Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-21
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CAAPTER 1852. LAWS OLE 1ona
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CHAPTER 26S, Laws OF 1909.

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AN ACT to create sections 1497c-1
1870, 1497e-3, 1916. 1497-b'
l49Ic-6 and 149Tc-7 Of the statutes
e ana Ing 70 the collection of lake trout
waters. H'ins
The people of the State of Wisconsin ranra-
sented IN Senate and Assembly, do enact
Section 1. There are hereby added to
sne s.atqt te, seven new sections to read
curing and fertilizing the shawn If laTa
trout and whitefish the superintendent Of
HSnerles shall, upon written request there
LOT, Issue-to any person, firm or corporation
a permit TO catch whitefish and lake trout
from the waters of Lake Michigan and
Green Bay with gill nets having meshes NOT
less than four and one half inches stretch
measure, from November ] st to November
Ioth, and shall in like manner. upon writ
ten request therefor, Issue to any person.
arn or corporation permit to catch white
nsh 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 goth
Section 1902. Each and every per-
son, firm or corporation authorized by the
superintendent OF fisheries to fish as pro-
yided in section 1497c-1 of this act shall.
at his their expense, employ competent
person, who shall be approved by the super
lntendent of fisheries, to collect and fertil-
ize the spawn from the lake trout and
whltefsh taken by authority of such per-
nit and it shall be the duty of the person
firm or corporation to whom or which such
permit is issued to provide necessary uten-
Sis and facilities for collecting and fer
titzlng the eggs taken and to deliver in
good condition to the superintendent of
nSherles or his agents, at such place as the
superintendent OF fisheries shall designate
the spawn thus taken. The superintendent
or fisheries may, in his discretion, require
any person, firm or corporation to plant the
eggs taken pursuant to this section ON the
spawning grounds from which the fish are
eaught In lieu OF delivering them on shore
for the fish hatcheries.
Section 1497c-3. 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 wafer at one time, or shall set or 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 Michl-
gan and Green Bay.
Section 1497c@ 1t shall be the duty
of the person, firm or corporation to whom
or which a permit to fish is issued by the
superintendent OF fisheries TO that the
eggs Of the lake trout and whitefsh are
carefully collected, fortified and delivered
in good condition In accordance with the
instructions of the superintendent of fish
cries or his agents and for the purpose OF
receiving and caring for spawn the said
superintendent of fisheries and hts 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 corporation to and from the
fishing grounds and all other facilities
cessary for overseeing the work and caring
for the spawn collected.
Section 1875. Each person, firm or
corporation to whom a permit TO fish is
issued shall report TO the superintendent
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-
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 14o7c-6. The permit issued
by the superintendent of fisheries to a
person. firm or corporation to fish as afore-
said shall at all times be In the possession
of the captain or owner or the boat used
In lifting nets and the captain or owner
shall accompany the boat with such permit
n 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 shall be
exhibited on the request of the state fish
and game warden or any OF his deputies or
any citizen.
CORPORATION 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 whiteish caught
while fishing by authority of a permit. or
who shall neglect or refuse to carefully fer
tilize and deliver the spawn collected In &C
cOrdf1ce with the lnslructioHs VI tiie sup
intendent of fisheries, or who shall nsh
with more than three gangs OF gil nets or
with nets having meshes less than four and
one half inches stretch measures or who or
which shall fail or refuse to AFFORD the
sunerjntendent 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 superintendent of fish
cries shall forthwith revoke his permit TO
fish. n4 49,.
be in force from and after its passage ana
publication. = 1910