The Ely miner., 1938-03-10
WENZEL SAYS:
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to the seining of rough fish to per-
nit the use of game and fish funds at
the discretion of the director of game
and fish for that purpose and also per-
nit the removal of perch when too
numerous
5. Authorize the department to issue
licenses and regulate pond minnow pro-
ducers.
6. Authorizing the division of game
and fish to license and regulate the
harvesting of wild rice.
7. Authorizing the department OF
conservation to condemn unsafe boats
used for public hire for fishing and
hunting purposes, upon recommended
ton of game wardenS.
g. Authorizing the department Of
conservation to acquire or lease in
expensive lands between lakes for
waterfowl public shooting grounds.
g. Authorize the department to
regulate the opening and closing of
season on rabbits and to require Ii
censes for adults to shoot rabbits.
T. Amending present laws author
izing the division of forestry to operate
several large nurseries producing diff
ferent kinds of trees and plant life
growing buds and berries beneficial to
wild life, in order to plant five million
acres of tax delinquent state lands not
suitable for agricultural purposes.
II. Authorizing the division of for
estry to furnish technical forestry aid
free and plant life to farmers at cost
for the establishment of wood lots and
shelter belts.
IL. Authorizing the enlargement of
scientific research laboratory in CO.
operation with the University of Min
nesota to determine methods by which
low grade ores may be processed sue
cessfully, to make such ores merchant
able and to endeavor to find what other
natural products exist in the state
which can be produced successfully in
order to create employment and COM
merce for our state and providing
necessary funds to carry on such ac-
tivities.
13. Authorize regularity legislation
on well drilling, to preserve water strata
under the soil.
Suggestions made by Commissioner
Wenzel not needing legislative action
were as follows:
l. The department of conservation
proposes to urge the State Department
of Education to provide conservation
studies as part of the curriculum in the
public school system.
2. To recommend to the U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture to change the
waterfowl season because of the un-
certainty of climatic conditions in the
Fall, by having the opening date set at
October 1St with a closing date of
November 16, making it a six weeks
season with one-half day shooting each
day from one-half hour before sunrise
to II o'clock noon, the bag limit to re-
main at 10, with the privilege of having
total Of three protected ducks, namely
canvasbacks or redheads.
8. An aggressive campaign to en-
force prohibition of water pollution of
our lakes and streams in cooperation
Will OUI OGdlC oOdIO VI I1tdlIIl.
4. The establishment of a scientific
research activity in cooperation with
the University of Minnesota to classify
lakes and the planting of different fish
species according to the environment of
said lakes and to carry on scientific re-
search on all problems OF wild life in
order that the department may ap-
proach these problems from scientific
standpoint
5. To recommend to Congress that
similar legislation be passed returning
part of the Federal tax on fishing tackle
for the restoration of fish life as was
passed during the last regular session
returning part of the 10 per cent tax
on small arms and ammunition for the