Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-04

from certain designated lakes Of the
state, having an area Of not less than
two (2) square miles, buffalo, carp
qu1llbacks, red-horse, suckers and gar,
as In said permit named, in any guam
titles and for all purposes, provided.
however, that no such permit holder
shall be authorized to exercise the
rights granted in said permit except in
the presence and under the supervision
OF the warden or one or more of his
regularly constituted deputies without
expense to the state, and provided that
SEEMING shall not be permitted be-
tween the first day of December and
"a, Sec. 2; 80 G. Az
Sec. 2547. Rivers excepted-dams
Nothing herein contained shall be held
to apply to fishing in the Mississippi
or Missouri rivers, nor to so much OF
the Des Moines river as forms the
boundary line between this state and
Missouri, nor to forbid the erection of
dams across the waters Of the state for
manufacturing or other lawful pur-
following section. (23 G. A., CHI. "a,
Sec. II; 10 g. A., CHI. 80; 16 g. A, CHI.
10, Sec. 10.)
Sec. 2548. Fish ways. No dam or
obstruction across any river, stream OF
other waters in this state shall be
erected or maintained which is not
provided with a fish way Of suitable
capacity and facilities to afford free
passage for fish up and down the same.
while the water Is running over such
dam or obstruction. Any dam or OBJ
struction which is not so constructed
Is public nuisance, and may be abat-
ed accordingly. A violation Of this
section is a misdemeanor, and in addi-
ton to the remedy in this section pro-
vided. the offender may be punished by
fine Of not less than one hundred
dollars or Imprisonment in the county
Jail not less than fifteen days nor
more than thirty days. az G. A., CHI.
1889
Sec. 254s Fish dams--condemning
property for. Any city or town,
bounded in whole Or in part by any
meandered lake or chain of lakes, or
the board Of supervisors of the county
| In Which such waters are situated, may
construct and maintain across the out
let or inlet thereof a dam to obstruct
the passage Of fish, the same to be Of
earth, masonry or other material to
the natural and ordinary level of the
lake, above and across the entire
width to be Of an open network of bars
or wire with the necessary supports,
so arranged as to prevent as far as
may be the escape of fish. For this
purpose, upon the petition of a ma
jority OF the resident taxpayers Of any
city or town. SO much land as is sit
uated within the corporate limits as
may be necessary may be purchased
or condemned in the same manner pro-
vided for the appropriation Of private
property for streets and other munich
eral fund. GA G. A., CHI. 46; 20 G, A.,
oh. 10S; 81 G. A.. oh. So. Secs. /, 2.)
Sec. 1850. Penalty for injuring or
destroying. Whosoever shall willfully
| injure or destroy such dam SO erected
Or maintained shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor, and, upon conviction, shall
pay a fine Of not less than one hundred
nor more than five hundred dollars, or
be imprisoned in the county jail not
less than thirty days nor more than
one hundred days. and pay the costs of
prosecution (21 G. A, CHI. 63, Sec.
81
Sec. 2551. Game protected. No per-
son shall trap, shoot or kill any pin
mated grouse or prairie chicken be-
tween the first day Of December and
the first day Of September next follow
ing; any woodcock. between the first
day OF January and the tenth day of
July; any ruffed grouse or pheasant
wild turkey or quail, between the if
| .SeAsiA ASlS VI IGCCulUSt ana the nTSI
| day OF November; any wild duck
goose or brant, rail. plover, sand piper
and marsh or beach bird, between the
flfteenth day Of April and the first of
| september; or any gray or fox squirrel
or timber squirrel between the first
day OF January and the first day OF
September. Shooting or killing quail
on the public highway shall be in VIC
lation OF law No person shall kill any
of the birds mentioned in this section
from any artificial ambush of any kind
or with the aid or use of any sneak
boat or sink box or other device used
for concealment in the open water, moi
use any artificial light, battery or any
| other deception, contrivance or device
whatever with the intent to attract OF
deceive any Of the birds mentioned ir
this chapter, except that decoys may
be used in hunting wild geese anc
ducks, but no person shall at any time
hunt or shoot from any boat, canoe
of the waters of this state between
sunset and sunrise. eco G. A., CHI. 81;
Is g. A, oh. 1913; II G. A, CHI 1856, Sec
2; 80 G. Al
Sec 2552 Killing for traffic-pe.
stroyirg eggs or nests. No person
shall at any time, or at any place with.
In this state, trap, shoot or kill fol
franc any plnnated grouse or prairie
chicken woodcock, quail, ruffed grouse
or pheasant; nor shall any one persoy
shoot or kill during any one day NOR.
than twenty-five of either kind of sait
named birds or of wild turkey duck
goose or brant, nor shall any one per
son, firm or corporation have NOR,
than twenty-five of either kind of sal.
named birds except duck in his or thel
possession at any one time, unless
lawfully received for transportation
or catch or take, or attempt to catcl
or take. with any trap. snare or ne
any of the birds or animals named ii
the preceding section; or in any man
ner willfully destroy the eggs or nest
Of any of the birds named in this an,
the preceding section. GS G. A., oh
1913, Sec. 2; II G. A., CHI 1855, Sec. 8; g
G. Al
j Sec. 1858. Trapping. It shall be un
lawful for any person to kill, trap o
ensnare any beaver. mink. otter o
muskrat between the first day Of Apri
and the first day Of November, excep
where such killing, trapping or snar
ing may be for the protection Of pri
vate or public property. 17 G. A., oh
Il 156, Sec. AZ