Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-03-27

Copies of the new fish a-1 game law
will soon be posted throughout the city
and territory and it will be strictly and
energetically enforced After pro~iding
| for the appointment 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 in 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 be-
tween May Is and October Is. Any
persons having in their possession fish
caught in any other manner shall be
subject to fine of $25 to $50 or impris-
onment from 80 to 60 days or both: and
each fish caught or killed in violation
| of the law shall constitute a separate
offense. No trout or other game food
fish that is less than six inches in
in the territory and the penalty for vio-
| lation of this provision of the law is a
fine of from $25 to $50 and imprisonment
of from 80 to 60 days or both. 1t Is
made unlawful for any person or per-
sons, agent or employe, association or
corporation, to buy Or sell or to ex-
pose or offer for sale, any species of
trout or game food fish taken from the
public streams or waters of the terri
tory, 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 in
their possession for shipment any OF
the fish or game above named. The
penalty provided for violation of this
section is a fine of from $50 to $780,
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,
drug of any kind, giant powder or like
nreparation, is forbidden. Violation OF
this section constitutes a felony which
is punishable by imprisonment from
six months to one year. Owners Oh
canals or bitches in which any portion
of the waters of any stream in which
are game food fish, are diverted for r.
rigation purposes, are required TO ar
range at the head of such canal or IN
take. q wire screen or screens OF suffi-
cient fineness 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 30 days after receiving
notice to do so, shall be subject to a
fine of from $25 to $50 or Imprisonment
from 30 to 60 days or both. 1t Is MADE
unlawful at any time for any one per-
son to catch or kill or have in his pos
session in any one day more than ls
pounds Of speckled trout or more than
25 pounds of bass taken from any Oh the
streams or waters of the territory. The
nenaltv for violation is a fine of from
s25 to $50 or Imprisonment from 80 to oo
days or both.
The section relating to the serving
NJ eame or fish by hotels, restaurants,
etc., is as follows:
Sec. II. No game fish shall be held IN
nossession of, or placed upon the taoie
of any hotel restaurant, cafe or board
ine house. or named on it's menu or bill
of fare as food for it's patrons, either
under the name used in this act or IN
the laws of New Mexico, or under any
other name or guise whatever, When
the same shall have come from any OF
the public streams or waters Withr
the territory of New Mexico; or game
known as elk, deer, antelope, or noun
tain sheep. killed within the territory
and whenever any proprietor, manager
keeper or owner of any hotel, restau'
rant. cafe or boarding house shall i'm
mort any game or game fish into this
territory, it shall be the duty OF sucf
proprietor, manager, keeper or owner
J Immediately to report the fact to tn
game and fish warden of the territory
of New Mexico or to his deputy witnif
the county, and to apply for PERM
to sell and offer for sale the same, ane
upon satisfying the said warden or dep
, uty by the production Of invoices, plli'
of lading or other required proofs, ina
, the game, or game fish come iron
without the territory of New Mexico
then a permit shall be issued oy suc'
warden or deputy, for a period no
greater than ten days, to such proprie
tor, manager, keeper or owner OF suc'
hotel, restaurant, cafe or poaroin'
l house. allowing him to sell and offer 10
: sale the same during the period state'
. in such permit: Provided, that the pro
3 visions of this section shall also appl
to any business house or merchan
within the territory Of New Mexico, I'm
porting, or offering for sale. or sellin
game or game fish brought from with
out said territory. Any person failin
to comply with the provisions of thl
: section or violating any of the provis
a ions thereof, shall be deemed guilty
1 a misdemanor and upon convfctio
!. thereof shall be punished by a fine
not less than $25 nor more than $780,