Gilpin observer., 1903-05-07
SYNOPSIS OF THE PROVISIONS OF
COLORADO'S NEW GAME LAWS

only; possession for five days after tha
close Of the season allowed. Fish law
fully taken and not intended to be kept
alive must be killed Immediately.
IX.-Prohibited-S at game
dogs or at night, or with steel or hard
pointed bullets, or with arms other
than ordinary shoulder gun or pistol;
batting traps or devices with game;
fishing with explosives or stupefying
substances, nets, seines, snag hooks,
trout lines or any device Except rod,
held in hand, and line with not more
than five hoOks) or within two-hundred
feet of fishway; floating flies or timber
in fish streams; disposition of do
mestic game or fish taken at
large except by donation; pro-
vided that dogs. sinks. blinds
and decoys may be used in hunting
birds. Hunting and fishing on en-
closed lands in. licensed private parks,
lakes and leased shooting and fishing
grounds. permitted only with consent
OF owner.
X.-Private Parks and Lakes-For
propagating and selling or using game
and FISH. pay license as follows: Quad
ruped parks, two-year license, $40; ten
year. 500. Bird park, two-year $40;
ten-year, $25. Lake, two-year. $40;
ten-year, $25. Additional lakes IS to
$40 each; renewals at about seventy
five per cent. Of first cost. Private parks
and lakes may sell game and fish at any
time of year by attaching invoice with
the number of license, etc. The state
gets. ten per cent Of the natural in
crease.
Duck shooting and fishing clubs
pay for two-year license $40; ten-year,
$25, but must conform to open seasons,
limit. ETC., provided for other bunting
and fishing.
Permits may be issued for seining
salmon, suckers, carp and sQuawfsh.
XI.-Possession and Transportation
|-Of domestic game and fish taken at
large allowed within the state only dur
ing the open season and for five days
thereafter; of domestic game and fish
from licensed private parks and lakes
allowed at any time Of the year when
accompanied by an invoice; of foreign
game and fish allowed at any time of
year. The time Of possession and trans
portation Of domestic game and fish
may be extended ninety days on the
commissioners permit
Game and fish seized and sold by
officer and accompanied by his in
voice may be held and used for thirty
days.
Transportation out of the state al
lowed on permit, which costs. for
each elk. $40; deer or antelope, $5; lot
of fish. 50. Boxes, ETC.. when contain
ing game or fish, must bear label
with the contents marked thereon.
XII.-Storage and Use-Domestie
game and fish taken at large may be
STORED for and ~ n
lawful possession during the open sea-
son and for five days thereafter. That
taken from licensed parks and lakes
and that seized may be stored and
used on a proper invoice. In all cases
the right OF storage and use may be ex-
tended by procuring a storage permit
therefor.
XIII.-Hotels and Restaurants-Do-
mestic game and fish taken at large
may be served for the person lawfully
in possession and his invited guests
during the open season and for five
days thereafter. That taken from Ii
censed parks and lakes. that seized and
sold by an officer. and that imported
may be served at any tine on proper
invoice. also in all cases where the
right to possession has been extended
by storage permit, the game may be
All invoices must be preserved at least
thirty days. and delivered to the COM
missioner on demand.
XIV.-Obstruction and Pollution of
Waters-This is forbidden in general.
but in order to protect the mining in
dustry the question OF the relative i'm
pOrtance OF the fish and any industry
in or on any stream may be submitted
to and decided by the courts and such
means adopted as they may require to
lessen the injury. or they may prohibit
1t altogether. or may permit the de-
struction of fish II deemed for the best
interests of the state to do SO, and may
enjoin criminal prosecutions until tho
question OF relative importance is de-
cided.
XV.-Penalties-For the fishing with
explosives or stupefying substances, or
killing buffalo, fine $500 to $1,000, or
Imprisonment In the penitentiary six
months to two years. or both. For
other violations. fine $25 to $500. or
jail Imprisonment ten days or six
months, or both. Attempted violation
punishable the same as actual viola
ton.
XVI-Fees and Prosecutions For each
certificate and permit within the state,
81. All fines collected co. one-third
each to the person instituting the pros
ecution. the county and the game fund.
All sheriffs and constables In their re-
spective counties. and the commissioner
and wardens throughout the state are
required, and the United States timber
reserve officers are authorized, to en-
force the act by arrest. search, and
seizure, and where animals or vehicles
are used to transport game or fish un-
lawfully killed. may also seize and use
such animals and vehicles to transport
the game and fish to place of shipment
or safe keeping and to transport the
prisoners to the place of trial.
All fees from licenses certificates and
rarrniia 40 m ha