Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-04-29
CHAPTER HA7-E. r. No. 43S

AN ACT to armand Section 43 Of Chapter go
Of the General Laws of the state OF MIN,
by Chapter IS OF the General Laws of 1911.
aud further amended by Chapter 500 OF
the General Laws of 1913 relating to nsning
In International waters,
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of the State
Of Minnesota:
Section /. Game and Fish Commission
May License Fishing In International Waters
That section 43 OF chapter 344 Of the Gen
erai Laws Of the State Of Minnesota Tor the
year 1895, and as amended by chapter Is OF
the General Laws of 1911. and as further
amended by chapter 5ss Of the General Laws
of 1913 relating to fishing IN internationali
waters be, and the same is hereby amended
The game and fish commission Is HEREBY
authorized to license the use. in international
subject to the regulations hereinafter con
tained and to issue licenses therefor. The
size OF the mesh of the pot or pound net
shall not be less than and one.haf nh'
inches bar measure or three 49, inches e1-
tension measure. said pound nets may be
set In strings. but string of such nets shall
exceed two @ in number, and the leads of such
shall in no exceed the following lengths
The shore lead eighty 800 rods and the leads be
tween the pounds pots fifty 600 rods III
length. Said net string of nets shall not be less
than twenty five hundred (2.5UOl feet apart nor
OF any stream provided that pound net
or string of pound nets shall be less than
one a. mile from the mouth of the Warroad
river. Any one desiring to such nets or
string of nets, shall, before SO doing, make
written application for such privilege to the
commission. setting forth therein the names
to be used with an accurate description IN
detail of each net the waters In which 1t Is
cation of all other nets then in use IN such
waters situated within Ave thousand (5,ooot
such nets, which application shall be accom-
panied by license fee Of twenty -fve dollars
$4,000 for each net. The commission may sy
a citizen of the United States and a resident
Of this state. Said license shall not be Irans-
o snS ' e Ss or be
strued 70 be from May fifteen Q5J to the
last day of February following, both days
license shall permit the of many Of
said nets as the place indicated in said ap,
the best interests of the state. The number
lof nets licensed shall not exceed one hun
dred noo) In the Lake Of the Woods. Said
commission shall retain twenty-five dollars
1928 0o) for each net so licensed. The com
mission shall not issue to any one person,
Ieo-partnership or corporation, for the use
more than ten Q0) nets during a single hsh-
ing season and whenever more than ten uo'
nets during single fishing season and when
ever more than one az person shall apply
for license to Ash in the same locality.
the right to fish in said locality shall be de-
termined in such manner as the commission
may designate. The commission shall act on
said applications at any regular or adjourned
meeting held between the first day of January
and the first day OF June of any year. No
such license shall be issued authorizing the
use of any net or nets in International waters
both inclusive and the srst day Of March
both inclusive, and 1t shall be unlawful for
any person 70 assist in placing, or place any
such net during such season season, , All person.
be allowed to have fish in their possession
one a. week after the close of season. Each
applicant to whom license is issued shall
q written
fishing season to said commission, stating
the number of nets used. and where used by
him. and the amount in number, kind and
the pounds of each kind of fish taken by him
in each net. Any person. except the owner
or some one authorized by him. taking fish
from licensed pound nets, or any person WHO
winfully or negligently disturbs them, shan
guilty er f bs len ana upon rs NJ
twenty-five dollars (s25.ool or by imprison-
ment in the county jail for thirty 80, days.
! Any pound net seine, dip net. gill net, or
fish house which is being used without IL
cense, or any pound net. seine. dip net, gill
net or fish house which is being used In VIC
by declared to be and is public nuisance
and it shall be the duty of all the members
and their deputies, police officers and con-
stables. without warrant or process, to take
seize. sbate and destroy any and all of the
| same.
and their deputies police officers and con-
stables, SHAH seize any and all nets and
seihes When iIlesaly useu, anu All hsi 'aheh
Herewith. and at once report the seizure to
| the commission.
Every person using, aiding or abetting the
use OF any such net, contrary to the provisions
| of this section shall be guilty Of misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be
punished by fine Of one hundred dollars
I(SiO0, or by Imprisonment In the county
Jail for ninety (s0) days, for each and every
net Illegally used.
Sec. 2, Size of Nets to be Used.~The game
and Ash commission is hereby authorized to
license the use. in international waters OF
| gill nets. and to issue licenses, therefor. The
size of the mesh or gill nets shall not be
/ less than Eve Is, inches extension measure,
seven hundred and fifty (75M feet and shall
not be set nearer than one-han On miles from
any pound net regularly licensed, and no
person, firm or corporation shall receive IL
ever that not more than one license may be
| issued to any one person, firm or corporation
| for use in any lake whose area is greater than
| thirteen hundred 1SoT square miles. and
such nets shall be personally fshed by IL
censee and anyone holding license shall not
change the location thereof when fixed,
without written consent OF the game and
| fsh commission. Anyone desiring to such
| nets shall. before doing, make written ap-
plicati for such privilege to the game and
fish commission. stating the body OF water
wherein said nets are to be fshed which
application shall be accompanied by license
| fee OF ten dollars $50 00) for each net; such
gill nets may be fshed with from the first
following both days inclusive, and from the
| fifteenth day of May to the thirty FIRST day
OF October following. both days inclusive.
Each net shall display tag giving the num-
! Sec. 3. This act shall take effect ana b
! In force from and after its passage.
Approved April "a, 1915.