Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-02
Stuhr Announces
New Penalties
Violators of Fish and Game
Laws to be Subject to
Heavy Fines.

Lincoln, Aug. 1.-(Special. )-Leo
J. Stuhr, secretary of the state de-
partment of agriculture, announced
today the new penalties for violation
of fish and game laws, which be-
came effective Thursday. They are:
For dynamiting fish. or having in pos
session fish SO taken, $1,000, or imprison-
ment in state prison one year, or both.
Killing or having in possession any
beaver, $500.
Killing wood duck or elder duck, $500.
Having in possession an excess OF SO
game birds. 800.
For destroying imported game birds,
800.
Destroying or having in possession any
scng. insectivorous or seed eating birds
or destroying their nests or eggs. 800.
For buying. selling or bartering or any
commercial institution for having in pos
session, any of tho game birds. 500.
SEEMING in Missouri river without IL
cense, 800.
Poison or gas fish without permit, 500.
Dynamiting fish without license, 500.
Destroying elk, deer, antelope or noun
tain sheep, 800.
Rabbit coursing. 800.
Aliens trapping, $10o
Fishing in streams closed by the state
department of agriculture, 500.
Hunting on game reserve. $1oo.
Pursuing with dogs, animals on the for
est reserve or carrying unencased arms
on forest reserve, $l00
Resisting or obstructing an officer or
employe Of department OF agriculture in
discharge Of duties, 500.
Killing prairie chickens or grouse out
Of open season, $50.
Killing water fowls from motor boats or
airplane. $50.
For trapping any Of game birds or des-
troying their nests or eggs. $50.
Using ferrets in hunting. $50.
Non-resdents and aliens hunting or
fishing without permit, $50.
killing water fowls out Of season, S2S.
Selling catfish not out Of Missouri
river. $:5.
Buying. or selling, or a commercial in
stitution having in its possession sau'r'
Hunting fur-bearing animals with fer
rets $25.
Dogs chasing game birds. 325.
Collecting bird nests and eggs without
permit. s25.
Collecting fish, frogs and spawn with
cut license, $25. T..
Collecting fur-beartng animals for SCI
entific purposes without license. s25.
Disturbing Matching ponds. etc, s2s.
Interfering with private fish ponds not
exceeding 10 acres. s26.
Killing game fowls out Of season. f16.
Catching in one day an excess OF 20
fish or having in possession at any time
excess OF bU game llbHp 90.
Exceeding one day limit for water
fowls, SIS.
Hunting or killing game birds one-half
hour before sunrise or after sunset. SIS.
Holding protected game more than ~
days after closed season, SIS.
Hunting on the highway without con-
sent OF the proprietor of the adjoining
land, $40.
Killing fur-bearing animals out OF sea-
son, $40.
Using gun larger than 10 gauge;
trap, snare or net in hunting water fowls,
SO.
SEEMING. IS and forfeiture OF net.
For each fish taken with seine, slo.
Killing squirrels out Of season. -. =.
Hunting or fishing without having IL
cense on person, IS.
Using other means than hook and line
for fishing. IS.
Taking fish smaller than the length
specified by law, viz black bass, In
ches: rock, shite or striped bass, in
ches; catfish, except bull heads. IL In
ches; croppies. 6 inches; perch, white.
yellow or ringed, inches; sunfish, any
length; pickerel. II inches: trout, IN
ches; pike or pike perch, 12 inches, -.
Taking minnows except for bait, 30 :,
Breeding and selling game without IL
cense. IS.
Transporting for propagation purposes,
game animals or game birds or any part
thereof without the same being tagged, |
IS.