The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-05-04
NEYADA'S FISH
AND GAME LAWS
Approved March PC. 1879

(ApprOved March 20, 1879
Fish-Open season May l to October
Is, inclusive. Limit, ten trout or bass,
or ten pounds of same. No limit ON
catfish, carp or minnows. 1t is unlaw-
full to take lake or river trout shorter
than z inches, and brook trout shorter
than 6 inches. Mere casting of line or
other such act constitutes an otfense.
Unlawful to fish within 100 feet of any
dam containing a iishway or laddes.
Unlawful to fish = hours after shutdown
or one hour before sunrise. Unlawful
to ship more than 10 pounds of fish.
Ten trout allowed, regardless of
weight). Unlawful to catch any kind
of fish in any other manner than than
with hook and line attached to a pole
held in hand. Unlawful to have in pos
session greater number of fish than
amount allowed by law. Unlawful to
buy or sell any lake trout, river trout,
or any brook trout which are less tran
Is inches in length. Penalty: Fine of
not less than $25 nor more than $500;
or prison term of not more than six
months, or both.
Deer and MISUNDERSTANDING 10 to
October 10. Males only. Limit, / during
season. No open season for females
and fawn. Use of hounds prohibited.
Unlawful to nave in possession during
closed season. .
Mountain Sheep and Goat-season
closed until January l, 1920.
Pheasants-Protected until Septem-
bei l, 1920.
Bobwhite, Partridge, other imported
Birds-No open season.
Sagecock and Sagehen--July Is to
February Is inclusive. Limit, 10 per
day.
Grouse and Mountain Quail-Sep-
TENDER u to January l inclusive. Linn
it per day, grouse 6; quail Is.
Duck, Sandhill Crane, Plover, Valley
Quail, Prairie Chickens, Curlew, Wood
COX, SnipelSeptember Is ito January
l inclusive. Limit per day: Valley
Quail, Is; duck, 20; Plover, 5; Snipe,
Is.
Geese5September Is to March Is in
elusive. Limit 10 per day.
Unlawful to destroy nest or eggs Of
any protected bird; to use a shotgun
of larger than ten gauge; to buy, sell,
barter, or trade any kind of game or
game birds. or to ship same out of
state: to kill or destroy or attempt TO
kill or DESTROY any blue bird, blue jaw,
thrush, hooking bird, oriole, humming
bird, robin, meadow lark, swan, or any
other plume, song or insectivorous bird.
License-It is unlawful for any male
person over the age of IA years TO
hunt or FISH without having first pro
cured a license so TO do from the
county clerk or from the g~amewarden.
Fees-Residents. 81; nOn-residents.
$40; foreigners. $25. 4 permit to fish
only for a period of 30 days will be
issued to any person upon the paw
ment eff 80. ANY personw no may lose
or nave his license DESTROYED must
make affidavit to that effect and pro-
cure another license in order to ~entitle
him to hunt and fish.
Penalties-Violation of the laws
regulating fish and game is a misde
eanor and punishable by a fine Of
not less than $40 nor more than $500
or by Imprisonment in the county jail
for not more than six months, or by
both fe and imprisonment.
Fish and game acts provide that IT
shall be no defense for violation of any
of their provisions that the game IT
birds were killed out of the state, or
taken or killed by any other than the
one in whose possession they are
nor shall ignorance o fthe law
be any defense.
All peace officers are required TO en-
force the game laws. Aid of citizens
may be invoked when it is deemed
necessary, or when resistance is offered.
Indians-The satate game laws ap-
ply to Indians just the same as to
white persons.