Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08
No. 613, 81 Published July 10, 1907.
CHAPTER 628. LAWS OF 1907


AN ACT to create sections 4560a-35 and
4560a-4O Of the statutes and to amend
subsection of section 4560a-25 of the
statutes, relating to fishing in certain
inland lakes and outlying waters.
The people Of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
scented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section 1. There are added to the stat
utes two new sections to read: Section
4560a-35 The state fish and game war
den shall grant permits to any person
making proper application for the same to
use and operate not to exceed one hundred
lineal feet of gill net with meshes not less
than two and one-half inches stretch meas
ure in the waters of Rice lake, Cedar lake,
Bear lake and Long lake in Barron and
Washburn counties for the purpose Of
catching white-fsh from October first to
October tenth, inclusive. under the follow
ing restrictions:
No person shall have any game fish in
their possession while operating said nets,
or sell, barter or exchange any White-dsh
taken in said nets or have more than fifty
pounds of white-fsh in their possession at
any time
Applications for such permits shall state
the name and address Of applicant, name Of
the lake where he intends to operate such
nets, and shall be accompanied by a. fee
of twenty-five cents for metal tag to be
furnished by the state game warden, such
tag to be securely fastened on gill net when
operated under permit
Any person violating any provision of
this act shall be deemed guilty Of misde-
fined not less than fifty dollars nor more
than one hundred dollars and the cost Of
prosecution, or by Imprisonment in the
county jail not less than sixty days nor
more than ninety days or by both such
fine and imprisonment
All gill nets operated in these waters
without, permit Or metal tag attached are
hereby declared public nuisances.
Section 4560a-40. l. 1t shall be unlaw-
full and it is prohibited for any person or
persons, firm or corporation to set or use
note oil fnr hiT1Cy fish m RI
fish Of any kind, except as otherwise pro-
vided by law, In the waters Of lake Mich
igan, Green Bay. lake Superior or in any
Of the bays thereof, within the jurisdiction
of this state without first having procured
a license from the state fish and game
warden as provided by law.
2. The license for each seine shall be
fifty dollars and for each pound net twenty
dollars.
The license for each vessel or boat used
In setting or using such nets or In carrying
fish caught therein shall be as follows:
For each steam tug or steam vessel
seventy-fve dollars
For each boat or launch over thirty feet
in length, propelled by the use OF naptha,
gasoline or other motive power other than
steam fifty dollars;
For a boat less than. thirty feet in
than thar s. Steam am thirty-five dollars
For any sail boat, rowboat, scow or
pound boat, fifteen dollars; provided that
any person having paid a license for the
any boat in and about the use thereof
without obtaining license for the use OF
such boat.
All licensed boats must bear number cor
responding to the number of the license
authorizing the operation of said boat and
such license must be exhibited upon said
boat In q conspicuous place.
g. Licenses as herenbefore provided
shall be issued by the state fish and game
warden upon application therefor and upon
payment of the sum required by this sec
first day of January succeeding the day OK
their issuance and shall not be transfer
able.
4. The state fish and game warden shall
keep In his office a complete record Of all
licenses issued under the provisions of this
section and all moneys received for such
licenses shall be paid into the state treas
ury and shall become part OF the gen.
eral fund
5. Any person. firm or corporation who
shall set or attempt to set any net or shall
use any boat or vessel without having OBJ
tanned license therefor as required by this
act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be pun
ished by a fine Of not less than twenty
five nor more than fifty dollars or by i'm
prisonment in a county Jail not less than
two months nor more than six months.
6. Vessels and boats used contrary to
the provisions of this act are declared pub
lie nuisances and shall be cOnfscated by
the state and shall be sold at private or
public sale and the proceeds thereof paid
TO the state treasurer and placed in and
become part of the hunting license fund.
Section 2. Subsection b of section 4560a
-25 of the statutes is amended to read !:
h. In any Of the outlying waters within the
Jurisdiction of this state except lakes st.
Croix and Pepin, any fyke net having
meshes less than two and one-fourth inches
stretch measure in the pot or tail of said
net. or any seine having meshes less than
three inches stretch measure, except min
now seines for bait.
The provisions of section 4560a
-25 Of the statutes shall take effect and
be in force from and after the passage and
publication of this act, except that the pro-
visions thereof relative to the size of the
meshes Of nets shall not be operative and
In force as to nets to be used only in the
waters Of Green Bay and Lake Michigan
until after January list, 1908.
Approved July 10, 1907.