The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-04
RECENT GAME AND
. FISH LAWS PASSED
Measures Enacted AT Late
Session Legislature
OLD ACTS CHANGED
Request Minnesota League
Granted With Several
Additions
Associated Press Dispatch. ]

| ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1
st. Paul, April 27.-The recent
Minnesota legislature amended and
enacted more new game laws thar
any similar session Of that body In
many years, in the opinion or Harry
j. LaDue, former. assistant game
and fish commissioner and secret
airy Of the Minnesota Game Protec
tive league. With the exception OF
one important measure virtually the
entire legislative program endorsed
by the league and other organized
sportsmen's organizations was put
through.
Among the changes in the game
laws is new provision prohibiting
fishing through the ice at night. This
privilege, ii was pointed out has
been abused by certain people who
would use powerful carbide or cleo
triG lights to attract the fish to the
fishing hole. Because of this prac :
tice, sportsmen declared many OF
the finest angling lakes in the state
were rapidly being depleted of fish.
Another important change requires
all persons to secure license be-
fore taking with traps or other de-
vices any fur, bearing animals ex
cept wolves This law, it is pointed
out, will successfully prevent mis-
takes" such as have in the past
been quite frequent. Unlicensed
trappers having in their possession
pelt of a protected animal often
used the alibi that they had set
their trap for an unprotected species
and because one of protected var
iety had fallen a victim was no
fault of theirs.
Can't Have Fish Net.
Another new law deemed of bene-
fit to the sportsmen because it will
to large extent put a stop to the
illegal taking of fish makes it un-
lawful for any person to have in
his possession a fish net, except
minnow nets, landing nets. dip nets
and nets held for sale unless it Is
tagged and licensed by the game and
fish department. The law was ad-
vocated on the grounds that thou
sands of gill nets are found in the
state by warden and If not id use
could be confiscated or destroyed.
The bills introduced at the re
quest of the Protective League re-
quiring all persons twenty one
license to take fish with, a hook and
line permitting the taking of male
antlered deer and prohibiting for
one year the taking of male antler,
ed moose, were all defeated. The
Legislature placed a permanent clos
ed season on moose and allowed
deer of both sex to be taken only in
even number years. -.
Other legislation relating to hunt
ing and fishing passed during the
session include the following:
Prohibiting non-residents from
taking wild quadrupeds. fowls or
birds in the state without first hav-
ing procured license. Heretofore
to secure licenses only for the TAX
ing of protected varieties.
Providing for the taking Of gray,
black and fox squirrels and snow
shoe rabbits under a small game
license. Heretofore ii was neces-
sary to have a trapping license to
take these animals.
other Legislation.
Authorizing the game and fish
commissioner to allow a commits
sion of not more than ten per cent
to all persons, except salaried en-
ployes, for selling non resident ang-
ling. fish house or whitefish netting
licenses.
Making it unlawful to carry a head
light and a firearm of any descrip-
ton at the same time.
Poison may be used in taking YER
min only by permission of the
game and fish commissioner and in
manner prescribed by him.
Skunk are taken off the unpro-
tected list.
Permitting the owner and trainer
of a dog to take the same afleld for
the purpose of training, from August
Is to September IS.
Shortening of the open season for
quail and partridge or ruffed grouse
and making it from October Is to
November 80. ....
Prohibiting the taking or killing
OF Canada spruce grouse.
Providing for an open season for
the taking Of ring necked pheasants
from October Is to October Is.
Limit On Pheasants.
Providing bag limit for ringneck
pheasants of three in one day and
not more than three during any one
open season.
Providing for the taking of two
wood ducks in one day during the
open season for waterfowl.
Prohibiting the taking of wild
waterfowl from sink boxes or per-
manent artificial blinds built in pub
lie waters.
Compelling persons netting or
SEEMING minnows for bait to care
fully sort out game fish minnows
and carp from the contents of their
catch and further requiring that the
game fish shall be at once returned
to the water and the carp destroyed.
Reducing the daily catch of black
bass and walleyed' pike from fifteen
to ten with a limit in possession of
twenty.
Permitting the use Of three artifi-
cial flies in taking crappies.
Prohibiting the purchase or sale
of crappies, sand pike, sunfish and
rock bass from the inland waters
of the state. o.
Prohibiting the transportation of
frogs outside the state for CONNER
cial purposes. and prohibiting the
use Of cloth screens, pitfalls or sim
liar contrivances to aid in catching
frogs.
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