of
ms state for permission to use such net or
SEINE which application shall state the name
Of the party, the place where the applicant
desires the same. and which applica-
ton shall be accompanied by a fee of five dol
lars $50 for every net used The board may
issue such a permit for the use of such net or
seine to such applicant. which permit shall be
for one season only. The person to whom such
permit or license is issued shall not change
the location of such net or seine without first
giving written notice of his intention so to do
10 said board of game and fish commissioners,
and in such notice describing the place to
which he intends to remove his or her net or
seine.
No fish shall be caught in any of said
waters during the months Of March and April
in any year, except as hereinbefore provided
Whosoever shall offend against any of the
provisions Of this section shall be guilty of a
misdemeapOr and shall conviction
thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than
twenty five (25) dollars, nor more than one
hundred 900 dollars, or by Imprisonment in
the county Jail for not less than thirty (3O)
DAYS nor more than ninety 600 days.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March IL, 1902.