The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-11
Fishermen See Contradiction In Use
Of This instrument and Are
s Somewhat Perplexed About
Interpretation.
CHANGE IN SIZE MADE
Bag Limit Change Is Also Made in
Present Statute Which Governs
Angling In Iowa
.-s Waters.

All anglers will be interested in
contradiction that has been discover
ed in the game laws as left by the last
general assembly. says an exchange.
A spear is recognized as useful in
taking fish. The law Of Iowa makes
possession of a spear for fishing I'M
lawful, no matter where the spear IS
located, whether in a store Or wood
shed or any other place. But the law
also provides that it shall be lawful
to take certain fish at certain seasons
of the year with a spear. Thus this
query arises: How is It to be done
lawfully. with a fishing implement
possession Of which anywhere, at any
time, is unlawful? But that's the law.
There is in the code supplement i
clause which reads that "the posses
sion of a spear, trap. net or seine, in
or upon any of the public waters OF
the state, or upon the ice Of the same,
or on the shore within limit Of ten
rods" ETC., shall be unlawful. but
the provisions of this section shall not
prevent the taking of carp. sucker,
red horse or buffalo in the daytime by
use Of a spear in any months except
March and April" What the legisla-
ture did in S. F. 624, was to strike
out the qualifying phrases commenc
ing with "in or upon" and ending
with ten rods" so that the posses
sion of a spear, seine, net or trap IS
unlawful anywhere at any time and
Under all circumstances. If the game
warden catches a man driving along
country road miles from any pond
or stream he can confiscate the seine
or net he may have with him. This
/ clause was added to the whole sec.
! ton:
! "And it shall be lawful for the
state fish and game warden or any o!
his deputies or assistants to seize
without warrant and sell or destroy
any such trap, net or seine wherever
found
.In the same bill, as passed is 4
provision as to fishways, SO that they
shall be constructed in accordance
with plans and specifications prepare
and furnished by the fish and game
warden for such DAM
! Limit as to Size.
| An important change is made in the
law as to the size of fish which one
| is forbidden to take from the waters.
The law will read forbidding the TAX
ing of the following:
Trout, bass, catfish. 10 inches long.
wall-eyed pike, pickerel, II inches
long.
Graphic, inches long.
That moves the trout up from the
f6 inch class to the 10 inch: moves
the crappie from G inches up to 8;
moves the catfish and bass from to
10 inches. and the pike and pickerel
from 6 to 12 inches.
bag Limit Change.
An important change was made in
the bag limit by the general assem-.
bly, as related to birds. The limit
that may be killed in one day will be
eight prairie chickens. fifteen quail or
twenty-five of other birds or animals.
instead of twenty-five for each kind.
Possession of sixteen prairie chickens
or twenty-five of other birds or ami
mails is unlawful, instead of twentg-
FIVE chickens or other birds.
A provision was inserted in the
law so that the game warden may sell
as we'll as destroy the same, the pro
ceeds to go into the game fund.
S. F. 622 includes Hungarian par