The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-04-06
1HF GEORGIA FISH Law
ru,xGs YOU SHOULD NOT DO TO
1'' AVOID PROSECUTION.
Unlawful Except by Consent.
il"pr - Ohstruct Passage of Fish.
.' ,,o Can Fish and Where.

Hrr rp,t Obstruct Passage of Fish,
'' ur,o Can Fish and Where.
40 has been some inquiry in the
~ saa, weeks relative to the fishing
pas' If this state. The law as given
lS"' brl1etin of the state game and
III 'Ho missioner are reproduced be-
fish CON nII. except as it applies to
10" which does not materially al
s s.'t this part of the state. The law
l''' ..eca,Iy states that it is unlawful
'p'5 soot or dynamite fish or to poison
!" r,o+prs so as to kill them. The
ln0 ,,go forbids all persons from TAX
10" fsb from any lake, river, creek,
iu9 ~ the state between the first of
T Tanrnary and the first of July except
NTH hook and line. The law is as
follows;
Fishing Regulated.
Ger 900. No person shall inhabit,
.onnc or seside in any vessel, ark
aa+ along any river of this state
,;ob shall not be engaged in the
,.n.f,,1 commerce of said river in the
a.riooe of goods or produce to or
s~.n, market unless owned by the
..oorio+ors of the shores or their
lossoes; provided nothing in this sec
ton shall be construed to prevent the
ornors of the land on said rivers or
4soir 1pssees from taking fish in the
s .tror onDosite their banks; but no
.o;nn shall be permitted to be used
~ said river either by such owners
~ Tnsspas from - o'clock Saturday
MONT to II o'clock Sunday night;
nrd nroyided also that every lease or
license to fish shall be recorded with
in fen DAYS after the granting there
of in the clerks office of the superior
court Of the county where the land
Tas violation of any of the fore
going provisions shall be punished
as for a misdemeanOr.
Illegal Fishing.
Sec, col. No person, other than
the proprietOrs of the shores and
hanks of salt creeks, eStuaries and
rivers Tor such person as shall be
bv such proprietor authOriZed) shall
take fish. or attempt to do so with
any line. net or continuance on any
estuary or river where an artificial
shell reef, beds, or fishing grounds
have been constructed within one
hundred Yards thereof. Nor shall one
proprietor construct or use such
places opposite the shore of another
proprietor beyond the center of
creek, estuary or river opposite his
own shore or bank. Any person
violating the provisions of this sec
ton shall be guilty of a misde-
meanOr.
Traps, Etc, Unlawful Except by
Consent.
Sec. co., If any person shall put
any trap, wire, trOut-line, set-line or
other like cOntriVance for catching
fish for sale in any of the lakes or
other waters of the state upon Or
within the lands of another without
the written consent of the owner
thereof he shall be guilty of a misde-
meanor.
Traps ObstruCting Passage of Fish
Unlawful.
Sec. 603. If any person shall place
in the waters of any river or creek or
any fresh water drain any dam, trap,
net, seine or other device for catch
ing fish, unless the main channel of
such stream is left open for a space
OF ten feet fSr rivers and One-third
Oh the channel or creek at low-water
mark unobStructed for the free pas
sage OF fish up or down such stream
lie snail be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and the sheriff of the county upon
tae complaint of persons in the terri
Tory OF such obstruction shall have
authority to break open any dam,
net or other obstruction that may be
paced in such waters in violation of
talS section. This section does not
spply to dams for milling or manu-