The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-18
MANY CHANGES
IN GAME LAWS,
POINTS IN THE NEW GAME
LAWS TO BE REMEMBERED.

the laws passed at the last session
of the legislature. The game law
changes were given in the supple
ment but in order to make con
else survey of the act, the following
is noted:
Moose were taken from the game
list and given permanent protection
Deer will be allowed to be Elle6
during the same season as hereto
fore. but only on alternate years
This wear, 1928, will be closed
The alternate open and closed years
was adopted rather than the bucf
law.
The season for fur animals were
fixed as follows:
Black, gray and fox squirrels
black bear-Oct. Is to Jan. ].
Raccoon-Oct. Is to Nov. 10.
Mink, fisher-Nov. Is to March l
Skunk-Oct. Is to March l.
No steel traps may be used IL
taking bear. Royalty on beave1
skins was reduced to $1.5O. Trap
ping muskrats in their houses dur
ing open season is permitted pro
vided same are not destroyed. Spe
cial provision is made for trapping
muskrats when in danger of freez
ing or starvation. Poison is per
mitted in taking fur animals onl.
by permission of the commissioner
Provision was made requiring
license of fur dealers as follows:
Local resident buyers license, 81
Resident travelling fur buyer
license, $25.
Wholesale fur buyers license 81
Fur buyers are required TO fur
nish reports requested of them TO
statistical purposes.
Changes in the law relating t.
licenses of various kinds for taking
wild animals were as follows:
Trapper's license is now requires
for taking fur-bearing animals o
any kind whether protected or not
with the exception of wolves.
A commission of 10 per cent Wi
now be allowed to be paid to agent
selling nonresident angling license:
| fish house licenses, and whitefish net
| ting licenses.
Bag limits are changed to permi
| taking of only three male Chimes
ringneck pheasants in day an
| three for a season, two wood duck
/ in a day, and not more than 13
wild ducks in any one season.
Season for Chinese ringnec
/ pheasants, Oct. Is to Oct 70 opa
and ruffed grouse or partridge snor
ened to end Nov. 30 instead {
Nov. 80. All upland bird season
to be open on alternate years &
heretofore. No change in prairi
chicken and sharp-tailed grouse Law
| Shooting from sink boxes or frol
permanent artificial blinds built i
public waters is prohibited. (Not
Open season on wood duck nj
effective u Mess federal regulation
conform.)
The taking of fish by anglin
through the ice in the night time b
the aid of artificial light is prohibi
! 3D..
The law relating to the taking {
minnows for bait. is drastical
changed to prohibit taking san
from lake which has been Stoke
with game fish during the previo,
three years, also to compel caref
sorting of young game fish ar
carp from bait minnows, the form,
!. to be carefully returned 90 Il
water and the latter destroyed.
The bag limits of black bass a.
changed to permit taking 10 ds
and allow 20 in possession. TT
same limits are allowed for dai
catch and number in possession
wall-eyed pike as for bass. 9th
limits of fish were not changed.
The sale of crappies, sunfsh, rot
bass and sand pike is now prohibi
ed in addition to trout, muskellung
black bass and wall-eyed pike her
tofore prohibited.
About the only relaxation in Il
law relating to fish was a provisit
adopted permitting the use of arr
, fetal lights in spearing carp, do
: fish, suckers, redhorse and garfi
,, in inland waters from March 90
, April 20, and in interstate waite
I from Sept. Is to Nov. Is. This
in addition to the previous Ia
8 which permitted the use of artifici
lights in spearing carp, dogfs
! sheepshead, redhorse, catfish, e.
: pout, suckers, garfish, bullheat
whitefish and buffalofsh in streal
4 only between April 20 and June
1 which was not repealed.
Under the new law, fish nets, U
less licensed and tagged, are cont,
band and may be seized and {
stroyed wherever found. N,
which may lawfully be used
taking whitefish, tullibees and Ia
herring, may be licensed and tt
ged. Minnow nets, dip nets. n
in hands of dealers and nets of co
Z mercial fishermen are exempt fir
this provision.
r The law providing penalties .
infraction of the game laws v
strengthened by fixing a minim
penalty for the second or subsequ,
offenses in cases where the mi
'r mum penalty for the first offel
A. is $40. Other penalties remain
r. same.
MISS KEABLE AND MISS RHO