Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-07-15
No. 2S5, A. Published June 4. 1909.
CHAPTER 263. LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to create sections; 1497c-1.
relating to the collection of lake trout
and whitefsh eggs from the outlying
waters.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows
Section l. There are hereby added to
the statutes seven new sections to read
Section 1497c-1. For the purpose of Sc
curing and fertiliz!ng the spawn of lake
trout and whitefish the superintendent of
fisheries shall, upon written request there
permit to catch whitefsh and lake trout
from the waters of Lake Mich gan and
Green Bay with gill nets having meshes not
less than four and one half inches stretch
measure, from November LIST to November
10Th, and shall in like manner, upon writ
ten request therefor, issue to any person,
firm or corporation permit to catch white
fish and lake trout from the waters Of Lake
Superior with gill nets having meshes not
less than four and one half inches stretch
measure, from October 9Th, to October 10th
Section 1872. Each and every per-
son, firm or corporation authorized by the
superintendent of fisheries to fish as pro-
vided in section 1497c-1 of this act shall,
at his or Their expense employ competent
person, who shall be approved by the super
intendent of fisheries, to collect and fertil-
ize the spawn from the lake trout and
Whitefish taken by authority of such per-
nit ; and it shall be the duty of the person
firm or corporation to whom which such
permit IS issued to provide necessary uten-
sis and facilities for collecting and fer
tilizing the eggs taken and to deliver in
good condition to the superintendent of
fisheries or his agents, at such place as the
superintendent of fisheries shall designate,
the spawn thus taken. The superintendent
of fisheries may, in his discretion, require
any person, firm or corporation to plant the
eggs taken pursuant to tbs section on the
spawning grounds from which the fish are
caught them
for the fish hatcheries.
Section 1879. No person, firm or
corporation authorized to fish by virtue Of
this act shall set or cause to be set or fish
with more than three gangs of gill nets in
the water at one time, or shall set cause
to be set net having meshes less than
four and one half inches, stretch measure !;
and no nets shall be set after the 18th day
of November in the waters of Lake Michi-
gan and Green Bay.
Section 1497c-4. 1t shall be the duty
of the person, firm o. corporation to whom
or which a permit to fish is issued by the
ST Derintendent of fisheries to that the
carefully collected, fortified and delivered
in good condition in accordance with the
instructions of the superb ntendent of fish
cries or his agents; and for the purpose of
receiving and caring for spawn the said
superintendent of fisheries and his agents
shall have access to the boats. docks and
buildings belonging to or used by the per-
son. firm or corporation to whom or which
a permit is issued, and shall be afforded
transportation on the boats of such per-
sons, firm or corporation to and from the
fishing grounds and all other facilities ne
cesSafy for overseeing the work and caring
for the spawn collected.
Section 1497c--5. Each person. firm or
corporation to whom a permit to fish is
OF fisheries. on or before the 18th Of
December following, the number Of quarts
of eggs taken, the number delivered
to the superintendent of fisheries, the num-
her of uIJa
grounds from which the parent fish were
taken the dates on which nets were lifted
and the dates on which they did not lift
nets during the period for which the per-
nit is issued.
Section 1497c--6. The permit issued
by the superintendent of fisheries to a
person. firm or corporation to fish afOre-
said shall at all times be in the possession
of the captain or owner of the boat used
in lifting nets, and the captain or owner
shall accompany the boat with such permit
IN his possession whenever nets are raised
or set by virtue thereof and such permit
shall be evidence of the right of the person,
firm or corporation to fish and shah be
exhibited on the request of the state fish
and game warden or any of his deputies or
any citizen.
Section 1497c-7. Any person. firm or
corporat on authorized to fish under this
act by the superintendent Of fisheries who
shall refuse or neglect to collect the spawn
from the lake trout and wbltefish caught
while fishing by authority of permit. or
who shall neglect or refuse to carefully fer
tilize and deliver the spawn collected in ac-
cordance with the instructions of the super
intenGent of fisheries, or who shall fish
with more than three gangs of gill nets or
with nets having meshes less than four and
one half inches stretch measure, or who or
which shall fail or refuse to afford the
SUPERINTENDENT of fisheries access to his or
their boats docks and buildings as provided
herein. shall forfeit his right to fish under
said permit and the super ntendent of fish
cries shall forthwith revoke his permit to
fish.
Section 2 This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved June 2 1909.