Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-03-19
New Game Law.

vides that the Governor shall APP
point state fish and game warden
whose duty it shall be to protect
the fish and game of the state, and
to enforce the laws relating there
to. Warden shall hold Office for
two years and until his successor
is appointed and qualified. Before
entering upon the duties Of his
Office lie shall execute bond in
the sum of one thousand dollars,
for the faithful performance of his
duties which shall be approved by
the governor. The governor shall
have power to remove the warden
for misconduct or neglect of duties,
and the governor shall be the ex-
elusive judge of misconduct OF ne
glect of duties and shall upon such
removal, appoint successor. The
warden is hereby authorized to
arrest, without warrant, any per-
son or persons found violating any
of the provisions of the fish and
game laws, when detected in the
act, Or found with game in
their possession, at the time of tAeir
arrest.
The warden is made an execut-
i've officer and thall at all times
when possible take the field in per-
son in the performance of his du-
ties. During the open season he
shall personally supervise the pro-
lection of large game and the de-
lection and punishment of violat-
ors of the fish and game laws.
The warden is empowered to APP
point such deputies as are neces
sary, and appoint one OF more
in each county upon petition of 10
or more resident tax payers, and
they shall have the same power as
the warden.
1t shall be unlawful to wantonly
waste or destroy the fish or game
of this state, or to take, kill, cap
ture or destroy any of the game
animals or birds in. excess of the
number, hereinafter provided; at
any time of the year x i * Any
person, association or corporation
may establish, maintain or own
private park, lake or stream for
fish or game or both, on premises
owned by him or it respectively.
and to that end may employ mean
to preserve aud propagate such
fish and game, and it shall be
to traspass thereon:
Provided, that no private park
shall be established under the pro-
visions of this act so 40 to contain
any lands or water where wild
game or food fishes naturally
abound, and shall not be construed
SO as to permit any person or per-
sons to barter or sell at any time
of the year any fishes not the or
iginal product of the waters con-
tanned in said park: Provided, fur
Their, 1t shall be unlawful to sell
trout, grayling, bass or sunfsh, at
any time of the year.
1t shall be unlawful to catch or
kill any species Of fish, except
salmon, sturgeon, carp, mnllett,
sucker, white-fsh or CHAIR, in any
of the streams, rivers, lakes, reser-
voiors or waters with any seine, net
or spear, weir, fence, basket trap,
gill net or any other continuance:
Provided, however, that it shall be
lawful to catch trout, grayling,
bass and sunfish with the hook and
line attached to pole or held in
the hand, except from the first
day of November, to the first
day of April of each year. But it
shall be unlawful for any person or
persons to sell or offer for sale any
species of fish protected by this act
at any time of the year.
1t shall be unlawful for any per-
son to catch more than 20 pounds
OF trout, bass, catfish, greyling or
sunfish in any one day.
1t shall be unlawful to kill or
destroy or have in possession for any
purpose, at any time of the year,
any trout or black bass less than
four inches in length, and the pos
session of any such fish shall be a
misdemeanor.
1t is unlawful for any person or
persons to stretch a line or lines in
or across any Of the waters of this
state and attach thereto hooks com.
monty known as 'snag hook fish
ing"
1t shall be unlawful for the
owner or owners of any saw mill,
reduction works, smelters, refining
or concentration works or any OF
the employees thereof, or any other
person or persons, whomsoever, to
deposit, throw, or in any way to
permit to pass into any natural
stream or lake any saw dust, chem
icles or any other substance that
will, or may tend to the destruction
or driving away from such waters,
auy fish, or kill any fish by the use
of any poison or deleterious drugs
or by the use Of any explosive sub
stance, or to explode or cause to be
exploded, any powder, hercules,
dynamite, nitra-glycerinc, lime gas
or other explosive Substance, for
the purpose of catching, killing or