Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-28
synepsis Of the Fish Laws h ~
Of Louisiana Passed b. MI
General Assenbh
ACT No. Iaa.

166. \. Az sou oAA~
found In the No.
80. waters of the ~
| and are hereby declared toSx
erty of the State.
Sec. II. Inconsequential.
Sec. III. 1t is unlawful -
son engaged in commercial fk
or draw q sein, hoop net, - n
line, throw line or set line = ~
lagoons, lakes, rivers, canal ~
Sec. Nv. No sein (exceef p
or minnows) of 200 feet and
length can be used, unle~ !
Of $4,000 for each sein and ~
boat has Deccn paid thereon, ~
under 200 feet in length shan ~
cense of $500.
Sec. v. The following H.,
be paid for commercial fishinr:
For fishing with hoop nets.
For fishing with trot line.
Fishing with bush, throw o. M
No license required for AR
and line or trolling with M .
fetal bate.
Sec. vi. No fresh water A.
caught except with rod and &
trolling with spoon or artiAdaI ~.
tween the let day Of April ~ n
day Of June, and no salt wSlls ~
tween the LIST day of May and - n
of August.
Sec. VII. 1t shall be unlasi,, !.
person to sell, exchange, expo~ ~
sale or exchange or have & -
for sale any black bass, commosh !.
grren trout or white or yellcV ~
monty called striped bass or y, 3
crappie, commonly called 49,
wnIre Perrn, or any species a -,
sun fish, between the ist n, 0
and the LIST day OF june.
Sec. VIII. No person Arm
alton shall sell or expose ior .sS ~
change or have in possession 4. u
keep in cold storage any speea;s. ~
or salt water fish during lie 49,
son.
sec; u. no bass shorter thm 1 ~
must be had In possession. Inh
der that size must be returned q 4.
ter, and all bass, crappie, psrS :
fish caught in seins or hoop.nr1s -.
Immediately returned to De -
injured.
Sec. K. 1t is unlawful 10 e.s.h =.
rod and line more than 50 No. ~
bar-fish or crappie, called sc,s.j,S
,ne day.
Sec. XI. All packages cout,in,u. =.
ish must be plainly and cleorIv ~
With name of consignor snd 49,
With itemized statement q numkr
bounds and names Of speci0 oni,i,
herein. Any package not @ ms,isi {
liable to seizure and confiscelim
Sec. XII. Rules and pe1la1i~
Inconsistent with provision q ~ r
nay be adopted and promulxaI.i 3. r
Board OF Game Commissions
Sec. XIII. No non-resident A. nm,
foreign-born resident enn-,i
commercial fishing shall ct q a.
elm, hoop-net or trot line vitbout -
Nc paid license of $500.
Sec. XIV. All unlicensed nj, -,
&C., are hereby declared pubIic nuirrr1
nd shall be destroyed BY any eans &
sh warden. No action for dsmseu -
e maintained for such seizure.
Sec. XIV. All jack-lights, iyke o. ~
1el nets are unlawful and Il iouui :
ossession shall be prima fscia evidsS
hat same are kept for unlawful = p
lay be seized.
Sec. XVI. II is unlawful % ~
lace, erect, fasten to stakes. Aooh
uoys or to use any gill net, fyke NJ
ny permanently set means foe III
sh In the waters of the State.
Sec. XII. In all cases Of amt ~ {
lations of this Act, possession q u \
r nets or seins or lines or oths a.
ereby prohibited sh-m -. n
'.uence Of violation Of this lst II
Gee. XVIII. The Board d Gam q
customers may take fish Of any ksl
re purposes Of science and nay -
ritten permission for any othsi -
do the same.
Secs. XIX and Xxx. Not spoBcahhh !
v section Of the State,
Sec: XXI. No spawn OF Hsh a - !
# ehall be liberated within tbe ~,
thout permission.
sec. xxi. Not pertinent TO fnnig
sec. XIII. In reference to sction I !
nee Jnrles with Game Commisuiou.
Sec. ANlV. Unlawful to obauct q
you, lagoon, lake, bay, river or CID :
dy OF with rack screen, wire or othn
se' to prevent the passage Of fsh psp
ted by law.
sec. XIV. All fish propaeated ~
in confinement shall Be -
,perty OF the person so propaestine
'ec. AXVI. 1t is unlawful to praetiu |
jumping"
&c. NXVII. All intake pipes for b
ating the land shall be provided vih /
Gems to prevent fish from being taka
, SAID pipe. Screen to be made 4
timber and shall be not more thu /
'eet square; the outer side Of same = !
covered with screening not more In !
linen mesh, the inner side to be oos.
! with wire screening Of not NOV
n one-quarter inch mesh.
ection NNVIII. Penalty for any pa.
Tor violating any provisions Of thh
not less than $500 nor more thss
or Imprisonment for not less thn
ays nor more than 6 months, or both
C. AAlX. All fines collected undg
Act shall be paid to the treasurer d
school funds, for the Use Of publ
c. Nm. All laws or parts Of law
onfllct with the provisions OF thb