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


gan
(a) A gill net having meshes less than
four inches. stretch measure, In less than
forty fatbOms Of water.
ID a eli net or nets having .neshes
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
ash In less than forty fathOnls OF water
during the open season Any person, per-
sons. firm or corporation fishing Ia less than
forty falcons Of water shall not have any
understood lake trout or whitefsh In his or
their possession. ihat any person, persons,
firm, or corporation having in his or their
possession any understood lake trout and
whltehsh while fishing for rough nsh shall
BE- prima facie evidence Of violation OF this
section.
(c) net Of any kind or other device
for trapping fish within one-third Of mile
Of any harbOr. pier or breakwater, on the
shores OF Lake Michigan.
.. All fish taken in gill nets excepting as
otherwise provided for whitefsh and pike,
set and used as specified Ia the preceding
section Of this act, shall be deemed Of legal
size and may lawfully b. possessed, sold
and transported.
lawful and is hereby prohibited for any
person, persons, firm, company OK 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 Dc Pere.
tat gill net having rneshes less than
three and one half inches for lake trout and
whtetish provided however, that Sill nets
having meshes not less than two and three
elghths inches may be used during the open
season for perch and other rough fish.
tbJ 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 than four inches, stretch measure, may
be used for the purpose OF catching lake
trout and whitehsh, and pound nets 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 speei-
ned.
Q II shall be unlawful to possess on the
waters Of Green Bay or the Fox river below
the dam at be Pere or on the land Dor
deFipg said waters, or 70 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 In any
year,
Section 4560a-45, l. 1t shall be unlawful
and is hereby prohibited for amy 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,
(a) net, set line or set hook Of any
kind, excepting as otherwise provided by law
during the period from October 10Th to De-
cember LIST in any year, which period shall
be known az 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
owed for the purpose OF raising and bring
ing in such nets set lines and the fish
caught therein or thereon. Subdivision (al
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 onehaf 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 pur pose Of taking herring and other
fish, except bass II set on perch and her
ring grounds.
q Any person, persons nrm, company or
corporation who or which shall own, az 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 late fish and game warden on or before
July Ist, 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 4560a--546. II shall be unlawful
aud 10 hereby prohibited TO set or cause to
be set or used a net Of any kind or other
device for trapping fish In any OF the fol-
lowing named waters:
/. The waters OF Sturgeon Bay, to-wit
- n
straight line running easterly from Sher-
wood point light house 10 a point whore the
south line OF lot 1 In section 10, township
% 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
meshes not less than four and onehalf
inches, may be used by each person during
the months OF December, Janaury and Feb
ruary to catch lawyers, ell-pout, suckers
and pickerel only.
g. The waters of Detroit Hsrbor, to-wit:
That portion Of said h0rbor lying north and
west OF q straight line running In an east.
erly direction from the extreme southern
point OF lot 3 In section IA, township 33
north. OF range 20 east to the most south
erly point OF lot in section Is, township
80, north, of range 80 east in Door county
3. The waters Of Little Sturgeon Bay.
south OF a straight line drawn from Horse
Shoe or SQuaw Island TO Bonneta Point
on the main land.
Section 4560a-4T 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, Gren Bay
and the Fox river below the dam at De
PEREZ without restrictions as to the num-
her OF pounds possessed sold or trans.
| ported Provided that such shipments shall
be filed from port on said waters directly
20 their destination and shall not be re.
! billed or re-shipped from any other point
| within this state
| Section 45G0a--4s. l. 1t is unlawful and
Is hereby prohibited In the outlying waters
I OF this state,
| Ia To use in the pot or crib Of a pound
| net any apron or other device which would
| prevent small fish es eaping through the
| meshes OF the net when IL ia set or raised
| (hl To set or use any fyke net having
| less than two and one-fOurth inches, stretch
measure, In the pot or tail thereof, or any
! seine having meshes less than three inches,
stretch measure, except a minnow seine for
| bait.
| (el For sny person. persons, firm. com
| pany or corporation to have in his or their
| possession more than Ave pounds Of under
sized whitehsh for each pound net and NJ
| teen pounds OF any understood lake front
| for each pound net. No person parsons
| hrm company or corporation shall have
| in his or their possession In any one dsy
| any more than the above amount whitsfsh
| OF less than two pounds dressed or IN
| dressed one and one-half pounds, or 20 sell
! offer for sale or transport any understood
white nsh. Any person, persons, arm, com
| pRny or corporation, having in any one day
| any more than the specified amount OF