Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-04-29
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AN ACT for the Preservation OF Game and
Fish and the prevention Of unlawful hunt =
ing on rural property and the establishment
OF game refugees and closed seasons for kill
ing game In sertsin localities and other
purposes
Be II enacted by the Legislature Of the State
of Minnesota:
Section |, Any owner or owners. lessee or
n % limits pr spT esS
village In the state may request of the state
Game and Fish Commission that his their
lands be constituted a game refuge and there
upon the said Game and Fish commission may
declare the said lands game refase. Said
signs uroa said property recitins said order.
stating that the same is state game refuge
and n. nss by opss neS est e
the law. Said signs shall be furnished said
petitioner petitioners by the said Game and
Fish Commission without cost provided 1t has
funds sufficient available for that purpose.
Said order NAV be vacated in whole or In
part by the said Game and Fish Commission
, AZ any time upon petition or upon their own
! Sec. =, Twenty-Five or more residents @.
any county or counties OF Minnesota and
property owners therein may AT any time
petition to the state Game and Fish Com
the killing OF frogs, game birds and snins Is
protected by law, be ordered In certain dis
sret desT,,S.ns said district ey me as and
Commission shall order a hearing upon said
petition ana post In ave OF the most promi.
hearing witch notice shall be posted at least
htteen days prior thereto, Upea said hearing
II II shall appear that. by reason of the de
mails therein, that the same are In danger Of
determination aad that said closed season
shall be In the public interest, the said Game
and Fish Commission may declare closes:
season either permanently or fer a number OF
wears therein and enter Its order reeitins the
same. Fifteen days after the posting Of said
order In said district las provided herein for
shall 30 into effect Said order may be re
vised from time to time upon notice. hearing
order. and posting required herein.
Provided, that no game refuge shall be
established under this Chapter OF less than
eto acres Of contiguous lands, And prov ii ed
further that no lands shall be included In such
CANA refuge which owned and occupied
az private duck pass,
Any party destroying or metilating any OF
The signs notices specified In this act shall
be gailty Of = mtstemeaner.
Any person hunting or killing frogs, game
birds or animals or trsspassing while carry
Ing arms apon any game refuge established
in accordance with Section Of this Act. shall
be guilty OF lntsdemeaner.
And person or persons hunting or killing
by law Wrsnn ANY grounds upon which closed
has been iufy established In accord
aneS with Section : ~ this Act shall bS
guilty OF u,fsdeusesnar
Any game refuge established under section
oae an Section two 81 OF this act shall
bc construed 10 include all public waters and
state federal, or other public lands which
may he enclosed within the boundaries Of said
tisGeGS public waters and state, federal OF
other public lands a. the discretion % the
State Game and Fish Commission
Sec. i None Of the provisions OF this act
using fnags for Ash bait during any al the
open seasons uE6er the provisions Of this act
Approved April -. 1918.