The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-09-24
REVISED GAME
AND FISH LAWS
EFFECTIVE AUG. a
SUMMARY OF LAWS AND OTHER
REGULATIONS WHICH CON-
troll STATES WILD LIFE

"
/ practical summary of the game and
/ fish laws passed at tho last session
Il Of the legislature. 1t will be we'll fol
i our readers to keep this copy of the
Banner-News for future reference.
Hunting
i All persons over seventeen years OF
age must secure from the State Game
Fish and Forest Fire Commissioner
county clerk, or deputy game warden,
license to hunt and trap any birds
or animals found in this state.
Resident Fee: Small Game, $1.OO;
Deer, $3.50.
Nonresident Fee: Small Game
i $1,000; Deer $500.
Unnaturalized Alien Fee: Small
Game $1,000; Deer, $500.
Residents of this state and their
minor children exempt from small
game license fee when hunting on
their own enclosed land, upon which
they are regularly domiciled.
Trappers-Must have license for
taking fur bearing animals. (See
license fee specified in table,
Beaver-A special license must be
secured to take beaver.
Automobiles, Power boats and Air
craft-Hunting partridge or water
fowl from automobiles, power boats
and aircraft prohibited.
Spring Shooting-Sprinp shooting
of ducks and other water fowl unlaw-
| full This law now conforms to Fed
eral regulations.
Dogs-Unlawful to use in hunting
deer. Presence of dog in woods hunt
ing camp. logging camp, or clubhouse
during deer season prima facie evil
dence of its unlawful use.
Deer-Lawful to hunt or take only
one deer. Hunting parties of not less
than four persons holding deer Ii
censeS and camping together, may
secure permit To kill one deer for use
in camp, fee $500.
Under the provisions of Act 9, af
the Public acts of 1917, the following
counties are closed to deer-hunting
until 1923.
Antrim, Arenac, Bay, Charlevoix,
Cheboygan, Clare, Crawford, Emmett,
Gladwin, Grand Traverse, Huron
Kalkaska, Lake, Manistee, Mason
Midland, Missaukee, Newago, Oceana
Ogema, Oceola, Oscoda, Otsego,
Roscommon, Sanilac, Tuscola, Wex-
ford.
Metal Tage attached to Deer-Deer
must be tagged with metal, self-lock-
ing seal Immediately after being
killed. These seals will be furnished
by county clerk with license. License
tag attached to deer at shipping sta
tion in the presence of shipping.
agent. Metal self locking seal should
be attached through gamble, or to
~ ~.
Head Lights-Unlawful to have in
possession at any time.
Notwithstanding ship one deer
out of the state when license tag and
seal are attached thereto, provided
that permit printed on back of license
coupon in cancelled by agent at initial
billing point.
Inland Fishing
The connecting waters between the
Great Lakes are classed as inland
waters.
Hook and Line-Defned by law to
be single line or single rod and
line with hook or hooks attached,
while held in the hand or under i'm
mediate control when being used for
still fishing.
Casting and Trolling-Defned to
mean a single line or single rod and
line with hook or hooks attached or
with natural or artificial bait, not
to exceed six inches in length and one
or more hooks or gangs of hooks at
tached to be used for casting or troll
ing for fish and the method of captur-
ing fish shall be the means Of fish
taking bait or hook in the mouth.
Cab Hooks, Snag Hooks, Set Lines
and Night Lines-Unlawfu to use.
Ice Lines-Defned to be a single
hook attached and FIVE such lines may
be used by one person during Decem-
Der, January and February, for taking
all kinds of fish, except the different
kinds of trout and black bass, through
the ice.
Nets-excepting dip nets and min
now seins. Unlawful to use or to
have in possession within one-half
mile of any inland lake or stream.
Spearing and Dip Netting-Suckers
mullet. redside and grass pike can be
taken in the streams and rivers by
this means without artificial light
during March and April in the lower
peninsula and from April 1st to May
18th in the upper peninsula. All kinds
OF fish except black bass and brook
trout may be speared through the ice
during January and February in each
year.
Minnow Seine-Not more than 20
feet in length may be used for taking
clubs, sinners, suckers, dance and
stone roller minnows from any of the
inland waters of this state to be used
| for bait only.
Wall-Eyed Pike, Blue ellis, Sunfish
Crappies and Rock Bass are now pro-
tected fish as well as all species of
trout and bass. These fish cannot be
bought or sold, and hotel proprietors
and resort keepers are admonished
that neither these or any other pro-
tected fish can be served to guests
where a charge is made for the SER
vice, provided that fish caught by
guests may be served to them at their
request.
Jack and all other kinds of artificial
lights, Dynamite and all other explo-
sive Substitutes-Unlawfu to use or
have in possession on any inland wa