Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-03-20
MANY CHANGES in GAME LAWS
AS REVISED BY LEGISLATURE
Wild Life Of State Under Administration of
Commission to Be Named by Governor.

the best game sections Of the state.
Others who have been suggested for
appointment are II. C. Crippen Of Bill
lings, L. N. NARROW Of Missoula, Joe
Kelly of Anaconda, w. r. Wilcoxson Of
Great Falls and nj. L. Baldwin of Kali
ispell.
1t is very certain that NJ. W. Potter,
who was named by Governor Dixon as
game warden to succeed j. Il. DeHart.
will be continued in that office by the
new commission.
II. 3. IL provides that the fish and
game commission shall consist of five
members to be appointed by the gov
ernor without regard to political affil-
iation, no more than three members to
be from the same political party, two
| to serve one year, one for two years,
one for three years and one for four
years and at the expiration of their
terms their successors shall be APP
pointed for terms of four years each.
The governor is given power to remove
any commissioner for cause or for the
good of the commission and no person
shall be appointed unless he shall De
informed upon and interested in tn
subject of wild life. The first members
are to be appointed within 30 days ant
er the approval Of the measure.
Has Wide Powers.
Within 30 days thereafter the. com
| mission shall meet, organize, select
chairman and hold quarterly or other
meetings at call of the chairman
| The commission shall have supervl-
sion over all Of the wild life, fish. game,
game and non game birds ana wafer
fowl and game and fur-bearing AMI
mails Of the state: shall have the e4-
elusive power to expend tor the protec
ton, preservation and propagation or
fish. game and game birds all funds
| acquired for that purpose from appro-
nriations. licenses, fines or otherwise .
shall have power to use so much or
the fish and game fund as necessary
for the construction and operation OF
fish hatcheries. game farms and other
necessary property: shall acquire by
Gift purchase or lease such land as
NAV be necessary for establishing a
state game farm; shall plan and direct
installation of fish ladders and ways
upon dams or other stream obstruc-
tions at the expense of the owners of
such dams, and shall purchase and
maintain at the expense Of the fish
and game fund fish screens or fish
wheels to prevent fish entering irriga-
ton bitches Heretofore fish wheels
have been installed only at the expense
of the ditch owner. .....- ...
For Rearing Ponds.
The commission is authorized to con-
struct and maintain fish nurseries or
rearing ponds into which the flsh Try
will be placed and allowed to grow to
fingerlngs before being deposited in
the streams, shall have authority to
divide the state into fish and game
districts. to create fish and game dis
tricts throughout the state and declare
closed seasons for hunting or fishing
within said districts to protect recent
" stocked waters. or spawning waters
or to prevent depletion Of fish or OF
game.
1t shall have authority to establish
game refugees for the providing of sat"
sanctuaries in which game may breed
and replenish provided that no refuge,
sanctuary or preserve shall pc set ASIDE
or created by the commission except
that the same be petitioned for by 70
per cent of the actual property owners
or in case there are no property own
ers within the territory then by 10
per cent of those directly interested or
affected financially by the setting aside
Of said area"
$4,000 for Warden.
Members of the commission shall re-
| ceive $40 a day for each day in actual
| attendance upon their duties. not to
| exceed 5000 a year. and their neces-
sary travelling expenses. The commits
sion shall appoint as state fish and
| game warden a person of experience,
special training and skill in wild life
protection. conservation and manage
ment who shall continue in office at the