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fish caught under a license, shall
plainly mark the box, barrel, or other
receptacle containing such fish sub
stantially as follows;
Caught by ............ of the town
of ............ under license No. 80.
granted the ...... day of ........
And the possession of fish so caught
and labelled shall not be presumptive
evidence that they were caught in
violation of law.
d. Reports. A licensee shall, with
in thirty days after being requested so
to do by the fish and game commits
sloner. report to said commissioner
his catch for the preceding season.
giving such information as said COM
missioner requires.
e. Removal Of nets. A person fish
ing under license shall, within ten
days after the close Of a fishing sea
son fixed by such license. remove his
nets and fishing apparatus from the
lake shore, or the same shall there
AFTER be subject to seizure as unlaw-
full devices.
T. Prohibition. No person shall
permit another to fish under a license
granted to him, and no person shall
Iish or attempt to fish under a license
not granted to him or containing his
name, and no person not having a H.
cense shall label box, barrel or other
receptacle as provided in subdivision
(c) OF this section. and nc person
shall sell or offer for sale a sturgeon
not caught under a license. represent
ing that such fish was so caught.
Refund NNbono,r1,. 81.
sloner certities in writing to the audi
TOR OF accounts that a license issued
py MIN under the provisions of this
section has been revoked, said auditor
shali draw an order in favor of the
person whose license has been SO re-
voked for the portion of such license
Zee for the unexpired term, the same
to be deducted from the funds avail
able for the fish commission.
Sec. 43. Minnow nets and minnow
traps Minnow nets not exceeding
seyenty-fve feet in length may be
used for taking minnows for bait
from waters not inhabited by trout.
Aiinnow traps may be set for taking
minnows for bait in waters inhabited
by trout, provided that no such trap
shall exceed eighteen inches in length
and that the aperture therein for the
entrance Of fish shall not exceed one
inch in diameter.
Sec. a. Nets to be DESTROYED
Selnea' fykes, pounds, traps and other
nets or fishing devices not authorized
by law, had, set or used in or upon
me waters of this state or on the
shore thereof, or islands surrounded
oy SAID waters are hereby declared TO
ne public nuisanoes, and shall be sum-
marily seized abated and DESTROYED
oy game warden or by private per-
SON. or may be sold by the commits
sion. Possession of nets or fishing
devices other than as provided bv law
at any time within five hundred feet
of the shores of any waters of this
stat shall be presumptive evidence
that the same were unlawfully used.
sec. 40. Bounties for nets. A per
son may seize nets unlawfully used
or possessed and deliver the same
within three days to the town clerk
OF the town where the seizure is made
Tor the purpose Of obtaining a bounty
as hereinafter provided. The town
clerk shall retain such net subject to
the order and disposal of the commits.
sion upon satisfactory proof that such
net was In good faith discovered and
seized while In the possession of or
under the control of person having
the net with intent to use for fishing
or under circumstances showing thar
IL had just been or was about IN ha
used for fishing, or that 1t was placed
for use in violation of the provisions
or this act and upon payment To the
Town clerk by the person Selling tho
! same, of one dollar for each net sucb
clerk shall make and deliver TO such
person an affidavit attesting the deliv.
cry OF the net, and certifying the size
ana character Of the same. Upon nre-
! sentation of such affidavit. duly an
proved by the commissioner. TO the
auditor OF accounts. said auditor shall
draw an order in favor of the person
named in such certificate for amounts
respectively as follows: For each gill
net, set net and seine less than ono
hundred feet in length. three dollars.
Tor each fyke with hoops less than
four feet in diameter. and for each
seine and gill net over one hundred
and under two hundred feet in length
Z nve dollars; for each trap net under
/ HNe rect, Tor each fyke with hoops
over four feet in diameter. for each
seine and gill net over two hundred
and under three hundred feet in
length, seven dollars and fifty cents.
Tor each trap net over five feet and for
each seine and gill net over three
hundred feet ia length. ten dollars.
ana for each pound net. fifteen dollars
NO warden. however, shall receive n
bounty for selling net when on or
cial duty. All sums of money received
by the fish and game commissioner.
I or county FISH and game warden. for
fishing devices so seized and disposed
or by them, shall be paid 10 the state
treasurer, 70 be used for the purposes
of this act.
Sec. &c Penalties. A person who
uses nets for taking sturgeon i'm Lake
Champlain, except as provided in this
part, or who violates the provisions
of a license issued by the commission.
er according 10 the provisions Of this
part or provision of sections Al and
~ shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor
and for each violation shall be fined
not more than one hundred dollars.
or be imprisoned for not more than
ninety days.
PART VI HUNTING LICENSES.
Section 47-Ticenses: exceptions.
Section 4S-Apnlication: fees
Section f9-Provisions and terms.
Section 50-Transportation: non RS
ident.
Section characterization. resi-.