The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-18
Grow, of Weber, Introduces
Measure Almost Entirely
Different From Old Law.
CHANGE IN SALARIES
ONE OF PROVISIONS
additional Protection for Pub
lie Proposed in the Dis
pOsal of Fish.

II To throw further protection about
The fish and game of the state, Grow
1Df Weber county has introduced a strin
.igent bill on the subject in the house.
$50 widely do the provisions Of Crows
''measure differ from those of the ex-
listing law, that the bill is virtually en-.
.lfirely new.
Il The first change is in salaries. AT
the present the fish and game COM
Iinissioner receives a salary of $500 a
,Fear. with expenses of $4,000. The
chief deputy receives n salary of $1,000,
with 5000 for expenses. and the hatch
yery superlntendeDts and county war
tdens get $1,000 a year, with 5000 ex-
s,penses, Under the proposed law, the
iIcommissioner would receive salary of
$4,000, with no expenses, and the hatch
cry superintendent and county war
'dens $1,000 a year each. The chief dep
-Iuty is eliminated.
q Another stringent provision of the
bill is that the fish and game commits
sioner, who shall be called the state
commissioner. "shall be able to dis
:lfinguish the different species of fish,
7Eame aid birds, protected by the state
Of Utah"
kppcintive Power.
IL The state commissioner Is given au~
thoritv 10 appoint one hatchery super
:intendent for each district, one clerk
md one or two county wardens for each
county. such appointments to be filed
with The state auditor
'I Persons giving evidence leading TO
fonvictions of violations of law are
Eiven the entire amount of the fine
Imposed.
,. Ill., oto+, .on, n,n,;ce;onor ,rJ counfy
Fardens, sheriffs and constables are
'}Eiven authority TO arrest persons who,
)they have reason to believe, are vio
3ating the law. and may prosecute a
tearch for hidden fish or game in any
blace. This can be done without a
warrant If necessary.
= Annual reports are provided for and
my officer under the provision of the
net who fails to enforce the law shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor.
The proposed duties of wardens are
substantially as they are in the pres
ent law, as are the provisions relating
10 the screening of water courses for
the protection of fish.
Additional protection is thrown
around the sale of fish For example,
IL fish are left at any place for cold
etorage during the closed season, and
The persons so leaving them cannot be
The fish were left shall be found guilty
fpf violation of the law and fined
not TO exceed $25 for each offense.
Ten pounds of fish is made the limit
Sof days catch.
il It is made a misdemeanor for any
lkperson to take fish at any time from
between the crest Of the dam OF the
hogan river and the LOGAN mower house
On the bank of the Logan river, or be
tween the power house and the mouth
of Spring creek, where it empties into
The Logan river.
Private Fish Ponds,
I Private fish ponds must be fed from
d private spring. or flowing well. If
they are fed from state waters they
will not be deemed private ponds If
they are deemed private ponds the
owners must pay SO for permit to
Eell fish therefrom. In addition, the
fish must be inspected before they are
nsrketed, and they must be taken to
market alive. in tanks or barrels In
The counties where they are raised.
L The use of explosives or drugs in
khe catching of fish is not only made
b misdemeanor, punishable by a fine
pf less than 5000. or 100 days i'm
. prisonment. but it is made a misde-
neanor for any person to have in his
{. VDSSeSslOn along Che Dank OIL any Stream
y INV device for the unlawful taking of
X Esh, such as seines, nets, giant powder
!, f poison drugs. and the devices when
found are to be confiscated and sold
:, 1t public auction. An exception is
= made in the cases of miners OF road
10 huilders actuall engaged in their
work
III It is made msdemeanor, punish
Ii tble by fine of not less than 800.
: Tor any person to offer for sale any
part of any deer, elk, antelope or
Mountain sheep in the closed season,
q Ind the possession of such by hotel.
Festaurant or any other place where
"A meals are served makes the proprietor
III fesponsible for the fine.
The law is changed relative to the
sf number of prairie chickens, grouse.
- nail. etc, that may be killed during
A the open season, the limit being eight
Ill p any one day.
Change in Permits,
|a change also is proposed in the
occurring of permits to hunt The pres
A mt law does not provide for Il permit
U 70 hunt rabbits, but the proposed law
noes not except rabbits, Persons dcsir-