The Cordova daily times., 1920-03-09
BILL FOR PROTECTION OF FISH MWATERS OF THIS TERRITORY
 AS DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE

passage of at least 300 feet in the lateral passage way of 1000 feet shall be provided between stake nets and between stake nets and set nets.
 Sec. 29 A tag, brand or notice in black figures six inches high, showing the license number shall be attached to the fixed appliances or to a boat carrying movable appliances.
 Sec 3o No purse seine shall De longer than 1900 feet, including attach ments, measured on cork lines when wet No lead or supplementary piece of net shall be used in connection herewith. No beach seine shall ex- ceed 5000 feet in length. No selne less than 50 fathoms in length shall be used, and the possession ot same on any boat or in the possession of any person shall be deemed prlma facie evidence of illegal fishing. Gill nets shall not exceed 1900 feet ln length, and shall have not less than five and three-quarters inches stretched mesh, especially in the red salmon fisheries of Boring sea. After the year 1920 no gill nets with less than this size stretched mesh shall be used in any of the salmon fisheries.
 Section 31 Determines the man. ~rer of measuring end passageways and lateral distances.
 Section 32 Any location fixed i'll 1919 and validated by this act may be continued in accordance with. the law as to passage ways in force inn mediatelv prior to the time this act becomes effective, or may be changed to conform with the requirements, requiring new maps in this instance, but no change shall be made which interferes with another existing loca- tiOn.
 Section 33 Except as otherwise provided, weekly closed period from 500 D. m Saturday to 500 a. m. ot the following Monday.
 Section 34. Closed seasons. All
 
 salmon fishing to be closed south of Frederick Sound from the 20th day of August to the 10th day of Septem- Der each year and closed again on the 10th day of October. North of Frederick Sound and as far west as Kata1la closed season extends from the 18th day of August to the 5th ' day of September and closed again on the 10th day of October.
 ' Section 35. A tWenty-four hour weekly closed period in the Copper river delta districts and in addition no salmon shall be caught before the June 10th on the inner delta as far as Mile 27 on the Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, and in Miles Lake and Abercrombie canyon until June 18th of each year. Fishing in Miles lake is limited to set nets not exceeding 800 feet. Fishing in Aber- crombie canyon is restricted to hand dip nets not to exceed sixteen inches in diameter. No fishing permitted on the East side of the canyon or the river above Miles lake and no fishing at all above the canyon.
 Section 36 A twenty-four hour closed period from 600 o'clock Fri da afternoon in Cooks inlet.
 Section 37. Fishing shall not be- gin in the Bristol bay district until June 18th and must end on July 23rd and no appliance will be used having axstretched width of less than six ahd one-fourth inches
 Section 38 The closed periods may be changed or any fishing prohibited by the Commission after notice and hearing.
 Section 39 Persons licensed in the fisheries shall make statistical re- ports covering their operations to the Commission.
 Section 4O.-Fishing in all rivers is prohibited where at present granted by the Department of Commerce. + yards outside the mouth of any creek, river, stream, estuary or lagoon ex- cept Karluk river where it shall be 100 yards outside the mouth where 1t breaks through the sand spit.
 Section Al. Fishing appliances shall not be used within 300 yards of any like appliance nor within $500 . feet, or 600 feet endwise, of any trap This does not apply to gill nets which <are forced by the elements within closer limits. No gear shall be oper- ated for a greater distance than one- third the width of the waters in which placed.
 Section AZ. A forty-eight hour