The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-11


 and he may permit the taking of Chum or Keta salmon until Octo- Der first of each year.
 That it shall be unlawful to take salmon by any means whatsoever, except by hook and line or by spear and gaff for domestic con sumption, and except for the pur- poses of fish culture or scientific investigation under the direction or with the approval of the Secre- tary of Commerce in any waters the width of which is less than five hundred feet, or with any fixed appliance in any waters the width of which is less than one thousand feet, or by any means except by hook and line or spear or gaff as aforesaid within five hundred yards outside the mouth of any river or stream less than five hundred feet in width at it's mouth: Provided, That the use of stake nets shall be allowed in the deltas of the Yukon. Copper, Alseck. Setuck, and Ahrnk- lin rivers, and on the flats and in the divides between the Setuck and Ahrnklin, and that movable appli- ances shall be allowed to within three hundred yards outside of the mouths of the aforementioned riv- CTS and the Karluk river. For the purposes of this section the width of any waters shall be determined by measurements at mean low wa ter at right angles to the trend Of such waters, and all measure ments of water referred to herein shall be made at mean low water, and the commissioner of fisheries for Alaska is hereby authorized to determine and indicate by suitable markers, monuments, or notices, the mouth of any river or other waters referred to in this Act. It shall be unlawful to efface, destroy. or remove, or in any manner interfere with an ytag, brand, marker, mon ument, or notice provided for in this Act.
 No fishing appliance shall be op- erated in any waters for a greater distance than one-third the width of such waters: Provided, That this shall not apply to any drift gill net which by force of the clements may unavoidably and temporarily exceed such distance.
 It shall be unlawful to take for commercial purposes any king or red salmon on the spawning grounds of such fish.
 That the commissioner of fisher ies for Alaska may, in his discre- tlon, set aside any lake or part thereof, or any river or part there of, Or any of the waters outside the mouth of such river for a distance not greater than five hundred yards from such mouth, in which fishing may be limited or entirely prohib- ited, but such power shall be ex- ercised only after hearing, of which due notice must be given by publication not less than sixty days prior thereto in a newspaper in the ulStrlct aHected.
 That 1t shall be unlawful for any person to waste any food fish or shellfsh taken or caught in any of the waters of Alaska: Provided, That waste shall not be deemed a violation of this rection when re- sulting from unavoidable causes.
 After two years from the time this Act takes effect it shall con- stitute waste. to utilize any food fish, shellfish, or any part thereof, other than the offal or waste there of, in the manufacture of fertilizer, fish meal, fish oil, or other prod ucts not used for human food.
 That it shall be unlawful to take any salmon or other food fish or shellfish by means of a spear or gaff, except for domestic con- sumption, and it shall be unlawful to purchase for commercial use any salmon or other food fish or she'll fish taken by means of spear or gaff.
 That every dam or other obstruc.. tion hereafter erected or placed in any salmon stream shall be provid- ed with a durable and efficient fish. way, unless the commissioner of fisheries for Alaska finds that the maintenance of such fishway is not essential to the conservation of the fisheries of Alaska.
 That it shall be unlawful to erect or maintain any barricade, fence, or other fixed or stationary obstruc- tion, or any fishing appliance other than those lawful under the pro- visions of this Act, except for pur- poses of fish culture, in any of the waters of Alaska having the purpose or effect of preventing or impeding the ascent of fish to their spawn ing grounds.
 That the Secretary of Commerce is hereby authorized and directed to purchase, or to acquire by con demnation in the manner in which lands or condemned or appropriat- ed for public use immediately up-