The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-27
WALLACE ID ASK
 MORE GAME LAWS
State Commissioner Makes Many Recommendations
 in Biennial Report

Montgomery, November 26.-(Spe-
 September 30, 146 persons were con victed of violating the state game and
 fish laws and forced to pay fines, while
 during the previous fiscal year 152 per sons were convicted and fined. These facts are shown in the biennial report
 of John H. Wallace, Jr., state game and | fish commissioner which was submitted to Governor Henderson and distributed through the state Saturday. Commissioner Wallace's report is one of the most complete which has been issued during the 10 years of his in cumbency. It gives a complete record of the work of the department and in- teresting information about birds and game which have been found in Ala bama in the past, or may be found in | the state now.
 1 In an effort to make the game and | fish laws more effective, Commissioner Wallace told Governor Henderson the next legislature should pass laws as l follows:
 Providing that all state lands, wheth- CT held in fee or in trust, be declared game refugees and forest preserves. l Providing that the hunters license 1 year shall expire June 1.
 I Providing for the appointment Of deputy game and fish wardens by the game and fish commissioner by consent | of the governor.
 Providing that doves cannot be legal IIy killed until October 1 of each year. | Providing that the open season on squirrels shall begin October 1 Instead ] of August 1.
 1 Providing a comprehensive system for the protection of the forests. Making it unlawful to pollute streams by placing sawdust or other ideleterious substances therein. | Prescribing the size of mesh of all
 nets and fish traps operated in fresh water.
 1 Imposing a license tax on all nets
 and fish traps operated in fresh waters 1 for the purpose of regulating same. l Providing that fish can only be taken | in fresh water emptying into salt wa l ter, the same as is now prescribed for taking in fresh waters.
 | Providing for a close season on fur
 bearing animals and the licensing of
 trappers.
 1 Since the game and fish laws became 1 effective in 1907, 1711 persons have been
 convicted and fined for violating them
 "Every possible effort has been made
 to inform the people of the provisions l of our conservation statutes and to
 urge their strict observance" said the report. Tt being impossible to enact
 an unbreakable law, consequently the
 statutes for the protection of birds
 game and fish have been violated, but
 due to the vigilance and acticities of
 the wardens of this department guilty
 individuals have been promptly pun
 ished and infractions greatly reduced" | Commissioner Wallace urged persons desiring fish for use in stocking ponds
 to make application to the game and l fish department. He said the depart
 ment of fisheries of the federal gov
 ernment had been liberal with Alabama
 and that other fish probably could be
 obtained The biennial report contains 1 a statement about how to construct a 1 fish pond and how to care for fish after
 they have been placed in the pond | An important section of the report lcontains statement about the propa gation of elk in Alabama. About 50 elk were obtained from the national reservation in Wyoming last winter i and were scattered through the state. Reports to Commissioner Wallace show that the elk are propagating. Several were killed by hunters and negroes be- l fore they were informed of the pros pectice statute enacted by the legisla- ! ture last year. In each instance, a fine
 was imposed