The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-06-12

OF three articles outlining major
game and fish legislation enacted
by the last legislature. The series
was compiled by the department of
conservation.
TO-. .MINNOW SEINES- Chapter 331
amends Article 271, merely by changing
the depth allowed in a minnow seine
from to 4 feet.
81. WINTER SPEARING- Chapter
AIT authorizes the Department to close
not more than fifty per cent of the
waters in any county to winter spear
ing.
%. BEAVER DAMAGE = Chapter
551 authorizes the Department to issue
permits to the owners of land upon
which beaver are doing damage, to
trap those beaver, upon payment of
the fees prescribed for licenses and
sealing during regular open beaver
seasons.
%. ANGLING LICENSE SALES
Chapter 301 authorizes the director of
game and fish to appoint agents
anywhere in the state, who may buy
from the Department books of resi-
dent fishing licenses for cash, and sell
the licenses contained therein to resi-
dents of the state coming from out
side of the county where the agent is
appointed. Residents of the state
who come from outside of the county
in which they are seeking to buy a
license, are compelled under the law
to furnish definite proof of their resi-
dence through the production Of some
document issued by the state, county
or city, and showing the residence.
"a. FISH REARING PONDS Chap
ter 1877 authorizes sportsmen's groups
to engage in propagation of game fish
by use of rearing ponds The associa-
ton may acquire brood fish from public
waters under the direction of the
local game warden, and may keep those
brood fish in possession in or out
Of season. The organization may &C
quira nets and other equipment for
seining brood stock for those ponds,
but those nets, when not in use, must
be kept in the possession of the local
game warden. All brood stock SEM
ing and fish planting must be done
in accordance with and under regula-
tions to be adopted by the Depart
ment. The association is authorized
| to designate the waters into which
they want any fish they have raised to
be planted, provided those waters are
approved by the department.
Is. FIREARM REGULATION FOR
BIG GAMEChapter 412 is an act
regulating the size of firearms which
may be used in taking big game No
caliber smaller than % may be used.
The use of buck shot is prohibited.
The use of most low-power cartridges,
such as the majority of rim lire cart
ridges and the 32-20's are prohibited.
Since it will be some time before the
opening of a deer season however,
there is ample time to study these de-
tails before the application of the
law
26. DISPOSITION OF FINES -
Chapter 1868 authorizes county boards
by resolution to prescribe that fines
collected in game and fish prosecu-
tions be all turned in to the game and
fish division instead of one-half going
into the county treasury, in that event
the game and fish division will pay
the cost of boarding all prisoners
committed to Jail for game and fish
violations.
81 DEER Chapter 482
prohibits the hunting of deer on horse
back.
%. BEAR DISPOSAL Chapter 366
authorizes the owner of any property
which is being damaged by bear to
kill the bear while it is doing the
damage without having to first obtain
a permit as at present. The provi-
sions for obtaining the permit, how
ever, where the bear is not actually
on the property or doing damage, still
remain in effect.
90. CATFISH ON GAME LIST
Chapter 239 takes the catfish off the
list of rough fishes and thereby makes
a game fish of it. 1t imposes limit
of ten day and since no specific
season is set, the catfish now falls
into the season classification with sun
fish and rockbass, opening May 20 In
the southern zone and June 81 in the
northern zone. This regulation, of
course, applies only to the inland
waters of the state and not to the
Mississippi and st. Croix rivers where
they form boundaries between Mime
sofa and Wisconsin, since regulations
on those rivers is governed by joint
agreement and Commissioners order.