The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-03-17
THE GAME LAW
Read IT and Heed II, Says the
Warden


The following is the amended
game law enacted by the last
legislature. The game warden,
w. W. Mount, requests US to
publish the law that none NAV
plead ignorance in it's violation:
SECTION l. That section 300, of
Chapter u, of the Revised Political
Code OF 1903, of the State of South
Dakota, be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
1t shall be unlawful for any person
to kill in any of the permanent waters
OF this state, for any purpose, any
trout, or food fish, at any time by the
use OF any poisonous or deleterious
or Supplying drug or by the use of
any explosive substance, or by the
erection OF any wier, dam or artificial
obstruction, or by the use of any net,
seine trap, set line, spear or device
whatsoever, except by hook and line:
and it shall be unlawful for any per-
son to use or have under his control
or supervision, directly or indirectly,
in the waters of any stream or lake,
more than two hooks at the same time,
provided, hat it shall be lawful to
take or kill with a spear, at any time,
any suckers or buffalo fish. And it
shall be unlawful for any person to
empty or allow to be emptied, place
or allow to be placed, any saw-dust or
manure or refuse matter of any kind,
into the waters of this state containing
food fish, or to deposit the same within
such distance that it may be carried
into such waters by natural causes. or
to place, keep or maintain in any of
the streams of this state any net,
seine, set lines or trap of any kind.
Provided. however, that it shall be
lawful for any person to take fish
OF any kind at any time, Dy seine,
wier or trap for the purpose of cult
walton and propagation, providing
that and before proceeding to take fish
for such purpose said party or parties
shall first procure a written permits
sion from the county commissioners
of the county where said fish are to be
taken, attested by the county auditor
or said county, which permission shall
be in force and effect for the period of
ten days from the date of attesting the
same. And the said person or persons
obtaining the same shall notify the
fish warden or sheriff, if there be no
fish warden, of said county, in writing
OF the time and place when the privil-
eyes of such permit may be exercised
and it shall be the duty of said fish
warden: or sheriff or deputy or any
person he may select, to attend at
such time and place and s~uperintend
the taking of fish under said permit
and he shall receive for his services
the sum Of three dollars ($3) per day,
to be paid in advance by the person
procuring said permit before any fish
Is taken, or attempted to be taken
under said permits. And it shall be
the duty of said fish warden or sheriff
or deputy or any person appointed to
cause all fish weighing more than one.
half pound to be Immediately placed
back in the water from which they
were taken, and liberated therein.
Provided, further that it shall be law.
ful Tor n person or persons, to take
carp at any time from any of thu
waters of this state by seine or net
Said parties desiring so to take sucl
fish shall safely place into such water.
all other fish so caught, and for per
mission for any person or persons 81
desiring to seine or net for carp, sucl
person or persons must proceed thu
same as by the provisions of this sec
ton in relation to SEEMING for fish 70,
the purpose of GUILTY. alton and propa
CATION.
SECTION 2. All acts and parts il
conflict herewith are hereby repealed