Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-16
FISHING SEASON
BEGINS TODAY
FISH LAWS ALLOW THE CATCH.
ING OF THE FlNNY TRIBE ANY.
WHERE FROM NOW ON
WHAT THE LAW SAYS
Statutes are Reproduced for the Ben
eft Of Fishermen and Near Fisher
men
From Wednesdays Daily !:

From Wednesdays Daily
Do you know you can fish any old
place today?
The fish season is on. For the ben
eft Of fishermen and especially for the
near-fshermen, the laws governing
the catching of fish in the state Of
Iowa are published herewith:
Section 2540. supplement of 1902, as
amended by the thirtieth general as
sembly, says:
Fishing What permitted Between
the first days Of November and March
no one shall take from the waters of
the state any salmon or trout, nor be-
tween the 18th day OF November and
the 18th day Of May any bass, pike,
croppies. pickerel or catfish, OF other
game fish, nor shall any person take
Of said fish from the waters of, the
state in any one day more than forty
of any or all Of said kinds Of fish, nor
shall anyone fish for or by any means
catch any fish in any stream which
has been stocked with breeding trout
one or two years old within one year
from the date of stocking thereof, II
notice Of such fact is by the authority
Of the warden posted where public
road crosses each stream; nor shall
anyone at any time take from the wa
ters Of the state any fish, except min
nows for bait, unless by hook and
line; but any person may, between the
18th day Of May and the 18th day of
November, use not more than one
trout line in streams only, and extend
ing not more than half way across;
nor shall anyone place any trout line
seine. net, trap, dam or other device
or continuance In the water in such
manner as to hinder or obstruct the
free passage of fish, up, down or
through the same, for the purpose of
catching them. except as provided in
the next section; nor have, erect or
use, while fishing on or through the
ice, any house, shed or other protec
ton against the weather, or have OF
use any stove or other means OF Great
ling artificial heat. The possession
of spear or seine in or upon any Of
the public waterways Of the state, OF
upon the ice Of the same, or on the
shore within q limit of ten rods, o.
the taking or killing of any fish b!
any means within 900 feet Of a fishwa!
shall be lawful.
No person shall at any time kill
destroy, have in possession or under
control, for any purpose whatever, an!
bass, catfish. wall-eyed pike or trou
less than six inches In length, excep'
for the purpose of returning the same
to the water from which they were
taken, as soon as they are taken there
from, with as little injury to the fisi
as possible.
I Section 254s, as 1t appears in thu
code of 1897, says:
i Buying or selling-No persons shall
knowingly buy, sell, offer Tor sale
have in possession for sale or trans
j portation, or for any other use OF pun
. pose, any fish. unlawfully taken unde
the provisions of this cnapter.
The fine is penalty of not less thai
SIS or more than $50 and costs OF pros
4 ecution for each offense, or imprison
ment in the county Jail for not les
than one day nor more than thirt
days, and the falling Of each fish Il
violation Of law shall be separat
offense.