Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22

upon passage and publication.
Approved June 2, 1913. Copy Law.
CHAPTER Ais, LAWS OF 1913.
AN ACT-To amend section 4560a of
the statutes, relating to the class1-
fcation of the waters of the state
for the, purposes of enforcing the
ton 4560a-10 and to create section
456Oa-10 of the statutes, relating
to fishing in the Mississippi River,
Lake Pepin. and Lake St. Croix.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 4560a OF the
statutes is amended to read: Section
4560a. All waters within the boun-
daies of the state of Wisconsin as
prescribed by the act of congress ap-
proved August 6, 1916, entitled AN
act to enable the people of Wisconsin
territory to form constitution and
state government and for the admiS-
sion of such state into the union" y
shall, for the purpose OF enforcing
the fish and game laws of this state
lows: Lakes Superior and Michigan
and the harbors and bays Immediately
connected with said lakes, Green Bay,
Sturgeon Bay and Sawyers Harbor, the
Fox river from it's mouth up to the
dam across said river at the city of
De Pere, the Mississippi river includ-
ing Lake Pepin, and that part of the
St Croix river known as Lake ST.
Croix are hereby classified and desig-
mated as outlying waters. All other
waters included within the state Of
Wisconsin are hereby classified and
designated as inland waters.
Section 2. Section 4560a-10 is re-
pealed.
statutes new section to read: Sec
ton 456Oa-1O (a) 1t shall be un1aw-
f111 nd ic hnCnhU
catch, or take from the waters of the
Mississippi river, Lake Pepin, or Lake
st. Croix any catfish of any variety
under Is inches in length from tip to
length dressed with head detached,
bass of any variety, pike of any
variety, pickerel, sunffsh, ring perch or
crappies, between the 1st day of
March and the following 2Sth day Of
May.
Oh 1t shall be unlawful and is here
by prohibited to kill, CATCH or take
from said waters any game fish with
fish may be taken during the open
season for such fish by means of a
spear without license.
(c) 1t shall be unlawful to set, use,
or operate any fish nets of any kind,
nature, or description in the waters
of the Mississippi river, Lake Pepin,
or Lake st. Croix without having first
secured a license therefor as herein
after provided.
(d) The state fish and game warden
shall upon application therefor issue to
any resident of the state of Wisconsin
license to Set use, and operate seines,
pound, or hoop nets, gill nets and bait
nets in that part of the St. Croix
river known as Lake ST. Croix, the
Mississippi river and Lake Pepin and
the lakes bays, bayous, and sloughs
with, except the following described
waters: Rice Lake, French Lake, Mud
Lake, Round Lake, French Slough,
Spring Creek, Spring Slough, and
Courtois Pond and French Town
Slough in Crawford county; Cassville
Slough from Glen Haven to Cassville
Daley Lake, Wyalusing Bay, and Glen
Lake between WyaluSing and the Bur-
lington Railway Bridge, Plondike and
Harris Sloughs, Crawford Lake, Ferry
Lake, and Bertram Lake all in Grant
county; and Beef Slough in Buffalo
1900 feet of the Chippewa river at
any time, for the purpose of catching
and taking all fish except catfish of
any variety under Is inches in length
from tip to tip in the rough or 10
inches in length dressed with head de-
tached, pike or any variety, bass of
any variety, sunfish,, pickerel, ring
perch and crappies, between the 18TH
18th day of April, The nets licensed
under the provisions Of this section
shall have the following sized mesh
stretched measure:
on wings, and not less than A.
inch mesh in the center Of the
pot, the pot not to exceed more
than $50 feet in length.
Pound or Hoop Nets: Not less than
6-Inch mesh for the leaders.
Not les than 5inch mesh for the
hearts.
Not less than s-inch mesh ir
Bait Nets: Not less than 3-inch
mesh. Said nets shall be used
without leads and shall not have
more than 4-foot hoop front.
Gill Nets: Not less than 7-inch mesh
(e) Such nets shall not be set, used
or operated except in the manner here
matter provided and then only ir
compliance with such rules and regu
prescribed by law. Any person, per-
sons, firm, company, or corporation
who or which shall own at the timt
this act is passed any seines or nets
used, but having meshes less than thai
prescribed in subdivision (b) of this
section, are hereby authorized to use
said nets in waters permitted for the
use of said nets as mentioned in sub
division (b) of this section until April
l5t'l, 1914, subject to all restrictions
- Elm provided.
4 % Every person taking fish from
ne waters described in subdivision
4. (a) of this section by means of seine.
or nets shall Immediately return t,
such waters all game fish which may
be found in any such seine or ne
when the same is drawn or lifted; tn,
possession of any such fish by an,
license shall be deemed prima faci
evidence of violation of the pro
visions OF this section.
(g) Licenses issued under the pro
visions of this section shall expire O,
The 18th day of April next succeedins
The date Of their issuance and shall