Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-09

ers of inland fisheries and game may refuse
to issue q license or licenses to such person
or persons as they deem unsuitable. VINO
ever violates any provision Of this section
shall pay a fine Of fifty dollars and costs Tor
Section II. The words CLOSED season" as
used in this chapter mean the time or period
during which it is unlawful to hunt, pursue.
shoot. wound. trap or destroy any bird or
animal fish for or catch any fish, and the
words open season" mean the time during
which it shall be lawful to take these anil.
mails. fish and birds as specified and limited
by law. The words tributary" and 'tributa-
ries" wherever used in this chapter shall be
construed to mean brooks or streams flowing
directly indirectly into a lake or pond or
into another brook or stream, and one great
pond or lake shall not be construed as .
tributary to another great pond or lake.
Section Is. Except as hereinafter provided.
there shall be an annual closed season on
iandlocked salmon, trout togue white perch
and black bass. in all the lakes and ponds
of the State, as follows
On landlocked salmon, trout and togue.
from the thirtieth day of September until the
ice is out of the lake or pond fished in the
following spring; white perch and black
bass from the thirtieth day OF September I'M
til the twentieth day of June following; pro-
vided, however. that it shall be lawful to take
black bass. with undated artificial flies only,
from the time the ice is out Of the lake or
pond fshed in the spring until the twentieth
day of June following provided, further that
any person who catches white perch. while
lawfully trolling. in good faith. for land
locked salmon. trout or togue. during closed
season white perch NAV lawfully keep the
same but no person shall in any one day
keep more than six white perch caught :
provided further. that in Sebago lake and
Long pond in Cumberland county, the annual
closed season on landlocked salmon. front and
black bass shall be from the first dav OF Oc-
tober to the thirty-frst day of March Of the
following year, both days inclusive. and In
Thompson pond. situated in Androscoggin:
Cumberland and Oxford counties. the annual
closed season on landlocked salmon. trout and
togre shall he from September first 10 Jan
nary first of the following wear In the
brooks. streams and rivers Of the state, above
tide-waters the annual closed season on trout,
salmon and landlocked salmon shall he from
September fifteenth to the time tho i"c 's ont
of the brook. stream or river fshed in the
following spring; on black bass and white
nerch from September fifteenth to Trne TWEEN
tieth of the following year Provided how
ever. that landlocked salmon and trout may
he caught by artificial fly until October first
in Moose river. between Moosehead lake ord
BraSsua lake, in Somerset county. Provided
further thai during February, March and
April in the counties Of Arnostook. Pcnoh
scot Pscatauuis. Somerset. Washington and
Hancock. and during February and March in
the counties Of Androscocgin. Kennebec. York
Sagadahoc. Knox. Lincoln. Waldo. Cumber-
land. Oxford and Franklin, citizens Of the
State NAV fish for and take landlorked
salmon. trout, fOgnn. white nercn ana blacR
bass with not more than five set lines TO each
family when fishing through the ice in tho
day time and when under the immediate per
sonal supervision of the person fishing and
NAV convey them to their own homes for CON
sumption thercin but not otherwise.
Provided further, that it shall he unlawful
to fish through the ice Mt any time for any
other species Of fish except as hereinafter pro-
vidad:
Pickerel may be taken AZ time through
the leo in waters omen TO ice fishing for land.
locked salmon. trout. toCue. white perch and
black bass with not more than five set lines
10 each family when fishing through the ice
!, the day time and when under the imne-
diate personal supervision OF the person fish
ing.
seasons on the abovenamed fish M person
shall fish for. take. catch or XII or have any
Of them in possession; provided. further. that
person shall in any one dav dnrinc the
respective ornn seasons herein provided take
or catch or kill or have in possession NJ any
tiron more thar fifteen pounds in all Of land,
locked salmon. trout. toCue. white porch ana
bIacI; bass unless one individual fish caught
shall weigh more than fifteen pounds. or I'M
less the last fish canGht increases the com
hined weight thN~eof TO more than fifteen
mounds and nrovided further. that M n"rSon
in INV one dav shall take catch and kill or
have in possession TT anv time more thnn
twentv-fve fish in I'll of landlocked salmon.
.rout torue. white nerch and black bass even
thourh the twen'v.fve fish caught and killed
Their that no person or party or occupants ~
any one boat. canoe. raft or other vessel or
conveyance propelled by steam. electricity.
hand or other power shall catch nv still or
plug fishing so called. more than four trout
and landlocked salmon in any one dav. col
lectively nor more than two trout and land
locked salmon in any one day ,,ndlv,dually'
in the waters Of Richardson. MooSelookmo-
runtic and Cupsuntic lakes. situated in the
counties Of Franklin and Oxford provided,
further, that it shall be unlawful for any pcr.
of fish at any time in Rangeley lake, in the
county Of Franklin, by still or plug fishing,
called; provided, further. that no person
shall fish for, take. catch or kill any trout
lonskee lake or Snow pond. called Of the
Belgrade Chain Of Lakes. in the county Of
Kennebec, bv still or plug fishing called
and provided further. that no landlocked sal
mon less than twelve inches in length.
trout or white rerch less than six inches in
length and black bass less than ten inches
in length shall be caught and killed or had
in possession by any person at any time. OK
cop. that in Great Lon~, East. North. Ellis.
McGraw and Snow ponds, said ponds hning
part OF the Belgrade Chrn ri Lakes. in K"r-
ncbeC and Somerset counties no trout loss
than ten inches black bass less than twelve
inches in length shall he caught and Killed at
any time; and provided, further, person
shall take. catch and kill in any one day more
than six black bass in all in either Of said
ponds or in Lake Kezar or p Lake Kezar
pond in Oxford county \
Section 90. No person shall in any man
ner. except when fishing through the Ice. as
provided by law, fish with more than
two lines at any time
Section 81. Whoever violates any provision
of the three preceding sections shall pay
fine Of not loss than ton, more than thirty
dollars, and costs Of prosecution, for each
offensc: and in addition thereto one dollar
for each fish taken, caught, killed or had in
possession in violation of any provision of
said sections
Section %. Whoever bv himself his
clerk servant. or agent. directly or indi-
rectly. sells purchases any landlocked
salmon, trout, togue. black bass or white
perch shall pay fine Of not less than
ten nor more than thirty dollars and
costs of prosecution for each offense.
and in addition thereto one dollar for
each fish sold. purchased or had in
possession in violation Of this section.
Provided, however. that white perch
legally taken in Grand lake Junior
lake. Compass lake and Dobsis lake. in
the counties of Washington and Penob-
scot. and all other lakes and ponds
whose outlets empty into any Of the
above named lakes. may he sold and
transported. within or without this
state: under such rules and regulations
as the commissioners of inland fish
eries and game may establish.
Section %. Whoever shall, for the
whole or any part of the time, engage
in the business or occupation of fish
ing on any of the island waters of the
state above tide-waters, for landIocked
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