The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-05-05
SUMMARY OF THE
FISHING LAWS
Duty of Wardens, Sheriffs, constabIes
or Other Police Officers to Seize
All Fish illegally Taken.
SEVERAL CHANGES ARE mApr
Nets. Traps, Guns or Other Devices
Used for Taking Fish May BE
Seized Without Warrant.

The opening Of the fishing season
being at hand. the Review has thought
that it would not be amiss at this
time to give it's readers summary
of the state laws. Several changes
ehage ,bekn made and doubtless few
people are familiar with these laws.
Many people complain that they have
in determining the real mean
ing of the law relating to fish and
game, and for their benefit the fol-
lowing general statement is made:
It is the duty OF wardens, sherifis,
constables and other police officers to
seize fish and game taken illegally,
and such seizure may be made with
out q warrant.
Any nets. traps, guns or other de-
vices used for taking fish and game
illegally may be seized without war
rant and destroyed without warrant.
1. Salmon and trout may be taken
with hook and line from April 18th to
October 1st only.
2. Bass, pike, crappies. pickerel,
catfish and other game fish may be
taken with hook and line from May
18th to December 1st.
Not more than forty game fish may
be taken by one person in one day, of
which not more than twenty shall be
bass, pike or pickeral.
Fish may be shipped but affidavit
giving name OF shipper and consignee
and residence of both. kind OF fish.
and that same are not being shipped
for sale. must, be made and filed with
the common carrier. r
Between May 18th and December
lst trot lines extending not more than
half way across 4 stream. and not OBJ
structing the free passage OF the fish,
may be used.
The possession of trap, net. seine
etc. upon the waters Or ice, within L
limit of ten rods from the shore of
public waters is declared unlawful.
1t is unlawful to take fish within
800 feet of fishway or dam by any
direct primary system from among
those who never play the game and
seldom see it played, upon platform
pledging that strenuous playing must
cease and that the score at the end OF
the game must be equal, regardless o!
errors.
Must Withhold Regulations.
again the people of the United
States occupy an unique position. In
ternatiOnal commerce Is suddenly
thrown wide open and the most virile
people, if they act wisely, will here
after dominate it. 1t is for us to de-
termine soon whether we shall adopt
policies and grant encouragement suf-
ficient to enable capital and enterprise
to take and maintain an International
position as far in advance OF anything
heretofore enjoyed by any government
or any people as our national growth,
and commerce tran
scends anything in history The op-
portunity is ours. If we continue the
policy of charging every man who pro-
poses to do something with being 4
conspirator and every man who has
done something with being thief,
We probably have reached our maxi
mum. II, on the contrary. we assume
that capital has learned the needed
lesson and without apologizing for
what has been done, we lay the rod
over the door-it may be we'll to let
the handle stick out far enough $.
that it can be seen-and hereafter
make no reference to past unpleasant
nesses, the future of this matchless
people is beyond the dream OF the
most optimistic"