The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-04-25
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FISH PROVIDED
IN A new BILL
SENATOR STOKES AND SENATOR
M'GEAcHY DRAW UP MEASURE
APPLYING TO EscAMslA AND
SANTA ROSA COUNTIES.
SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL.

SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL.
Tallahassee. Fla, April Ex-senator
Stokes and Senator McGeachy. of Es-
Gambia and Santa Rosa counties. to-
gether with the representatives from
both counties, have agreed upon the
following bill to regulate fishing in the
waters of these counties. They will,
however, be glad to have suggestions
from the people who viii be affected
by it. The bill reads.
Fish Regulation Bill.
An act to be entitled. An act reiat-
ing to the waters OF Escambia. and
Santa Rosa counties, Florida, and to
provide a penalty for the violation OF
this act. and to provide what shall be
prima facie evidence of a violation or
this act. and to repeal chapter 1901,
acts of 1911. laws of Florida, same
being an act entitled An act to pro-
hibit the catching OF fish in the waters
Of Santa Rosa and Escambia counties,
Florida with seines, nets, traps or set
devices, by shooting, gigging. or other
wise than by hook and line, and to
prohibit the catching OF fish in the
waters OF Santa Rosa and Escambia
counties with hook and lire during the
months of April and May of each
year
Be it enacted by the legislature OF
the state of Florida:
section J. II shall be unlawful for
any person to fish in any of the waters
OF Escambia and Santa Rosa counties,
Florida. with any seine or net what
ever having nesl1es less than one and
one-quarter inches square; it shall be
lawful however for any person to fish
In any of said waters, when. not other
wise prohibited. with a seine or net
having mesaes one and one-quarter
inches square or larger: and 1t shall
be lawful for any person to fish in any
of said waters. when not otherwise
prohibited. for nonedible fish for bait
with net having meshes less than
one and one-quarter inches square.
Section 2. It shall be unlawful for
any person to ash in any or the fresh
waters OF Escambia or Santa Rosa
counties, Florida, with any seine or
net. trap, gig. or set device whatever,
or by shooting. dynamiting, or other
wise than with hook and line; provid-
ed that it shall be lawful for any per-
son to gig fish commonly known as
suckers In the waters mentioned in
this section.
Section 5. It shall be unlawful for
any person to Ash in any Of the fresh
waters OF Escambia or Santa Rosa
T
April and May in any manner what
socver; provided. however, that it shall
be lawful. during the months of April
and May for any person to fish in
the. said waters with hook and line for
the personal or family consumption of
such person, and it shall be lawful for
any person during said months to gig
the fish commonly known as suckers
in said waters.
Section T. It shall be unlawful for
any person in the counties of Escambia
and Santa Rosa, Florida to sell, or to
offer for sale, fresh water fish during
the months of April and May; provid-
ed. however. that it shall be lawful to
sell, or offer to sell, in said counties.
the fresh water fish commonly known
as suckers"
Section 3. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to Ash in any OF the waters
Of Escambia or Santa Rosa counties,
Florida. within one-quarter of mile
OF the mouth of any fresh water lake,
river or creek in either of said coun-
ties With any seine or net, trap, set
device gig, or by shooting or dynarnit
ing or otherwise than with hook and
line: provided. that it shall be lawful
for any person to FISH for non edible
fish for bait with nets
Section s. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to f1sh in Bayou Chico or
Tsayou Texar in Escambla county,
Florida with any seine or net, trap,
set device, gig or by shooting or dy-
namiting or otherwise: provided. that
it shall be lawful to fish in the waters
mentioned in this section with hook
and line or cast net, or TO gig the Ash
commonly known as founders. or to
catch crabs in any WISE
Section Z. Any person found upon
any of the fresh waters OF Escambia
or Santa Rosa counties. Florida. or
within one-quarter OF mile OF the
mouth of any fresh water river or
creek in said counties. or Bayou Chico
or Bayou Texar. in possession of any
seine or net. fish trap, set device for
catching fish, gig. or upon any boat
upon said waters upon which shall be
any such seine or net fish trap, set
device for catching fish. or gig. shall
be deemed prima "a Gle guilty OF vio-
latioh of this act
Section s. Any person convicted OF
a violation OF this act shall be deemed
guilty OF a misdemeanor, and punished
accordingly.
Section g. That chapter 1901. acts
of 1911. laws OF Florida. same being
an act entitled. An act to prohibit the
catching OF fish in the waters in Santa
Rosa and Escambia counties, Florida,
with seines, nets. traps or set devices,
or by shooting, gigging. or otherwise
than by hook and line, and to prohibit
the catching OF fish in the waters OF
Santa Rosa and Escambia counties
with hook and line during the months
or April and May Of each year." be
and the same is hereby repealed
Section 10. This act shall take ef-
feet upon its becoming q law.