The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-16
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 TERRITORIAL AUTHORITY
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OA AAA HAA5 lIlduleI luIPTIeTG with any tag, brand, marker. monu. ment, or notice provided for in this act.
 No fishing appliance shall be oper. ated in any waters for a greater dis tance than one-third the width of such waters: Provided, That this shall not apply to any drift gill net which by force of the elements may unavoidably and temporarily exceed such distance
 It shall be unlawful to take for com. mercial purposes any king or red sal mon on the spawning grounds of such fish.
 Sec. g. That the commissioner of fisheries for Alaska may, in his discre- tion, set aside any lake or part there of, or any river or part thereof, or any of the waters outside the mouth of such river for a distance not greater than five hundred yards from mouth. in which fishing may be limited or en- tirely prohibited, but such power shall De exercised only after a hearing, of which due notice must be given byI publication not less than sixty days prior thereto in a newspaper in the district affected; and when the inter- ested parties are known to the com missioner of fisheries for Alaska, they shall be personally notified by notice mailed not less than sixty days previ- .ous to such hearing. No order made under this section shall be effective until one calendar year after the same is made.
 Any order so made may be rescinded by the commissioner of fisheries for Alaska after hearing as prescribed in this section.
 Existing orders of the secretary of commerce limiting or prohibiting fish ing in certain waters in Alaska, under the provisions of the act of June 26, 1906, shall remain in force until re- scinded by the commissioner of fisher ies for Alaska.
 Sec. 10. That it shall be unlawful for any person 10 waste any food fish or shellfish taken or caught in any of the waters of Alaska: Provided, That waste shall not be deemed 8 violation of this section when resulting from unavoidable causes. The commissioner of fisheries for Alaska is hereby au' thorized and directed to issue instruc- tions and prOmulgate regulations hay ing for their object the prevention of 1 the waste of food fish or shellfish and their conservation or proper utiliza I tion. After two years from the time this act takes effect it shall consti ute waste to utilize any food fish shellfsh or any part thereof, other than the offal or waste thereof, in the manufacture of fertilizer, fish meal fish oil or other products not used fol human food.
 Sec. II. 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 consumption and it shall be unlawful to purchase for commercial use any salmon ol other food or shellfish taken by means of a spear or gaff.
 Sec. 12. That every dam or other obstruction hereafter erected or placed in any salmon stream shall be provided with a durable and efficient 1 fishway, unless the commissioner Oi fisheries for Alaska finds that the maintenance of such fishway Is not essential to the conservation of the fisheries of Alaska. The commissioner of fisheries for Alaska may also re quire that any dam or other obstruc tion now existing in any stream shall be provided with such a fishway if he finds it essential to the conservation of such fisheries, in which event such | fishway shall be constructed within sixty days after written notice thereof has been served on the owner, his agent or the person in charge. Every fshway required by this act shall be maintained in practical and effective condition according to plans and spe' | cifcations to be furnished by the com l missioner of fisheries for Alaska upon application, and shall be kept open, unobstructed and supplied with a suf- ficient quantity of Water to freely ad- init the passage of fish through the same.
 Sec 13 That it shall be unlawful to erect or maintain any barricade, fence or other fixed or stationary ob- struction, 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 ar affect of nrpvnntino ar imnediOo the