The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-02

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prosecution, or by imprisonment" In ths
days nor I'm more re than: Thirty {so9 days. 81
and provided further. that net for the he
may Be used in ali the waters in this
state uninhabited by any variety Of trout;
and provided further, that 2 pound net net,
seine or dip net may be used o IN the et MI
feet above the mouth Of the St. Crotx
river for catching sb req n,cReSe
and suckers, but no such net or or
Of one Thousand d.0oN feet from ON
said pound net shall not exceed seventy
five (75) feet in length, and the length
of such seine shall not exceed one hundreo
and fifty $50 feet the m ss. fba IN 1 tWo
Ave inches when the same is extended;
and before any such pound net or Dr. SEINE 4he
is used the person desir1ng 70 USE thereo
for to the board Of game and hsn COM
m1ssioners of this state for PERMISSION 70
use such net or seine, when appncAt. .a
the place where the applicant desires to
use the same, and which applicalo}nn> e Sa,
be accompanied by g. fee Of i've 70, .s co.
lars for every net desired to be nsed for
the use Of such net or seine to such ap-
plicant. which permit shall be for one
season only; The persof, to wh in71 su mnt
permit or license Is issued. shan not
change the location Of such net or se, Inc
without first giving written notice Of his
intention so to do, to the board OF game
and fish commissioners. and in such no
intends to remove his or her net or seine:
and provided further, that the board OF
game and fish commissioners Of TINS
the use. in international waters Of pound
nets Of the character and subject te the
regulations hereinafter contained ana TO
issue licenses for such use, and when sald
nets are Of the character herein anoWed
and being used in conformity with this
act and the license granted by said board,
their use Is hereby legalized.
Of the pound net shall not BE- less than an
one and three-quarters 1%) inches bar
measure, or three and one-half (37a) In
ches extension measure.
Said pound nets may be set In strings,
but no string of such nets shall exceed
three ~ In number and the leads OF such
nets shall In no case exceed the follow
ing lengths: the shore lead eighty (so)
rods: and the leads between the pounds
or pots fifty (5O) rods in length.
Said nets or string of nets shall no be less
than twenty-five hundred (250O feet apart,
nor within five hundred (5OO) feet of tho
mouth of any stream, and for every ten
an open space Of five 60 miles where no
net shall be set which five % miles space
shall be in excess Of the twenty-five nun
one desiring to use such nets or string Of
nets shall, before so doing, make written
application for such privilege to the board
of game and fish commissioners of this
state, setting forth therein the names Of
the applicant, the number Of nets desired
to be used, with an accurate description
In detail of each net the waters in which
1t Is desired to set them and statement
use in such waters situated within five
thousand $4,000 feet of the place where
it Is desired to set such nets. which APP
plicati9n n shall be acsomp 1a BY H.
each net desired to be used.
Said board may issue a license to the
applicant, who shall be a citizen Of the
United States Of America. Said license
good for one ~ fishing season only.
Said license shall permit the use Of 50
many Of said nets at the places indicated
in said application as the board shall
Said board shall retain twenty-five (25)
dollars for each net SO licensed, and re-
turn the balance to the applicant
But said board Of game and fish COM
son. firm or corporation, or to any one
for the use or benefit Of such applicant.
a license to use more than fifty 900 nets
during single fishing season, and when
lions shall apply for a license to fish in
the same locality, the priority Of such ap-
plication shall be determined in such
manner as such board may designate.
thorizine the use OF any net or nets in
international waters between the first
Gs1 day Of April and the twentieth
it shall be unlawful for any person to as
sist in placing or place any such net
during such season.
Each applicant to whom license Is is
sued shall make a written report at the
end Of each fishing season to said board
stating the number Of nets used. and
where used by him. and the amount in
number and pounds Of each kind Of Aeh
taken by him in each net.
Any pound net. seine or dip net which IA
being used without a license or any pound
net. seine or dip net which is being used
use. is hereby declared to be and Is a
public nuisance, and it shall be the duty
Of all the members Of the board Of game
and fish a1% 45a
and consta bles. without warrant or proc
ess to take, seize, abate any destroy any
and all Of the same.
game wardens. sheriffs and their deputies.
police officers and constables to seize and
take any and all fish taken in any such
net or seine while being so illegally used
and at once report the seizure to said
board.
Every person using, aiding or abetting
the use of any such net or seine con-
trary to the. provisions Of this act. shall
be guilty Of misdemeanor. and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished by. a
fine Of one hundred dOO) dollars or by
imprisonment in the county jail for nine
ty QO) days for each and every net or
seine 80 Illegally used.
Sec. 80. No person shall catch. take,
kill, or have in possession or under CON
troll for any purpose whatever. any of the
RODS herein limited, to wit: Any variety
Of trout, except lake trout, between the
first day of September and the 18th day
Of April following; any BLACK sk.. gfay or
March and the 10Th day of May following:
any variety Of herring between the first
day Of April and the first day Of, septem-
Der following any VARIETY ardnSa of PIKE
or any other variety OF fish
between the first day Of March and the
pickerel, suckers. bullheads. redhorse and
sion between o t The 18th day Of March and
the 1st day Of May following: -.
the provisions of this section shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con-
yictio9 thereof shall be p1ni Shf,ari by
me OIL UOt loss LHdI len WV OCAA1Ao AAOl
more than fifty (50) dollars, and costs, Of
prosecution, or by Imprisonment in the
county Jail for not less than ten q0) days
nor more than thirty 900 days for each
and every fish SO caught, taken. killed
or had in possession or under control;
Sec. 81. No person shall! at any time
catch. take or kill any fish in any lake
or stream of water within four hundred
(4OO) feet Of any fishway, or have in his
possession or under his control any fish
SO caught, taken or killed.
Whoever shall offend against any pro-
vision Of this section shall be guilty Of a
shall be punished by a fine Of not less
than five % dollars nor more than ten
(1O) dollars. and costs of prosecution or
by Imprisonment in the county jail Tor