Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-09-03
FISH AND GAME LAWS
OF IOWA EXPLAINED
State Game Warden Hinshaw Issues
Valuable Pamphlet.
NEW LAWS INTERPRETED
FOR PEOPLE OF THE STATE.
Information of Interest to Ever,
Person Who Enjoys Fishing
and Hunting in Iowa.
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for not less than one day nor more
than thirty days for each fish.
Any person may raise fish upon or
within his own premises if same are
not stocked through any inlet or out
let, and fish so raised are the private
property of the owner, with full
right to use same as he may desire
Persons taking fish so raised with
out the owners consent, are liable
to the same punishment as above
specified.
The warden is given authority to
remove fish from any of the public
waters of the state, either for stock
ing other waters or for exchange
with other wardens.
Under certain conditions the war
den may authorize the taking of buff
falo, carp, Quillbacks, red horse, sue
kers and gar, by the use of seine.
Under conditions too lengthy to
here specify license may be issued
by the fish and game warden for
seining fish in the boundary rivers
of the state. Any person interested
in so taking fish to said boundary
rivers should examine these provi-
sions of the law carefully.
1t is unlawful to erect dam
across any river, stream, or other
waters OF the state without provid-
ing an adequate free passage for fish
up and down same. Any person yio-
lating the provisions of this section
may be punished by fine of not
more than one hundred dollars or i'm
prisonment in the county jail for
not less than fifteen nor more than
thirty days.
Cities and towns bounded in whole
or in part by any lake, may con-
struct and maintain at the inlet or
outlet thereof, dam to construct
the passage of fish. A petition sign
ed by a majority of the resident tax
payers is required in order to pur-
chase or condemn site for said
dam. The board of supervisors of
any county in which such a lake is
situated is given the same authority.
Any person wilfully destroying or
injuring a dam so erected, may be
fined not less than one hundred dol
lars, or be imprisoned not less than
thirty days nor more than one hun
dred days.
Native grouse and prairie chick
ems may be taken from September
1st to December 1st.
Woodcock may be taken from Ju-
ly 10th to January LIST.
Ruled grouse, pheasants, wild
turkey and quail may be taken from
November 1st to December 18th.
Wild ducks, geese, brant, rail,
plover, sandpipers and marsh or
beach birds may be taken from Sept.
1st to April 18th.
Gray, fox, or timber squirrels may
be taken from September 1st to jan
uary list.
Beaver, mink, otter and muskrat
may be taken from November 1st
to April LIST.
1t is unlawful to shoot or kill
quail on any public highway.
None of the birds or animals here
in described, may be killed from any
artificial ambush, or from any sail
boat, gasoline or electric launch OF
steamboat, or any other water con
veyance except as propelled by oal
or paddle.
No device for concealment on the
open waters, or artificial light, bat
terry, or deception may be used In
taking game, except that decoys are
permitted in hunting wild ducks and
geese.
No person shall at any time hunt
and shoot from any boat, canoe, con
veyance, or device whatever, on any
waters of the state, between sunset
and sunrise.
A violation of the foregoing pro
vision is punishable by fine OF no
less than twenty-five dollars mol
more than one hundred dollars, witt
imprisonment for thirty days unless
fine and costs are paid.
1t is unlawful for any person ex
cept the owner to kill, capture or In
lure any deer, elk, or goat excep
when distrained.
Penalty for violating the foregoing
provision shall be fine of not NOR
than one hundred dollars or lmpris
onment not to exceed thirty days, o
both.
The warden is given authority u
kill or capture any deer now runninI
at large in this state, and he ma
distribute same. The expense o
capture and distribution to be PAL