Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-08

used or placed IN the waters or Lake hlchl-
gan:
(aJ A gill net having mesbes less than
four inches, stretch measure, IN less than
forty fathoms OF water.
OBJ gill net or nets having Deshes
less than four inches provided, however,
gin nets having meshes two and three
quarters inches and gill nets having meshes
three and One-half inches, may be set II
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 loss than forty fati4Oms If water
during the open season. any person, per
sOus, HTm or corporation fishing in less than
forty fa,n0ms Of water shall not have any
un6ersizCd lake trout or WliteIsh in his or
their possession. That am person, persons,
firm, or corporation having in his or their
possession any understood lake trout and
whitrGsh while fishing for rough fish shall
BE- priIua facie evidence Of violation Of this
section.
CcJ net Of any kind OF other device
for trapping fish within one-third Of mile
Of any haTbor, pier or break" ater, on the
shores of Lake Michigan.
2. All fish taken in gill nets excepting as
otherwise provided for whiteish and pike
set 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-4: / It shall be IN
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 ana Fox river
below the dam a. De Pere.
Ca gill net having meEhes less than
three and One-haf inches for lake trout and
whitefish provided. however, that gill nets
having meshps not less than two and three
eighths inches may be used during the open
season for perch and other rough hsn.
(DD Any net, set line or set hook of any
kind from April lst to May 10th in any
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less than four inches, stretch measure, may
De used for the purpose OF catching lake
trout and whiteGsh, and pound aetS having
mcshes not less than TWO inches il the pot
or crib thereof may be used to catch herring
only, during the closed season above speci-
fed
z. It shall be unlawful to possess on the
waters Of Green Bay or the FOZ river below
the dam at De Pere or on the land bOr-
deFing said waters, or to ship from any
port said waters, any green fish Of any
kind, except lake trout, ~ tehsh and her
ring, from April 1st to May 10th Ia any
year.
Section 45GGa-4G. !. Tc shall be unlawful
and is hereby prohibited for any person,
persons nTm, company or corporation 70 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 PeTe,
Ia net set line or set hook Of any
lind, excepting rs otherwise provided by law
during the period from October 18th to De-
ccmber I st IN any year, which period shall
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 In such waters nets or 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 Of raising and bring
Ing In such nets or set lines and the hsh
caught therein or thereon. Subdivision (a)
shall not apply to Green Bay and the Fox
river, below the dam at De Pere, only for
lake trout and Whitefsh
~ 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 not less than
two inches, stretch measure, may be used
for the purpose Of taking herring and other
Hsh, except bass, II set on perch and her
ring grounds,
& Amy person, persons, firm, company or
corporation who or which shall own, at the
time this act is passed, gill meta having
Eaeshes 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-quhrters
inches. Provided, however, that persons
the state ash and game warden on or before
July 1st, 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 Will
be set : and stating approximately the Length
Of time such nets have been in use.
Section 456Oa-546 1t shall be unlawful
and IL hereby prohibited to set or cause to
be set or used net Of any kind or other
device for trapping fish in any OF tas fot-
lowing named waters:
l. The waters Of Sturgeon Bay. to-wit:
That portion Of said bay lying south Of
straight line running sesteTiy from Cher
wood point light house to q point where the
south line Of lot 1 "a section 10, township
% north, of range % east, intersects the
meandered line OF Sturgeon Bay in Door
County, including also the waters Of Sawyer
HarboF, excepting one gill net, not exceeding
three hundred feet In length and having
raesheE not less than four and oRe-half
inches, may be used by each person during
the months of December, JanRurY and Feb
FuRTy to catch lawyers, ell-pout7 suckers
aud pickerel only.
2 The waters Of Detroit Harboz, to-wit
mat portion Of said hsrbox lying north and
west OF O straight line running IN an east
erly direction from the extreme southern
point Of lot 3 in section Il, township 80
north, Of range % east, to the most SOUTH
erly point Of lot 2 IN section ID, township
83, north, OF range 80 east In Door county.
8. The waters Of Little Sturgeon Bay,
south Of a straight line drawn from Horse
Shoe or SQuRw Island to BOnnet'E Point
on the main land.
Section 45BOa-47. From May 10th In
each year until March LIST Of the year fol-
lowing IL shall be lawful to have Ia 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 num-
Der Of pounds possessed, sold or trans
ported. Provided that such shipments shall
be nlIed from a port on said waters directly
10 their destination and shall not be re-
billed or re-shipped from any other point
within this state.
Section 458oa-zs. / II Is unlawful and
is hereby prohibited In the outlying wstera
OF this state,
(a) To use In the pot or crib Of E pound
net any apron or other device which would
prevent small Ash escaping through the
neshes Of the net when It IS set or raised,
(b) To set or use any fyke net having
less than two and oRe-fOUrth inches, stretch
measure, In the pot or tail thereof, or any
seine having meshes less than three hachssS
stretch measure, except MInHSw sat2s fSs
bait.
lei For any person. persona arai, con-
pEay or corporation to have IN his or thstr
possession more than Eve pounds Of under
s1sed whiteGsh for each pound net saS hR-
teen pounds Of any understood laks trout
for each pound net Ne person, ps<xanx,
Arm. company or corporation shall have
In Ais or their possession In any sHe day
any more than the above sEncUut. Snitensh
OF less than two pounds dressed or uR-
dressed oDs Snd ane-hEh pounds, or to sell,
offer for sale Or transport sry under-sized
white fish Any person, PSrsens. arm. CON-
pRny OF corporation. having Ia any one day
any more than the specified amount Of
whItsdsh or understood lake trout shall be
sns6 aot less than atty dollars, rot more
thRa one hundred dollars, oS By inprison-
nent not less thsn sixty days Dar Elors
tAAn ninety d&yr in jail Sub. ic) ahAu aD-
nnIz . n.nna net nshsrnaAn