River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-15

(a) gill net having meshes less than
four inches, stretch measure, Ia less than
forty fathoms Of water.
(b) 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 one-half inches, may be set In
forty fathoms Of water or over. Provided,
however, that gill nets having less than four
inches stretch measurement may be used
for the purpose Of taking or catching rough
fish In less than forty fathonIs Of water
during the open season. ANY person, per-
sons firm or corporation fishing in less than
forty fa,Aoms Of water shall not have any
understood lake trout or wnitehsh in his or
their possession. That any person, persons,
firm, or corporation having In his or their
possession any undersized lake trout and
whitcflsh while fishing for rough fish shall
be prima facie evidence Of violation OF this
section.
(cl A net of any kind or other device
for trapping fish within one-third Of a mile
of any barbor, pier or breakwater, on the
shores Of Lake Michigan.
2. All fish taken in gill nets excepting as
otherwise provided for whitehsh and pike,
get and used as specified In the preceding
section Of this act, shall be deemed Of legal
size and may lawfully be possessed, sold
and transported.
Section 45gOa-44 1. 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 inc waters OF Green bay anu pOA ElfbI
below the dam at De Pere.
(a) A gill net having neshes less than
three and one-half inches for lake trout and
whitefsh provided, however, that gill nets
having meshes not less than two and three
eighths inches may be used during the open
season for perch and other rough fish.
Coz ANY net, set line or set hook or any
kind from April LIST to May 10th In any
year excepting gill nets having mesnes not
less than four inches, stretch measure, may
be used for the purpose OF catching lake
trout and whitefish, and pound nets having
meshes not less than two inches In the pot
or crib thereof may be used 10 catch herring
only, during the closed season above speci-
fed.
g. 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 bor-
dering said waters, or TO ship from any
port on said waters, any green fish OF any
kind, except lake trout whitehsh and her.
ring from April LIST to May 10th Ia any
year.
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 at De Pere,
(al 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 Ia any year, which period SHAH
be known as the closed season on said
waters provided, II on the 18th day OF Oc-
tober In any year, any person shall have
set La such waters, nets or set lines which,
owing to stress Of weather, such person.
persons, firm, company Tor corporation, shall
be unable to raise or bring In on said date,
three days of grace thereafter shall be al
lowed for the purpose of raising and bring
ing in such nets or set lines and the 1sh
caught therein or thereon. Subdivision ta)
shall not apply to Green Bay and the Fox
river, below the dam at De Pere, only Tor
Lake trout and whitefsh.
(b) pound net having meshes less than
three and one-haif inches, stretch measure,
in the pot or crib thereof; provided that
pound nets having meshes not less than
two inches, stretch measure, may be used
for the purpose Of taking herring and other
nsh, except hasa, IL set on perch and her,
ring grounds.
r. ANY person, persons, firm, company or
corporation who or which shall own, at the
time this act Is passed, gill nets having
meshes less than two and three-quarters
inches, but not less than two inches, which
were purchased prior to January LIST, 1909,
are hereby authorized to use such nets in
Lake Michigan, Lake Superior and Green
Bay, until October 18th, 1910, subject TO
all the restrictions herein provided for gill
nets having meshes two and three-quarters
inches. Provided, however, that persons
owning such small meshed nets shall furnish
the state fish and game warden on or before
July LIST, 1909, a 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 VIII
be set and stating approximately the length
aE time such nets have been In use
Section 4560a-646. 1t shall be unlawful
and 10 hereby prohibited to set or cause 70
be set or used net OF any kind OK other
device for trapping fish Ia any Of ths tol-
lowing named waters:
1. The waters Of Sturgeon Bay, te-wtt 8
That portion of said bay lying south OF
straight line running easterly from Sher~
/ A. fka.S.& b S4v.A taAsA "a
south line OF lot Ia section 10, township
% north, Of range 90 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
rneshas not less than four and one-hAlf
| tnchea may be used by each person during
the months OF December, Janaury and Feb
ruary TO catch lawyers, eil-pout' suckers
and pickerul only.
q The waters of Detroit Harbor, to-wit |:
| aYhat portion OF said h&rbox lying north and
| west Of a straight line running Ia an east
| eriy direction from the extreme southern
point OF lot 8 In section IA, township So
| north. of range 20 east to fhe most south
| erly point OF lot In section Is, township
| 80, north, Of range 80 east Ia Door county.
8. The waters Of Little Sturgeon Bay,
south OF q straight tine drawn from Horse
| Shoe or Squaw Island to Bonne&'s Point
| oa this main land
Section 456Oa-47 From May 10th in
eAcn year uEllAi E0ArcA 1BG OF lie year NlOk"
| lowing 1t 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, Gren Bay
and the Fox river below the dam at De
| Pere, without restrictions as TO the NAM
| Der of pounds possessed, sold or trans
! ported Provided that such shipments shalI
| be filled from a port on said waters directly
| TO their destination and shall not be re-
| billed or re-shipped from any othsT point
within this state.
/ Section 45e0a-4s l. It is unlawful and
| Is hereby prohibited liz the outlying waters
| Of this state,
(a) To use In the pot or crib Of pound
| net any apron or other device which would
| Eneshes Of the net when IL is set or raised,
(b) To set or use Rny fyke net having
/ less than two and one-fouFth inches, stretch
| measure, sa the pot or tail thaseef. or any
| seine having meaAes less than thrsa hs0Aax.
/ str~tch measure, except naiznow n9Ana fes
/ bait.
(e) For any person. persons. hxnss ooss-
| pany or corporation to have n his OF their
/ possession more than five pounds ct under
| stsed wnttsAsh for each pound nst and az
| taen pounds OF any undeS-sized kaice frvuG
| axm, company Or corpor&kion shall h&vo
/ In his or their possesaioa In aRy cae day
| any more than the above amount, wastsask
/ Of less than twp pounds 6rezsed or nm
/ dressed cne &Sd ene-haif pounds. or TO sell,
/ orer for sale ex transport any underzixed
/ Waite nsk- Amy person, persona, arm, oeul-
| pany or corporation. having IN any enc 6sy
1 any more than the spscfned amount %
4 whateAsh or understood lake trout shah be
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