The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-25
SUTHERLAND BILL
 AIMS TO REMEDY FISH SITUATION
Would Replace Bureau with Alaskan Board Under De-
 partment of Commerce.
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 orders made thereunder respecting | the catching, killing, and utilization and the protection, preservation, and propagation of fish, shellfish. and aquatic mammals; and it may dele gate such power and authority to any or all of it's agents officers and employees. a....+
 To arrest without warrant any per son in the act of violating any of the hshery laws and regulations, and to exercise the powers and rights of a peace officer in serving warrants subpoenas. or other legal processes in the enforcement of the laws and regulations for the protection of the fisheries of Alaska
 To make rules, regulations, and orders, and promulgate the same :: Provided, That appeal therefrom may be made to the Secretary of Com merce within sixty days from the date of issue, who shall have power to annul the same, but appeal to the Secretary of Commerce shall not j change the date when such rules, regulations, or orders become effec- tive
 Fishing Restrictions.
 To set aside any Of the waters of the Territory of Alaska over which the United States has jurisdiction, III which fishing may be limited or entirely prohibited, when in it's judg- ment the protection, preservation, and propagation of fish, shellfish, and aquatic mammals shall demand such action: Provided, however, That such power shall be exercised only after all persons interested shall be given a hearing, of which thirty days notice must be given in newspaper of general circula- tion, and where the interested parties are known to the commission they shall be personally notified by mail or telegraph, but no order made under this authority shall be ef fective before the next calendar year after the same is issued.
 To fix fees for all, licenses of fish ery establishments, boats, vessels, and appliances, and provide for the collection of all such license fees: Provided. That no fee shall exceed $5, nor shall it be less than $1.
 Fishing Appliances.
 ! To establish rules respecting the operation of fishing appliances of every nature and the inspection of all fishery tablishments handling, dealing, or utilizing in whole or in part any of the natural products of the fisheries of Alaska, and to exer- else the right to inspect any and all such establishments at any and all times; to limit the catch of fish of any species in the waters of Alaska, and to make or modify close sea sons; to fix and regulate the number of cases of salmon that any and all canneries may pack annually, and to prescribe the length, depth, and size of mesh of gill nets. to restrict the amount of gear to be used in any locality, to regulate the size and use of beach seines, and to prescribe the conditions under which any other appliances not specifically mentioned herein may be used or operated.
 To seize any fishing appliances used in violation of law as the abate ment of public nuisance and any products resulting from such unlaw full operations, and to hold such ap- pliances and products subject to the execution of any penalty which may be imposed on the owner thereof in a court of competent jurisdiction, and to sell at public auction such forfeited appliances and products as may accrue from the seizures here ing authorized, and to deposit the proceeds of ak such sales as herein after provided. All perishable fish cry products may be sold or other wise disposed of at the discretion of the commission when such action may be necessary to prevent waste or loss
 Designate Streams.
 To determine and designate what waters of Alaska are salmon streams. ana to indicate and fix the mouth of such streams and the area contigu- ous thereto in which commercial fish. ing shall be unlawful, to place piles or other obstacles to illegal fishing in areas of the waters of Alaska with the consent of the War Depart ment, and to prescribe regulations for the punishment of the effacement or removal of the monuments oi markers used at such places. | s Abate Nuisances.
 To exterminate by any means il may devise, upon any certain streams it may designate, such predatory fish, birds, or mammals as in its judgment should be exterminated for the protection. preservation, and maintenance of the fisheries of Alas ka, but this shall not be done until the predaceousness of these crea- lures shall have been established be. yond all reasonable doubt.
 To remove or destroy any and all unlawful instructions or barricades in any salmon stream in Alaska which prevents or seriously impedes the ascent of salmon to their spawn ing grounds, and to plan and super wise the construction and installa t;ov nf 6o at onthorizad