White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1903-04-16
NEW GAME LAW.
Resume Of, Most Important Sections
Of Act to Be Enforced by
Warden,

Copies of the new fish and game law will
soon be posted throughout the territory
and it will be strictly and energetically en-
forced After prviding for the appoint
ment of the game and fish warden and his
salary, the law provides that he shall have
the power to appoint deputies in each
county who shall receive as compensation,
one-half of all fines imposed in cases brought
by them. The law makes it unlawful for
any person to catch, kill or have i'll his
possession any species of trout or game
food fish found in the public streams or
waters of the territory unless such fish has
been taken with hook and line attached
to rod and caught between May IS and
October IS Any person having in their
possession fish caught in any other manner,
shall be subject to a fine of S25 to $50 or
Imprisonment from 80 to 90 days or both;
and each fish caught or killed in violation
of the law shall constitute separate otfense.
Notrout or other game food fish that is less
than six inches in length shall be taken
from any stream in the territory and the
penalty for violation of this provision of
the law is fine of from $25 to $50 and i'm
prsonment of from 80 to 90 days or both.
1t is made unlawful for any person or per
sons, agent or employe, association or cor
poration, to buy or SELL or to expose or
offer for sale, any species OF trout or game
food fish taken from the public streams or
waters of the territory, or any game known
AS elk, deer, antelope or mountain sheep at
any time during the year. 1t is also made
unlawful for any express company, railway
company stage line or other public carrier
to receive or have i'm their possession for
shipment any of the fish or game above
named. The penalty provided for viola
ton of this section is fine OF from $50 to
Sroo. Owners of saw mills are prohibited
from throwing into any stream in which
there are living fish, any saw dust or other
substance that may have tendency to kill
the fish. The killing or catching of fish by
poison, dynamite, or drug of any kind,
giant powder or like preparation, is forbid
den Violation of this section constitutes
felony which is punishable by imprison-
ment from six months to one year. Own
ers of canals or bitches in which any por-
tion of the waters OF any stream in which
are game food fish, are diverted for irriga
ton purpose, are required to arrange at
the head of such canal or intake, wire
screen or screens of sufficient, fness to
prevent the passage through of any such
fish of the length of three inches. Any
such owner or person who fails to arrange
such screen within 80 days after receiving
notice TO do so, shall be subject TO fine
of from SIS to $50 or Imprisonment from
90 to 90 days or both. 1t is made unaw
iul at any time for any person to catch OF
kill or have in his possession in any one
day more than IS pounds of speckleC
trout or more than IS pounds of bass takeI
from any of the streams or waters of tn,
territories. The penalty for violation is
fine of from SIS to $50 or Imprisonment
from 80 to 90 days OF both.
No game fish shall be held in possession
of, or placed upon the table of any hotel
restaurant, cafe or boarding house, o
named on its menu or bill of fare as food 70
its patrons, either under the name used il
this act or in the laws of New Mexico, o
under any other name or guise whatever