Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-14

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streams in which trout have been planted.
or in futile Creek located in Malworth
and Rock counties. unless supervised BY
the state tish and game warden or any Of
his deputies, for the purpose OF taking
rough fish minnows for bait, provided that
all game fish taken by such nets, shall be
Immediately returned to the waters where
taken. No such bait shall be taken during
the closed season for game fish
: Any person violating any of the pro
deemed guilty OF a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished By a
fine of not less than ten dollars nor more
than twenty-five dollars. OF by imprison-
ment in the county jail until such fine is
paid. not exceeding thirty days
Section 4560d- 1. Except as otherwise
provided by law. il is hereby prohibited and
made unlawful to set, place. or use in any
of the inland waters Of this state
a. A net OF any kind. except a-land-
ing net;
kind which shall be intended to catch, or
might catch, take, or kill fish;
80 Or TO take, catch. or Kill any game
fish by any other method than by angling
FIVE lines TO each person, and with not more
than one hook or trolling spoon attached
to each line;
"a And IL shall be unlawful to leave
said lines in the water unattended by the
user thereof, except as otherwise provided
by law:
of taking, catching. or killing any rough
fish In the might time as the might time
is defined in section 4637a of the statutes
90 Or to use at any one time more
than five lines with more than one hook at
tached u each line for the purpose of TAX
ing, cat hing, or killing fish;
"a OR TO leave said lines in the water
unattended by the users thereof;
tS) Or to take or catch rough fish min
nows n any of the streams Inhabited by
trout uf any variety;
(a) Or to use a minnow dip net more
than four feet in diameter for the purpose
of taking rough fish minnOws for bait only
t1O) or to use, set, lay. or prepare in
any Of the waters of this state any lime
poison, indicated bait, fish berries, or any
substance deleterious TO fish life, or which
might attract fish in unusual numbers.
2. 1t shall be unlawful and IS hereby
prohibited to take from any spring hole or
artificial well connected with any ~ the
waters of this state. fish of any k:nd by
any means whatsoever at any time, except
when such spring hole or artificial we'll
forms a part of a private hatchery.
3. II shall be unawful and is hereby
prohibited to take fish by means of shut
ting or drawing OF water for that p r
pose. or to take fish by any device or in
any manner, except with hook and line
within two hundred feet of any ashway,
lock, or dam.
4. ANY person violating any Of the pro-
visions Of subsections ., 3. or 4,
of this section shall be guilty
thereof shall be punished by a nne OF not
less than twenty-five dollars nor more than
one hundred dollars and the costs of prose
cution, or by imprisonment in the county
Jail of the county In which the offense was
committed not less than thirty days nor
more than ninety days, or by both such
fine and Imprisonment, In the discretion Of
the court
5. II shall be unlawful and is hereby
prohibited to take, catch, or XIII fish I'm
any Of the waters of this state by means
of dynamite other explosives, or to
place In such waters any dynamite or 9th
er explosives which, II exploded, would or
might cause the destruction Of any fish
therein, except when such dynamite or 9th
er explosives are used by order of public
authorities, or for the purp Sc OF clearing
a channel In any of the streams after OBJ
tanning permission so to do IRON the com
! .missioners Of fisheries.
6. The possession upon any inland wa
ter, or upon the shores or islands of inland
waters, of any dynamite or other explo-
sives, shall be prima facie evidence that
the same is possessed for an unlawful pur-
pose
T. ANY person violating any Of the pro
visions Of subsection OF this
section shall be guilty Of mis-.
demeantr and on conviction thereof shall
| be puD's shed by fine of not less than fifty
| dollars nor more than two hundred dollars
| and the costs of prosecution, or by impris-
| onrIent in the county jail of the county In
! Which such offense was committed, not less
tnan sixty days nor more tnen six months,
or by both such fine and imprisonment, In
/ the discretion of the corrt.
used from the twenty fifth day Of May I'M
| til the succeeding fifteenth day Of February
in the following named waters Big Wolf
River In Waupaca and Outa-
gamie counties. Lake Winnebago, Lake
Butte des Morris, Little Lake Butte les
Morris. Lake Winneconne. Lake Poygan, and
the rivers connecting said lakes, Fox River
in WInnebago county, Wisconsin river from
the north line of Sank county to Its mouth.
Black River from the north line of Jack
son county to its mouth. and the Mississippi
river, for the purposes of taking cat fish
or sturgeon, under the following restric
tons
2 Any person who shall desire to place
set.line or SETTINGS In any of the above
described waters, shall first procure from
the county clerk Of any county bordering
on such waters, a license which shall be
issued by such county clerk In the same
manner as resident hunting licenses are Is
sued. and only one license shall be issued
to the same person In any one year.
g. Each licensee shall procure from the
county clerk and attach to each one hun
bred yards, or fraction thereof, of set-line,
metal tag. but no more than ten such
tags shall be issued with each license. The
license shall be numbered. and the metal
tags issued to any licensee shall be stamped
with number which shall correspond TO
the number of the license. The applicant
shall pay one dollar for such license and
twenty-five cents for each metal tag
A. County clerks shall pay to the state
treasurer ninety cents for each license so
issued and twenty-five cents for each metal
tag and retain the remaining ten cents as
their fees The moneys received hv the
state treasurer BY virtue of this section
shall become a part of the hunting iiceose
fund All licenses issued pursuant 10 this
section shall expire on the fifteenth day Of
February Of each year. No person shall
assist In setting or taking up a set line
who has not procured a license as herein
provided.
8. Any person who shall set such line
or lines shall maintain at each end there
of a white flag not less han sixteen inches
square, and such fgg shall be placed at
least two feet above the water. and shall
be numbered, the numbers TO be at least
three inches In height and shall correspond
with the number OF the license by virtue
of which such set line Is operated
g. Any game warden or deputy warden
or any person having the powers Of game
warden. under the laws of this state is
authorized to raise at any time. with as
little damage as may be. any set-line, TO
ascertain II the set according to the pro-
visions Of this section.
7. The state game warden is hereby au-
thoriZed and required TO furnish the county
clerks, upon application, the blanks for
licenses and metal tags provided ior herein.
Section 4560g-2 1t shall be unlawful
to use a spear for the purpose Of taking,
catching, or killing any rough fish in the
daytime In Dane county, except from the
first day Of January In each year TO and
including the succeeding fifteenth day Of
April, In lakes and streams In Dane county.
Wind shields may be used while engaged
in fishing through the ice with hook and
line.
Section 1920 ! 1t shall be unlawful
capture, or kill. by any means or I'm any
manner whatever or TO unrsup with the