Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-10
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The following summary of the gem
eral fish laws as to open and close
season and length of fish. daily limit
and transportation, which become eff
fective July /, has been prepared by
the department of inland fisheries and
game.
Open season on land-locked salmon,
trout and togue from the time the ice
Creix river and its tributaries and in
Kennebec county. and in which waters
the open season shall close Sept. 10:
open season on Sebago Lake and Long
Pond, Cumberland county, from April
/. TO Oct. /. Daily limit. Is pounds
Cor one fish or not more than 40 fish.
Open season on white perch, July
to April 1. Legal length of fish; land
locked salmon. IL inches trout, 5 inch
es; white perch inches; black bass,
10 inches
During February, March and April
citizens of this State may fish through
the ice in the day time. for home con-
sumption, only. with not over five set
lines to a family. for land-locked sal
mon, trout. and togue, in waters not
closed to ice fishing by special laws.
No trout. togue. land-leeked salmon.
white perch or black bass shall be
transported in any way except in the
possession of the owner, accompanied
by him. plainly labeled with his name
and address, and open to view; ex
cept any resident of this State who has
lawfully in his possession one trout.
one togue, one land locked salmon. or
one white perch. or one black bass, or
10 pounds of either kind of these fish,
may send the same anywhere in this
state without accompanying the same.
by purchasing of the duly constituted
agent therefor a tag. paying for
trout. togue. land locked salmon or
black bass, 81 for each, or 81 for each
10 pounds of the same. and so cents
for one white perch or 10 pounds of
the same.
Any person not a bona fide resident
of this State and actually domicled
therein who has lawfully in his pos
session one trout. one togue. one land
locked salmon, or one white perch. or
one black bass. or ten pounds of eth
ed kind of these fish, may transport
the same to his home or to any hos
pital In this State without accompany
ing the shipment. by purchasing of
the duly constituted agent therefor a
tag, paying for a trout. togue land
locked salmon or black bass. 81 for
each. or 81 for each ten pounds of the
same. and 50 cents for one white perch
or 10 pounds of the same. Provided,
however that no person shall. under
any of these provisions, send more
than one box of fish or one pair of
game birds once in thirty days.
No trout, land locked salmon, togue
white perch or black bass shall be sold
at any time by any person. No trout,
Unauthorized salmon. togue. white perch
or black bass shall be bought at any
time by any person. Provided. how
ever, that the provisions of this Sec
ton shall not apply to trout, land
locked salmon. togue, white perch or
Hack bass raised in private fish ponds
operated under permission of the com
missioners of inland fisheries and
game
In addition to the general laws men
toned the last Legislature passed a
considerable amount of private and
special legislation affecting various
rivers. ponds and streams. The de-
partment of inland fisheries and game
has prepared revision of the fish and