Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-04-29

AN ACT for the Preservation OF Game and
Fish and the prevention OF unlawful hunt
Of game refugees and closed seasons Tor Xiii.
ing game in certain localities and other
purposes.
BE II enacted by the Legislature Of the State
of Minnesota
Section /. Any owner or owners. lessee or
outside the corporate limits Of any city or
village In the state may request OF the State
Game and Fish Commission that his their
lands be constituted game refuge and there
upon the said Game and Fish commission may
declare the said lands q game refuge. said
signs uron said property recit,ng said order,
atating that the same is a state game refuge
and thai srsS St.s by person earrsing
the law. Said signs shah be furnished said
petitioner petitioners by the said Game and
Fish Commission without cost provided II has
funds suttteient available for that purpose
Said order he vacated In whole or In
part by the sssa Game and Fish Commission
at any time upon petition or upon their own
motion,
Sec. :. Twenty-Five, or more residents Of
any county counties OF Minnesota and
property owners therein may at any time
petition to the state Game and Fish Com
mission rSansstlns that closed season for
protected by law, be ordered In a certain dis
trsct describing said district by metes and
bounds. Thereunon the said Game and Fish
Commission shall order a hearing upon said
petition and post in Ave of the most prem-
nent places In said district a notice Of said
hearing witch notice shall be posted at least
fifteen days prior thereto, C'pen said hearing
II II shah appear that. by reason OF the de-
ptet'on Of the said frogs game birds and ami.
mails therein, that the same are In danger Ct
externsinaton and that said closed season
shall be In the public interest, the said Game
and Fish Commission may declare closed
season either permanently or for a number Of
years therein and enter Its order rcciting the
same. Fifteen DAYS after the posting Of said
orter In said district tas provided herein for
the posting of the notice OF hearinsl the erder
vised from time to time upon notice. hearing
order. and posting as required herein. :
Provided that 10 game refuge shall be
established under this Chapter os less than
further that no lands shall be Included In such
game refug" which owned and ocrupIei
as private duck pass
Any party destroying muttia.ing ANY q,
the signs or nosSes speci0ed IN this act shall
be EattS az a mtsiegscannr,
Any person hunting or killing frogs, game
birds Sr animals or trsspassfUs while carry =
Ink arms upoa any same refuge est ahlisaesi
In accordance with Section q this Act shall
he guilty OF a nsdsneanar.
Ana person persons hunting ~ killing
any OF the frogs, biris or animals protected
BY law ttyson any grounds upon which closes
snos with Section : az this Act shah ~
guilty 81 nisdewesrar
Any game rSfGGe established under section
one az or S~ctian two a. Of this &C. shall
state, federal. or other public lands which
may he "nclos@d within the boundaries OF said
refuge, and may include adjacent and con-
ttguous public waters and state, federal or
State Game sIsa Fish Commission,
See 3, None ct the provisions OF this ae.
shall BE- construed TO prevent any person from,
using frogs for Ash bait during any Of the
open seasons uEdsr the provisions OF this sc,
Approved Aprtl ~, 1914