The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-10
FISH WARDEN
GIVES SYNOPSIS
OF LATE LAWS
New Rules Put Into Effect Regard
ing Sale and Catching
Of Fish
SYNOPSIS OF FISH LAW.
In Effect July /. 1911.


der counties below gives Synopsis
of the Fish Law of Illinois and he
wishes to state as deputy the object
VI the new law is to catch the FISH
If legal size and weights during the
ish season and leave the small ones
and be sure and do not dynamite
Or use other unlawful means in kill
ing them, as the department is
spending about 100000 per year in
propagation and increasing the ma
tive food tishes---he will be glad to
give any information or send you a
copy of the fish law free of charge
10 any person asking for the same
md any citizen knowing any viola
ton OF the law should report the
same to the states attorney of your
county or to Deputy Ike l.. Morgan,
at Vienna, III.
You may FISH with Seine, Hoop
Net, Trammel Net or Baskets, with
mesh not less than one and one-half
inches square. from july LIST of any
year to May LIST of succeeding year.
You may catch White Fish anr
Trout with two and one-eighth inch
square mesh gill or pound nets from
December LIST Of any year to Novem-
Der lst of the succeeding year, and
Long Jaws, Black Fins and Herring
with one and three-eighths inch
mesh gill and pound nets during
same time.
You must have License to use
Seine. Trammel Net or Dip Net, and
to use Steam Tug, Gasoline Launch,
Sail or Row-Boat in operating gill
and pound nets
You must not catch Black Bass,
Pike Pickerel or Pike Perch with
any tackle except hook and line, nor
sell or ship any of these fish at any
time,
You must not catch, sell or have
IN possession any fish of less length
Or weight than as follows:
White or Striped Bass, S inches.
Grape, S inches.
Buffalo, Is inches.
Sun Fish, inches.
White Perch. 10 inches
Blue or Channel Cat, - inches;
10 inches dressed.
White Fish, Z pound,
Turtle, inch she'll.
No Frog over one-quarter pound
turing May and June.
Rock Bass. 6 inches.
Ring Perch, inches.
German Carp, 5 inches
Bull Heads, Z inches.
Lake Trout, l2 pounds.
No tackle shall be used in such a
manner as to obstruct more than
one-half the width of any water
where used.
You cannot ship Fish without a
License and giving bond OF
100000.
All packages Of Fish for ship
ment must be labeled with kind of
Fish and how many pounds contain
ed therein.
From May LIST to July you must
not catch any Fish except with
hook and line, and you must not
sell or offer for sale or shipment
during this time any Fish caught In
this State.
You may be fined up to 5000 90
or imprisoned in jail for violation
of Fish Law. and every Illegal Fish
had in possession shall be separate
offense.
All residents of the state Of Hi
nois can fish with hook and line at
any time of the year without license.
All male non-residents over the
age of 16 years must have License
to fish with hook and line and the
fee for the same Is $1.00 and the
License can be secured by all city
and county clerks.
All persons wishing to ship Fish
caught in the waters under the 5u-
.risdiction of this state, or to con-
duct a fish market for the purpose
of buying and selling and shipping
such Fish, or as wholesale dealer
to buy and sell any Fish caught or
taken in the waters under the juris-
diction of this state, must procure
a license so to do.
Residents License to fish with
100 yards of seine or less, Except
minnow seine) $500.
For each 100 yards OF Trammel
net or less $500.
For each dip net Csc.
For each Steam Tug used in OPP
Grating Gil or Pound nets $500.
For each Sail or Row boats used
in operating Gill or Pound nets
$1,000.
For each nonresident OF this state