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 90
Ing on rural property ana the establishments
OF game refugees and closed seasons for kill
ing game in certain localities and other
purposes,
Be II enacted by the Legislature Of the State
OF Minnesota
Section l. Any owner or owners, lessee or
lessees In possession of real property located
outside the corporate limits OF any city or
village In the state may request OF the State
Game and Fish Commission that hi. or their
lands be constituted a game refuge and there
upon the said Game and Fish commission may
declare the said lands game refuge. Said
signs uron said property recitsns said order
stating that the same is a state game refuge
arms ia prohibited thereon under penalty Of
the law. Said signs shah be furnished said
petitioner petitioners by the said Game and
Fish Commission without cost provided IT has
funds sufficiept available for that purpose.
Said order be vacated In whole or In
part by the said Game and Fish Commission
AT any time upon petition or upon their own
sec . Twenty-Five or more residents @.
any county counties OF Minnesota and
property owners therein may at any time
petition to the state Game and Fish Com
the killing OF frogs, game birds and snima Is
protected by law be ordered In a certain dis
trict describing said district by mstes ana
bounds. ThercGpoa the said Game and Fish
Commission shall order a hearing upon said
petition and post in Ave of the most prcmi-
nent places In said district a notice OF said
hearing which notice shall he posted at least
fifteen days prior thereto. Upon said hearing
II II shah appear that by reason Of the dc.
pletion OF the said frogs, game birds and ami.
mails therein, that the same In danger of
determination and that said closed season
shall be In the public interest, the said Game
and Fish Commission may declare q closed
season either permanently or for a number OF
years therein and enter its order recitins the,
same. Fifteen days after the posting OF said
order IN said district (as provided herein for
the posting OF the notice ot heariugl the order
shall 50 into effect, Said order may be re
vtsed from time To time upon notice hearing
order, and posting as required herein.
Provided that game refuge shall be
established under this Chapter Of less than
go acres oi contiguous lands And provided
further that no lands shall be Included In such
game refuge which are owned and occupied
as private duck pass
Any party destroying ruttlating any or
the sisps notices specified tn this act shall
be guilty Of n misdsrreanor.
Any person hunting or killing frogs game
birds animals or trespasstng while carry
Ing arms upon game refuge est ahitsScsi
IN accordance with Section " this Act shall
he guilty OF 8 .nisieneanor
And person persons hunting or killing
any OF the frogs. birds or animals protected
by law upon any grounds upon which closed
season has been daily established in accord
snce with Section az this Act shall b
Any game r"tuse established under section
one ~ Section two 90 OF this act shall
bT construed TO include all public waters, and
state federal. other nahlic lands which
refuge. and may include adjacent and Gen.
tiE1ioUs public waters ana state, federal or
ether public lands AZ the discretion Of the
State Game and Fish Commission.
shall be- construed to prevent any person iron,
using f~ags for Ash bait during any Of the
open seasons uE6er the provisions Of this act
Approved April ., 1919.