Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-05
CHAPTER 2N.

An Act to correct certain clerical errors
in, and to amend, Chapter JhiTtY-two
OF the Revised Statutes amended by
Chapter two hundred and Sin of the
Public Laws of nineteen hundred and
thirteen, relating to inland fisheries
and game.
OF section two of chapter thirtyuwo of
the Revised Statutes. as amended by
chapter two hundred and SIX OF the pub
lie laws OF nineteen hundred thlrteen.
are hereby amended by striking out all
of said paragraphs and by substituting
therefor the following PARAGRAPHS;
Section =. Except as hereinafter pro-
vided, there shall be an annual closed
season OF landlocked salmon, trout,
torue white perch and black bass, in
all the lakes and ponds OF the State, as
follows:
On lantflocked salmon. trout and togue,
from the thirtieth day OF September un-
til the ice is out OF the lake or pond
1ished in the following spring, on white
perch and black bass from the thirtleth
day OF September until the twentieth
day of June following; provided. how
ever that it shall be lawful TO take
black bass, with Undated artificial flies
only, from the time the ice Is out of the
lake or pond fished III the spring until
the twentieth day of June following;
provided. further. that in Sebago lake
ana Long pond, in Cumberland county,
the annual closed season on landlocked
salmon, trout and black bass shall be
from the first day Of October to the
thirty-trst day of March OF the follow
ing year. both days inclusive. and in
Thompson pond situated in Androscog-
gin, Cumberland and oxford counties.
the annual closed season on landlocked
salmon, trout and togue shall be from
September first to January first of the
following year. But in the brooks
streams and rivers of thesState, above
tide waters. the annual aclOsed season
on trout, salmon and landaocked salmon
shall be from September ffteenth to the
time the ice is out ofsthe brook, stream
or river fished in the following spring;
on black bass and white perch from
September thirtieth to June twentieth
of the following year. During the re-
spective closed seasons Oh the above
named fish no person shall fish for, take,
catch or Kill or have any of them in
possession. provided, however. that no
person snail in any one day during the
respective open seasons herein provided
take or catch and Kill or have in posses
sion at any time. more than fifteen
pounds in all of the above named fish,
unless one individual fish caught shall
weigh more than fifteen pounds, or unless
the last tish caught increases the COM
blned weight thereof to more than fifteen
pounds and provided further, that no
person i'll any one day shall take, catch
and kill or have IN possession at any
time more than twenty-five hsh in all
OF the above named fish even though
the twenty-five fish caught and killed
weigh less than fifteen pounds; provid-
ed. however, that no person or party or
occupants of any one boat, canoe, raft
or other vessel or conveyance propelled
by steam, electricity. hand or other
power shall catch by still or plug fishing.
so-cailed. more than four trout and land
locked salmon in any one day, collect
lively nor more than two trout and
landiocloed salmon in any one day, in
dividually, in the waters OF Rangeley.
Richardson. Mooselookmeguntic and
Cupsuptic lakes, situated in the counties
of Franklin and OyNord: provided, fur
Their, that 1andlock<.- salmon ard trout
may be caught by artificial fly until
October first in Moose river, between
Moosehead lake and Brassua lake. in
Somerset county.
1t shall be unlawful to Ash through the
ice at any time for any kind of fish ex-
cept as hereinafter provided pickerel
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