The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-27
|POACHERS GIVEN
Timely WARNING.
Game and Fish Warden HInshaW
Issues Orders to Various orr
Gals Asking for co-opera-
tlon This Year.
TRY TO STOP v1oLAToRs
Fish Illegally Taken May be Seized
Without Warrants and Officers
Are Instructed to
Take Them.
TRY TO STOP vIoLAToRs

Fish poachers In Iowa streams VIII
have another DOGGY man TO elude this
year, according. to announcement of
an organized campaign to check state
game law violations by State Game
Warden Hinshaw.
Scores Of township constables in
the state will augment the corps of
deputies working under the state war
den II Mr.. Hinshaw's plan is adopted,
In his instructions issued in the
form of circular to- various officials
Of the state Mr. Hinshaw asks the CO,
operation of slleriffs, constables and
other peace officers in the enforce
ment of the game laws.
/ ut is the duty of wardens, sheriffs
and constablesG and other peace Off
GERS" the announcement says, ito
seize fish and game taken Illegally.
and such seizure may be made with
out warrants"
The following regulations will ap-
ply during the present season:
Fish and game illegally caught
shall be sold for payment Of costs, ex-
cess to 60 to the school funds. Any
nets. traps, guns or other devices used
for taking fish and game illegally may
be seized without warrant.
Salmon and trout may be taken
with hook and line from April 10 to
October only.
"Bass. pike, crappies, pickerel, cat
fish and other game fish NAV be taken
with hook and line from May Is to
December /.
Forty In One Day.
Not more than forty game fish may
be taken by any person in one dav, OF
which not more than twenty shall be
bass, pike or pickerel. Fish may be
shipped, but affidavit giving name of
shipper and consignee and residence
of both. kind Of fish and that the same
are not being shipped for sale. must
be made and filed with the common
carrier.
Between May Is and December !
trot lines extending not more than
half way across stream, and not OBJ
structing the free passage of fish may
be used. The possession of trap,
net, seine. ETC., upon the waters or Ice
within limit Of ten yards from the
shore of public waters is declared
unlawful
at is unlawful to take fish within
300 feet OF fishway or dam by any
bait 1t is illegal to catch bass and
catfish. pike crapnics or trout less
than six inches in length.
No Drug or Explosive.
"It is unlawful to place explosives
or drugs in the public waters with in
tent to destroy fish Minnows NAV be
taken for bait by the use Of 3s-inch
mesh seine. not exceeding five yards
in length. but by minnows is not
meant young bass, pike. crappies,
trout, salmon or the fry of any game
fish. Nets smaller than A-inch mesh
will be seized and destroyed.
mo person shall use more than two
lines with one hook upon each. except
that trot line may be used as here.
tofore explained. and except also that
in trolling, spoonhook consisting Of
three hooks fastened together may be
used. Any hook and bait or comb
nation of hooks intended to catch but
one fish at a time may be used.
"It is illegal to knowingly have in
possession for sale, transportation or
any other purpose any fish unlawfully
taken. The violation of any provision
hereinbefore explained is punishable
by fine Of not less than IS or more
than $50 and cost Of prosecution for
each fish, or imprisonment in the
county Jail for not less than one day
or more than thirty days for each
fish"
Gist Of New Laws.
Some important changes were made
in the state fish and game laws by