The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15

touf inches stretch measure, in less than
forty faIhomS of water.
sD) gill net or nets having meshes
! less than four inches; provided, however,
/ gill nets having meshes two and three
quarters inches and gill nets having meshes
three and onc-haf inches, may be set In
ttoety rathoms Of water or over. Provided,
however, that gill nets having less than four
iLches stretch measurement may be used
for the purpose of taking or catching rough
FISH IN less than forty fathoms Of water
CURING the open season. ANY person. per-
sons, firm Or corporation fishing in less than
forty facnorns Of water shall not lave any
uhuersized lake trout or wiliteiisll III his or
their possession. That any person, persons,
firm, or corporation having in his or their
| possession any understood lake trout and
whitehsh while fishing for rough fish shall
bf prima facie evidence OF violation Of this
section.
tc) a net of any kind or other device
for trapping fish within one-thrd of mile
OF any ilarbor, pier or breakwater, on the
shores Of Lake Michigan.
Z All fish taken in gill nets Excepting as
otherwise provided for wLitefish and pike,
set and used specified Ia the preceding
section of this act shall be deemed OF legal
9izc and may lawfully be possessed, sold
and transported
Section 45GOa--44 J. 1t shall be I'M
lawful and Is hereby prohibited for any
person, persons firm, company or corpora
| ton TO set or cause to be set, placed or used
In the waters Of Green Bay and Fox river
| below the dam at De Pere.
| la) a gill net having rnrshes less tha
three and onc-half inches for lake Trout and
| Whltensh provided, however, that gill nets
| having uIeshes not less than TWO and three
| eighths inches may be used during the open
! season for perch and other rough fish.
~ Any net, set line or set hook of any
kind from April LIST to May 10th in any
| year; excepting gill nets having meshes not
| less tnan four inches stretch measure, may
| oe used for the purpose OF catching lake
! trout and Whitejlsh, and pound meta having
meshes not less than two inches In the pot
| or crib thereof may be used to catch herring
| only, during the closed season above speci-
! fed
2. 1t shall be unlawful to possess on the
! waters Of Green Bay or the Fox river below
| the dam at De Pere or on the land Dor.
| dering said waters, or to ship from any
! port on said waters, any green fish Of any
| kind. except lake trout, whitefsh and her.
| ring, from April LIST to May 10th In any
| year.
Section 456oa-45 /. 1t shall be unlawful
| and Is hereby prohibited for any person,
| persons, firm, company or corporation to set
| or use or place or cause to be set or used
or placed In the waters >of Lake Michigan
and Green Bay and the Fox river below
| the dam ct De Pere,
ta) a net, set line or set hook Of any
kind, excepting as otherwise provided by law
during the period from October 18th to De.
cember LIST in any year, which period shall
| be known as the closed season on said
| waters; provided, If on the 18th day OF 0c-
tober in any year, any person shall have
| set Ia such waters, nets set lines which,
owing to stress OF weather, such person,
| persons, firm, company or corporation, shall
be unable to raise Or bring In on said date,
| three days Of grace thereafter shall be al
| lowed for the purpose or raising and bring
| ing In such nets or set lines and the fish
| caught therein or thereon Subdivision (1)
| shall not apply to Green Bay and the Fox
| river, below the dam at De Pere, only for
| Lake trout and whitehsh,
| tb) A pound net having meshes less than
! three and one-half inches. stretch measure,
| in the pot or crib thereof; provided that
| pound nets having meshes moi less than
| two inches, stretch measure, may be- used
| for the purpose OF taking herring and other
Gsh, except bass, IL set on perch and her
! ring grounds.
2. Any person, persons, firm, company or
! corporation who or which shall own. at the
! time this act liz passed, gill nets having
| uaeshes less than two and threeQua rterS
! inches, but not less than two inches, which
! were purchased prior to January 1st, 1909,
| are hereby authorized to use such nets In
| Lake Michigan, Lake Superior and Green
| Bay, until October 10Th, 1910, subject to
| ell the restrictions herein provided for gill
| nets having meshes two and three-quxrters
inches. Provided, however, that persons
! owning such small meshed nets shall furnish
| the state fish and game warden on or before
| July lSts 1909, sworn statement showing
! the number of feet Of such gill nets on
! hand. the sizes Of the meshes In said nets,
the kinds OF fish for which such nets Will
| be set and stating approximately the lsngth
! al time such nets have been In use.
| Section 4660a--546. 1t shall be unlawful
! and Ia hereby prohibited to set or cause to
De set or used net Of any kind or other
| device for trapping ash In any OF the fol-
! lowing named WAterSs
l. The waters Of Sturgeon Bay, tr-wit :
! That portion Of said bay lying south Of a
| straight Tine running easterly from SHEER
! vFcOd point light house to point where the
| south line OF lot l In section 10, township
| Is north, OF range 20 east. intersects the
| meandered line Of Sturgeon Bay IN Door
| County, including also the waters Of Sawyer
Harbor, excepting one gill net, not exceeding
three hundred feet in length and having
! meshas not Iess than four and one.haif
| inches, tnay Be used by each person during
| the m0aiha Of December, Jsnaory and Feb
| ruary TO catch lawyers. ell-pcuf. suckers
| and pickerel only.
| 2 Ths waters Of Detroit Harbor, to wit /:
| That portion Ut said harbor lying north and
| west Of straight line running in en- east.
| erly direction from the extreme southern
| point Of lot 8 In section IA. township 81
| north, Of range 20 east, to the most south
| erly point or lot In section Is, township
| So, north. OF range 80 east In Door county.
g. The waters Of Little Sturgeon Bay,
! south OF a straight line drawn from Horse
| Shoe OK Squaw Island to BoRnet's Point
| On the main land
| Scctien 45soa--47. From May 10th in
each year until March LIST OF the year fol-
lowing II shall be lawful TO have In pos.
session to sell or transport to points Within
and without this state, pike which have
been lawfully taken from the waters OF
Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Gr@H hay
| and the Fox river below the dam at De
! Pera, without restrictions an to the mum
her Of pounds possessed sold or trans.
| ported. Provided that such shipments shall
be Oiled from port on said @aters directly
TO their destination and shall not be re-.
billed or re-shipped from any other point
within thts state
| Section S560s--4S. l. 1t In rn,swfui and
| IL hereby prohibited In the OUTLYING waters
of this state,
(al To use In the poo or crib of pound
act suy apron or other device which would
! prevent small dsh escaping through the
neshes Of tbs oct when II IL set er raised
(b} To set or use ams fyks net HAVING
teas than two xad onetoartA iRckes, strs4eh
measure. N the ros or tat thereof, or any
seine ha vsns memhea LEAFS taaE snrsa saches,
stywtch measure. eKceet SaiSnoes seins Tor
hait
feI FOR any person persosas- nrm cans,
| nany or corporation 20 hAse 10 his OF their
poeseasicn more than Ave pounds Of under
sized whitetish FOR each pasaG get snd AZ
i tam pounds Of my under -sized isks trsui
for each pound net No perSoa, persans,
nrn. company or corporation shaii have
In his or their possession Ia any one isy
any more than the above asapatnt ~hitensh
or less than two poy.nda dresssd OF un-
dressed one bnd onehxif pounds. or 10 sell
offer for sale or transport any under sized
white nsh. Any person, persons arm. com.
cauy or corporation, haviag In any one aay
aav nore tkan the specified enaunf OF
yyhiteash or undersigned lake trout shall De
fined NOT less than gfty dollars. Not mors
than one hundred dollars. or By lmprtson.