Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-06-01
FISHING LAWS.
STATE OF MAINE.


In conformity with act of the S0th
legislature. chapter 204, of the public
laws of 1921, the commissioner of in
land fisheries and game hereby promul-
gates the following rules and regula-
lions relating to fishing in Hancock
county, which regulations shall take
otherwise specified below, shall remain
in force for period of four years I'M
less sooner revoked or modified by said
com missioner:
Section 1.
ICE FISHING LAWS.
1t shall be lawful to fish through the
ice for pickerel at any time, and for
pro lected game fish during the months
of February. March and April of each
year, in accordance with the general
law of the State, in all the lakes, ponds
and rivers in Hancock county. except
Turtle and Narraguagus lakes; Norris
pond or Noyes pond. so-called, in Blue
hill; Craig pond in Orland; Blunt pond
in Lamoine; Birch Harbor pond in
Winter Harbor, in which last named
lakes and ponds it shall be unlawful
for any person to fish for, take, catch
or kill any kind of fish at any time on
or through the ice. (See Brewer pond,
WATERs CLOSED TO ALL FISHING
Lakes and Ponds.
1t shall be unlawful for any person
to fish for, take. catch or kill any kind
Of fish at any time in Norris pond or
Noyes pond, o-called, in Bluehill, for a
period of two years from July I. 1921;
it shall be unlawful for any person to
fish for, take. catch or kill any kind of
fish at any time in Birch Harbor pond,
in Winter Harbor.
Brooks and Streams.
1t shall be unlawful for any person
to fish for, take, catch or kill any kind
of fish at any time in any of the fol-
lowing named waters. wherever stu
ated:
The tributaries to Bubble pond, or
Turtle lake on Mt. Desert Island to
Eagle lake. on Mt. Desert Island; to
Hothole pond in Orland; Upper Patten
and Turtle Pond brook, tributaries to
Whites pond. in Penobscot; Peters
brook, so-called, which brook flows
from Norris pond, So-called, in Bluehill.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS.
1t shall be unlawful for any person
to take smelts at any time in Succor
of fish at any time within one hundred
feet of the dam or sluice gates at the
outlet of Nicatous lake in Township
Number Three. N. D.
Provided. however, that in all of the
above named waters in Hancock
county which are closed to fishing or
on which there are special regulations
land, and the outlet of Nicatous lake
without one hundred feet of the dam or
sluice gates on said outlet. it shall be
lawful to take smeltS and other bait
fish and suckers as provided in section
26 of chapter 219 of the public laws of
1917. as amended.
Section 3.
1t shall also be unlawful for any
person to have in possession at any
time any kind of fish taken in viola
ton of any provision of these regula-
tiOns.
Section 4.
Whoever violates any provision of
these rules and regulations shall pay a
fine of not less than ten nor more than
thirty dollars, and costs of prosecu-
ton, for each offense; and in addition
thereto one dollar for each fish taken,
caught, killed or had in possession in
violation of any provision of these
regulations
Section :.
All rules and regulations of the de-
partment of inland fisheries and game
now in force, affecting fishing in the
inland waters of Hancock county. not
Incorporated in the above rules and
regulations are hereby revoked. said
revocation to become effective July Z,
a d. 1921.
WILLIS E. PARSONS
Commissioner of Inland
Fisheries and Game
Augusta, Maine, June l. a. d. 1921.
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