Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-05-25
POSTING OF PUBLIC WATER.
Commissioner Thomas Writes Of the
steps Necessary Ia he Taken.

To the Editor Of Tho FREQ Press
II seems necessary on my part to ask
tho press to publish, for the benefit Of
those who have posted waters. and others
who intend to do So explaining the law.
as I am written daily what proceedings
must be taken to comply with tho law
To post public or private waters.
Section 4.5e7--Waters stocked by the
fish and game commissioner shall there
after bc treated as public waters. but
any person who might otherwise make
he same n private preserve or posted
waters. may do co at the expiration of
five years from tho date of filing with
he fish and game commissioners - writ
| ten notice of his intention to 10 So. Such
notice shall contain Il description Of She
stream. portion of stream or POND so
intended to lc made a private preserve
| or posted water, and shall be kept in the
files of the fish and game commissioners.
Section 4,C2s--As amended by No. IN
acts of 1895. If the owner or occupant of
enclosed land or cultivated land not en-
closed. corspicuously rosts notices of
tie same, as hereinafter provided. that
shooting. trapping. or fishing thereon is
prohibited person who thereafter will
permission of the owner or occupant for
the purpose of fishing, trapping or shoot
ing thereon. shall forfeit ten dollars to
he recovered by the owner or occupant
thereof in any action of trcspass. in addi-
tion tn the damage sustained thereby;
provided, however, that this forfeiture
shall not be recovered against a person
so entering said land for the purpose Of
fishing, unless such owner or occupant
shall stock and keep stocked ut their in
dividual expense the waters OF said land
with trout or other fish artifcially hatch
| cd or reared
All the change that has been made in
the above sections is section Of No. III.
acts of 1Nt. amending section 4,G!6 which
reads as follows
Soc. Z, Sec. 1925 of the Vermont Statutes
as amended by No. 1ol OF the acts of lS's
is hereby amended by adding thereto tho
following:
The stocking of waters under this pro-
vision shall mean the placing therein ar
nually. by the owner or occupant of the
land in which such posted waters lie. not
less than one thousand fry OF three hum
dred iingcrl;ngs, for each half mile ar
less of stream. or each acre or less of
pond or pool SD posted. and said owner
or occupant shall on or before the open
season for trout each year. file with the
town clerk Of the town or towns in winch
such posted waters lie. {. sworn a1ilaNi ii
stating that the provisions Of this act
have been fully compiled with: said AMI
dlvit shall show the number and kind
~ fish 81 distributed hv The owner or
| occupant in said waters. from whom said
fish were purchased or proc ured, and the
date thereof.
! The town clerk shall place such AFT
davits on file ir their office. and the
| same shall be orcn to inspection by the
| public in the sarle manner as other pub
| lie documents
| In explanation to tho above any waters
il. the state of Vermont that have eve,
leon stocked by the State cannot be post
cd without giving five years notice to tn,
commissioners. and p"'so,s who have
stocked streams at their own expense
| that have heretofore been stocked by thu
State. cannot legally post them unless d
cor plance Of the above sections have
| been made.
| Yours very truly.
II. q. THOMAS. Commissioner.
| Stowe. Vt. May Is, 1893.