The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-24

any net aforesaid, shall be guilty of a
miSdemeanOr and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by fine of not less
twenty-five (25) 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 sold or shipped;
and provided further, that a net for the
purpose of catching minnows for bait
may be used in all the waters in this
state uninhabited by any variety of trout;
and provided further, that a pound net,
seine or dip net may be used in the Mis-
sssippi river from the Falls of st.
feet above the mouth of the st. CrOiX
river for catching sturgeon, red horse,
dog fish, buffalo fish, cat fish, pickerel
and suckers, but no such net or
seine shall be used within a distance
of one thousand Q,O00) feet from
the mouth of any stream, and that the
said pound net shall not exceed seventy
five (75) feet in length, and the length
of such seine shall not exceed one hundred
and fifty $50 feet. The meshes in said
net or seine shall not be less than two
and one-half (21@) inches in the bar and
five inches when the same is extended;
and before any such pound net or seine
is used, the person desiring to use the
same shall first make application there
for to the board of game and fish COM
miSSionerS of this state for permission to
use such net or seine, which application
shall state the name of the person and
the place where the applicant desires to
use the same, and which application shall
be accompanied by a fee of five 90 dol
lars for every net desired to be used.
The board may issue such a permit for
the use Of such net or seine to such APP
plicant. 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 n ~ n Crar1 q
and fish commissioners. and in such no.
t1ce describing the place to which he
intends 10 remove his or her net or seine
and provided further, that the board of
game and fish commissioners of this
state are hereby authorized to license
the use. in international waters of pound
nets Of the character and subject tC the
regula tons hereinafter contained and to
nets are of the character herein allowed
and being used in conformity with this
act and the license granted by said board,
their use is hereby legalized,
The size of the mesh of the pot or pound
of the pound net shall not be less than
one and three-quarters QA) inches bar
measure, or three and one-half go in
ches extension measure.
Said pound nets may be set in strings
but no string of such nets shall exceed
three 81 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 600 rods in length
SAID nets or string of nets shall no be less
than twenty-five hundred (250O) feet apart
nor within five hundred 900 feet of inc
mouth OF any stream, and for every ten
(lO miles of net set there shall remain
an open space of five CD miles where no
net shall be set which five 90 miles space
shall be in excess of the twenty-five hun
dred (250O feet above mentioned. ANY
one desiring to Use such nets or string Of
nets SNAIL 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
It Is desired to set them, and a statement
Of the location of all other nets then in
use in such waters situated within five
thousand $1,000 feet of the place where
II IS desired to set such nets, which ap-
pl1cation shall be accompanied hy a il
cense fee of twenty-five (25) dollars for
each net desired to be used
SAID board may issue license to the
applicant, who shall be a citizen of the
United States Of America. Said license
ShalI not be transferable and shall be
good for one a. fishing season only.
SAID license shall permit the use of so
many or said nets at the places indicated
In said application as the board shall
deem for the best interest of the state
Said board shall retain twenty-five (25l
dollars for each net so licensed, and re-
turn the balance to the applicant.
BUT said board of game and fish COM
ulsSlonerS snail not issue to any one per
son, firm or corporation, or to any one
for the use or benefit Of such applicant
a incense to use more than fifty (5O) nets
during a single fishing season. and when
ever any two persons, firms or corpora
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
NO such license shall no
thor1zlng the use Of any net or nets in
International waters between the first
2sQ day Of April and the twentieth
(20th) day of May during each wear. and
1t shall be unlawful for any person to as
sist In placing or place any such net
during such season
Each applicant to whom a 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 fish
taken by him in each net.
Any pound net, seine or dip net which is
being used without license or any pound
net, seine or dip net which is being used
In violation Of a license issued for it's
use, IS hereby declared to be and is a
public nuisance, and 1t shall be the duty
Of all the members Of the board of game
and fish commissioners, game Wardens
sheriffs and their deputies, police officers
and constables, without warrant or proc
ess to take, seize, abate any DESTROY any
and all of the same,
It shall also be the duty Of said board,
game wardens, sheriffs and their deputies
police officers and constables to seize and
take any and all fish taken in any such
net OF 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
De guilty Of misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished by
line of one hundred 900 dollars or by
imprisonment in the county Jail for nine
ty 600 days for each and every net or
seine so illegally used.
Sec. 30. No person shall catch take
Kill, or have in possession or under con-
troll for any purpose whatever any Of the
hsh hereinafter mentioned within the pc
RODS herein limited, to wit: Any variety
of trout, except lake trout, between the
first day of September and the 10Th day
of April following; any black, gray or
Oswego bass between the first day Of
March and the Goth day of May following:
any variety of herring between the first
day of April and the first day of Septem-
Der following; any variety Of pike mus
fish, sturgeon, lake trout, catfish,
or any other variety of fish
between the first day of March and the
first day of May following; except that
pickerel, suckers, bullheads redhorse and
carp may be speared and had in posses
sion between the 10Th day Of March and
the 1st day of May following.
Any person who shall violate any Of
the provisions of this section shall be
guilty Of a misdemeanor and upon con-
fine of not less than ten 90 dollars nor
more than fifty go dollars, and costs of
prosecution, or by Imprisonment in the
county Jail for not less than ten 0O) days