The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-04-05

GAS VI AAAoHu uSueTles anu game may IeIuS6
to issue license or licenses to such person
or persons as they deem unsuitable. Who
ever violates any provision OF this section
shall pay fine Of fifty dollars and costs for
each offense.
Section IT. 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
words open season" mean the time during
which 1t shall be lawful to take these AMI
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 or indirectly into 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 lake.
Section ,18 Except as hereinafter provided
there shall be. an annual closed season on
landloc,sed 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 fshed In the
following spring; white perch and black
bass from the thirtieth day Of September
til the twentieth day of June following; pro-
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
lawfully trolling, in good faith. for land
locked salmon, trout or togue, during closed
season on white perch, may lawfully keep the
same, but no person shall in any one day
keep more than six white perch so caught;
provided further. that in Sebago lake and
Long pond in Cumberland county, the annual
closed season on landlocked salmon, trout 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 landlocked salmon, trout and
torre shall he from September first to Jan
uary first of the following year. In the
brooks, streams and rivers of the state, above
tida-waters, the annual closed season on trout
salmon and landlocked salmon shall be from
September fifteenth to the time the ice is out
Of the brook, stream or river fshed in the
following spring; on black bass and white
perch from Spntemher fifteenth TO luna 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 and
Brassua lake, in Somerset county. Provided
further, that during February, March and
April, in the counties Of Aroostook, Penob-
scot, Piscatanuis Somerset, Washington and
the counties of Androscogsin, Kennebec, York
Saeadahoc, Knox Lincoln, Waldo. Cumber-
land, Oxford and Franklin, citizens of the
State NAV fish for and take Iandlocked
bass with not more than five set lines TO each
family when fishing through the ice in the
day time and when under the immediate per-
sonal supervision of the person fshinr and
may convex them to their own homes for con-
sumption therein but not otherwise
Provided, further. that it shall he unlawful
to fish through the ice Mt anv time for any
other species of fish except as hereinafter pro
vded:
Pickerel may be taken at any time through
the ice in waters open to ice fishing for land
locked salmon. trout, toEue. white perch and
black bass. with not more than five set lines
TO each family when fishing through tho ica
in the day time and when under the imme
date personal supervision of the person fish
ing.
Section 10 During the respective closed
seasons on the above-named fish person
shall fish for. take. catch or kill or have any
of them in possession provided. further, that
no person shall in any one day during the
respective opnn seasons herein provided take
catch or kill or have in possession at any
time moro than fifteen pounds In all of land
locked salmon. trout. tocue. white nnrch and
black bass, unless one individual fish caught
shall weigh moro than fifteen pounds. or nm
less the last fish caught increases the rorn-
hined weight thereof to more than fifteen
pounds. and provided. further, that rorson
in any one dav shall take, catch and kill or
have in possession ut anv time moro than
twenty-five fish in all Of landlorked salmon
trout tonne white nerch and black bass even
though the twen.v FIVE fish caught and killed
y.airh less than Green wounds, provided fur.
tbar that no nerson or marty or occnnan+s Of
anv ono boat canoe raft or other vessel or
oon,ovenc, nronolIed IN, s+esn electricity
hand nr o+be. no,yar shall catch nv sill or
plug fishing. so called. more than four front
and landloc'sed salmon in any one day, col
nor more than two trout and land
in Tho ,Daiors q. Ricbprdson N6oseIoolTnc
guntic and Cupsuntic lakes situated in the
counties of Franklin and Oxford provided,
son to fish for take; cath or k H., any Kind
go, az FrarIt,;n b, Gin Nv ri,'r fsbir
so't,oi n.J a. ;d, ftto, tb+ ~ $3.50
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hennenec: ny sun OF rug nSli,ms; SO rSAe''
ana provloed, 1urthIr. mar no laho,orhra SAL
mon less man We've hfneS IN lehs,u' n"
trout or white ncrrh less man SIX lncheS In
length and no black bass less than ten inches
in length shall he caught and KILLED or had
in possession nv any person at any time. eS-
cept that IN Great. Long, East: NORTH, Ellis,
McGraw and Snow ponds. sajd ponds being
part OF the Belgrade Chain Of Lakes, IN Ken
than ten inches or black bass less than twelve
inches in length shall be caught and killed at
any time; and provided further, no 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 Kfzar or in Lake Kezar
pond in Oxford county
Section 20 No person shall in any man.
ner. event when fishing through tn. Ice. ss
NOW, ,,ro1;sed by- law fsb with ,nora tber