Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-14
FISHERMEN!
READ THE LAWS

A Journal man in conversation with
Richard ]. Upton, special fish and
game warden for this section. had his
attention called to the following laws
that are among the most prominent,
containing POINTS that are most fire.
uuently overlooked by the careless
fishermen, wnL then plead ignorance
of the law:
General Closed Season on Protected
Fish
Section IS. Except as hereinafter
provided, there shall be an annual
closed season on landlocked salmon
trout, togUe. white perch and black
bass, in all the lakes and ponds Of the
State, as follows:
On landlocked salmon, trout and to
que. from the 30th day of September
until the ice is out Of the lake or pond
fished in the following spring: on
white perch and black bass from the
30th day OF September until the Goth
day of June following; provided. how
ever, that il shall be lawful to take
black bass, with Undated artificial
flies only, from the time the ice is
out of the lake or pond fished 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 landlocked 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 cauglt.
Length Of Protected Fish Which May
Be Taken. Special Limit in Ger
tain Waters.
(Section 100
and provided. further,
tat no landlocked salmon less than
twelve inches in length, no trout or
white perch less than six inches in
length ami no black bass less than
ten inches in length shall be caught
and killed or had in possession by
any person at any time, except that
in Great. Long, East North, Ellis.
McGraw and Snow ponds, said ponds
ptliiS Idi VI tiIt ioClS tioC Niie1Aii VI
lakes, in kennebec and Somerset
counties, 10 trout less than ten inch
es 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
I,>tr. - 7
Kezar pond in oxford county.
Number OF Lines Which May Be
Used in Fishing
Section 20 No person shall in any
manner, except when fishing through
the ice, as now provided by law, fish
with more than two lines at any time.
Set lines are allowed through the ice
only, where ice fishing is lawful. G
Non Resden Fishermen Must Be
Licensed
(Chapter sc, p. L. 1910
Section |. Persons not bona fide
residents of the State. and not actu-
ally domiciled therein. except chill
dren under fourteen years of age,
shall not fish for, take. catch or Kill
any kind of fish at any time in any
of the inland waters of the State, or
have the same or any part thereof in
possession, without first having pro-
cured a license therefor as herein
after provided. Such licenses shall
be of such form and style as may be
prescribed by the commissioner of in
land fisheries and game, and shall be
issued by town clerks and other
agents appointed by said commits
sioner under such regulations as may
be established by said commissioner,
and payment Of fee Of two dollars
and fifteen cents.
Penalty
Section s. Whoever violates any
provision of sections one. two, four,
or seven Of this act, or who shall fur
nish to another person or permits an
other person to have or use any Ii
cense issued to him. or changes or
alters the same in anys manner, or
who has or uses any license issued to
another person, or whoever knowing
~ SuANSo cIy iOi
fishing who has not license for fish
ing as herein provided, shall pay a
fine of not less than ten or more than
thirty dollars and costs for each of
tense and one dollar additional for
each fish taken, caught. killed, had in
possession or transported in violation
of any provision of this act.