Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-14
SYNOPSIS Of the Fish Laws Of IL ~
Of Louisiana Passed BY tho llsl
General Assembly.
ACT No. 1872.

Sec. l. All salt and fresh water r.
found i'm the waters Of the State shall ~
and are hereby declared to be the pvf
erty of the State.
Sec. ii. Inconsequential.
Sec. III. 1t is unlawful for any ~
son engaged in commercial fishing, b =
or draw a sein, hoop net, trot line, r.
line, throw line or set line in the bayo4
lagoons, lakes, rivers, canals of the 6(olG' 4
Sec. ". No sein Except for dhiuo
or minnows) of 200 feet and upward \
length can be used, unless a hceaso -
of 5000 for each sein and sail q ~
boat has been paid thereon, and al ell1G
under 200 feet in length shall pay & y
cense of $3.50
Sec. v. The following Licences ~
be paid for commercial fishing:
For fishing with hoop nets. ~
For fishing with trot line. ...-.. - /.
Fishing with bush, throw or set line 81
No license required for fishing With ~
and line or trolling with spoon OF - .
fetal bate.
Sec. vi. No fresh water fish shal| b
caught except with rod and line o. ~
trolling with spoon or artificial bet -
tween the LIST day of April and the y
day of June, and no salt walter "a ~
tween the LIST day Of May and the LID
of August.
Sec. VII. 1t shall be unlawful to ~
person to sell, exchange, expose, od9 q /
sale or exchange or have in posc9
for sale any black bass, commonly CO.
grren trout or white or yellow bass, -
monty called striped bass or bar 30 I
Graphic, commonly called sac-a-lH
white perch, or any species Of perch g.
sun fish, between the lst day Of MAJ
and the LIST day of June.
Sec. VIII. No person, firm or COT
alton shall sell or expose for sale o.
change lOr have in possession for -.
keep i'm cold storage any species Of -
or salt water fish during the closed
son.
See. TX. No bass shorter than ine1
must I've had in possession. All beN
| der that size must be returned TO the
ter, and all bass, crappie, perch q
| fish caught in seins or hoop-nets mu2
Immediately returned to the waters -
Injured.
Sec. Y. II is unlawful to catch q
rod and line more than 81 black d,
bar-fish or crappie, called sac-a-IM
one day.
Sec. XXI. All packages containing
| fish must be plainly and clearly ma's
| with name Of consignor and c0nse
with itemized statement of numb:
pounds and names of species con!s !, u
therein. Any package not 80 maFk'
liable to seizure and confiscation:
Sec. XII. Rules and regulatio3
inconsistent with provisions OF ~
may be adopted and promulgated y
Board of Game Commissioners.
Sec. XIII. No nonresident ofu1 .
uralized foreign-born resident ene:91
commercial fishing shall set or or
sein, hoOp-net or trot line without
ing paid license of $500.
Sec. XIV. All unlicensed nets. -
&C., are hereby declared public nus
and shall be destroyed by any eams
fish warden. No action for damages
be maintained for such seizure.
Sec. XIV. All jack-lights, fyke OF 4.
mel nets are unlawful and II ion =
possession shall be prima facia GU ~
| that same are kept for unlawful -
may be seized. La
Sec. XVI. 1t is unlawful 70
place, erect, fasten to stakes, L.
ouoys or to use any gill net, iyke
any permanently set means for
fish in the waters of the State. I
Sec. XII. In all cases OF arress - -
olations of this Act, possession o. ~ -
or nets or seins or lines or otner ~
hereby prohibited shall be Pnms
evidence of violation Of this Act. ~
Sec. XVIII. The Board OF Game ~ =.
missioners may take fish OF any - -
the purposes Of science and may -
written permission for any otnef
to do the same. r..hlsn
Secs. XIX and Xxx. Not app'lo
this section OF the State. -.
Sec. XXI. No spawn OF nsn = g.
sort shall be liberated within tne
without permission. 49,.
Sec. XXI. Not pertinent 70 -. n
Sec. XIII. In reference TO -
Police Juries with Game Comml -
Sec. XIV. Unlawful to opsSI -
bayou, lagoon, lake, bay, river o ~.
body Of with rack screen, Wire q -
wise, to prevent the passage OF
tected by law. NJ
StGinQ
Tho laws In reference to ne - -
/ Of shrimp ase only for The csk 49,