The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-04-25

Birds-By this act the open season
for shooting water fowl and other |
game birds will begin on Sept. Is in
stead of Sept. Z. The season for
prairie chickens will close on Oct. 1
and the bag limit for upland birds,
except quail, is reduced to five birds
per day and fifteen in possession Of
any or al kinds combined. A daily
limit of ten quail is permitted, and
a season bag limit of .At twenty-five
prairie chickens or thirty quail is
fixed. The season for quail shooting
is the month Of November only. A
closed season for three years is fixed
for ruffed grouse or partridge.
Commercial Fishing in Lake Super
ior-This act is the first comprehen-
sive law ever secured regulating the
commercial fisheries of the waters of
Lake Superior which are under the
jurisdiction of Minnesota. The law
provides for the licensing of boats
for use in carrying on commercial
fishing with nets for herring, lake
trout, ciscoes, and other varities, the
fee for such license varying with the
size and tonnage of boat used. The
bill fixes the season for fishing and
size of mesh Of nets to be used.
Inland Commercial Fishing-An
act has been passed amending the
present law so that the county COM
missioners of the several counties,
may, if they see fit, close their re-
spective counties to this commercial
fishing at the annual July meeting of
the county boards. Such action So
taken by the county boards cannot
be rescinded and no action can be
taken at any other meeting. It is
also made unlawful for the county
commissioners to solicit or receive
for their respective counties any per-
centage of the proceeds of such fish,
| ing. The new law provides also for
graded percentage to be paid to
the state by the fishermen based up
on the quantity of fish taken per
month.
New Fish Hatchery
! Eighth State Fish Hatchery-An
act was passed authorizing the game
and fish commissioner to select site
for the eighth state fish hatchery, to
| be located in Minnesota at some
point south of the Minnesota river.
| No provision was made at this ses-
sion for construction of the plant.
Retrieving Wounded Ducks
law forbidding the pursuing and
| shooting of ducks in open water was
amended to allow the retrieving of
birds which may have been wounded
when shot from pass or blind, fall
ling in open water.
Protection of Highways and Other
Property From >Muskrats-The law is
amended slightly to allow the game
and fish commissioner to permit
town boards to designate persons to
destroy muskrats which are injuring
highways.
Commercial Fishing in Interstate
! Waters and Concurrent Jurisdiction
This law provides for a concurrent
jurisdiction with other states over
all interstate waters and requires
that all commercial fishing in such
waters shall be done under game
warden supervision.
Mussels Conservation Law-This
law re-enacts the mussel conserva-
ton law which was passed two years
ago and puts into effect irrespective
of the action of the Wisconsin leg.
islature. License is required for
fishing for clam shells and the me.
| thod of taking same is regulated
with view Of conservation Of the
supply of shells for button manu-.
facture.
Aliens Cannot Hunt.
| Aliens Prohibited From Hunting
This act, which was submitted ir
1915 and which failed of passage al
that time, prohibits aliens, that is
persons who are not citizens of the
United States or have not legally de-
clared their intention of becoming
citizens, from hunting game birds OF
animals and from either owning OF
possessing firearms of any kind. Al
exception is made in favor of alier
sportsmen who are permitted tt
hunt in Minnesota under this act or
the same terms as nonresidents.
Codifcation and Revision of thu
Game Law-This act provides for al
interim commission consisting Of
one member of the house to be ap
pointed by the speaker, one member
of the senate to be appointed by the
lieutenant governor, one member ap
pointed by the governor, a member
of the staff of the attorney genera
and the game and fish commissioner