The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-05-21
NEW LAWS.
RELATING TO CATCHING EELs.

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from and after the passage of this act,
it snail be lawful TO catch eels in the
waters of this Commonwealth, by use
OF fish.baskets with wing walls: Pro.
v led, That every basket so used shall
be made of slats not less than one
half inch apart, with movable bot
tom, which shall be taken out of each
basket, SO used, at sunrise, and be
kept out until sunset; and no basket
shall be used or operated for the taxi
ing or catching of eels, excepting from
the twenty-fifth day of August 10 the
first day OF December IN each year:
Provided, That the penalty Tor using
said basket at any other time, CT in
any other manner, than is authorized
by this act, and for catching and TAX
ing any other fish than eels from the
streams or waters of this Common.
wealth by the use of such baskets, shall
remain as heretofore.
Section 2. Before any person shall
be authorized TO catch or take any
eels in the waters of this Common
wealth, as provided for in section one
of this act, he shall be required to
take out license from the treasurer
OF the county in which he proposes to
erect or construct an eel basket, for
which he shall pay to such treasurer a
license fee Of five (5) dollars, and a
fee of one (D dollar which shall belong
to said treasurer for his services in
issuing such license; and such license
fee shall be paid by such treasurer to
the Fish Commissioners of the Com
monwealth, and used bv them in en-
ploying and paying wardens or watch
men, IN their discretion, to enforce
the laws of the Commonwealth in re-
lation to fishing, and particularly in re-
Iation to the use and operation of
such fish baskets; said licenses to be
good and IN force only from the twenty
fifth day of August to the first day of
December of the year in which issued,
and said license shall be renewed an
nually. The SAID treasurer, upon re-
ceiving said license fee, shall issue to
the person paying the same (he being
citizen of this Commonwealth a
cetihcate, on one of the forms supplied
to him by the Board of Fish Com
missioners Of this Commonwealth,
bearing the name and place of resi-
dence Of such applicant, and his des-
cliption as near as may be; which said
certificate or license shall authorize the
owner thereof to take eels from the
waters OF this Commonwealth, as pro-
vided in the first section of this act.
Said certificate or license shall not be
transferable, and shall be exposed for
examination upon demand made by any
fish-warden, constable or other person
authorized to make arrest for violation
of any laws pertaining to fishing in this
Commonwealth.
Provided, That no snch license or
certificate shall be issued by any
treasurer of this Commonwealth, ex-
cepting for the time intervening be-
tween August twenty-ffth and Decem-
Der first of any year, and immediately
upon issuing license or certificate
the treasurer SO issuing it shall at once
forward a certified copy thereof to the
President of the Board of Fish Com
missioners of the State.
Section 8. All acts or parts OF acts
inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed,
Approved-The 27th day of April,
A. d. 1908.