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No. 4. — Extracts from Bund's law of salmon fisheries in England and Wales. 



[Salmon-flsliery act, 1861.] 



(1) Causing or knowingly permitting liquid or solid matter to be placed into any 

 waters containing salnioii, or into the tributaries of such waters, tlint poisons or kills 

 lisL. Penalties: First ott'ense, £5; second, not less than £2 lOs., not more than £10 

 and £2 a day; tliird, not less than £5, not more than £20 a day, from the date of 

 third conviction ; fourth, not less than £20 a day. 



(2) Using or having in possession lights, otters laths, jacks, wires, snares, stroke 

 halls, snatches, or other like instruments (except gaffs as auxiliary to a rod and line) 

 for taking salmon, trout, or char. Penalty : Forfeiture of instruments ; first offense, 

 £5; second, not less than £2 10s., not more than £5; third, not less than £5, or 

 imprisonment for not less than one or more than six months. 



(3) Using any lish roe for fishing, or buying, selling, or having in possession any 

 salmon, trout, or char roe. I'enalty : Forfeiture of roe; first offense, £2; second, not 

 less thau £2; third, imprisonment for not less than one or more than six months. 



(4) Using any nets with a less mesh than two inches, unless a smaller size is 

 allowed by bye-law. I'enalty: Forfeiture of nets ; first offense, £5; second, not less 

 than £2 lbs., or more than £5; third, not less than £5. 



(5) Placing or using any fixed engine not lawfully in use in 1857, 1858, 1859, 1860, 

 and 1861, for catching, or facilitating the catching, or deterring or obstructing the 

 free passage of salmon. Penalty: Forfeiture of engine; first offense, £10 a day; 

 second, not less than £2 10s. in whole, not exceeding £10 a day ; third, not less than 

 £5 in whole, not exceeding £10 a day; fourth, not less thau £10 a day. 



(6) Using any dam, except legal fishing weirs and fishing milldams, for catching, 

 or facilitating the catching, of salmon. Penalty: Forfeiture of all traps, nets, and 

 contrivances, and all salmon caught; first offense, not exceeding £5 and £1 for each 

 salmon caught; second, not less in the whole than £2 lOs., and not exceeding £5 

 and £1 for each salmon; third, not less than £5, and not exceeding £5 and £1 for 

 each salmon caught; fourth, not less than £5 and £1 for each salmon caught. 



(7) Fishing for any salmon within 50 yards above or 100 yards below any dam, or 

 in the head, tail, or race of any mill, unless the dam has a fish pass, approved by the 

 home office, with such a flow of water as will enal)le salmon to pass up and down. 

 Penalty : Forieiture of all salmon caught and nets used ; first offense, £2 and £1 for 

 each salmon caught; second, not less in whole than £2 10s., and not exceeding £2 

 and £1 for each salmon caught; third, not less than £5, and not exceeding £5 and 

 £1 for each salmon caught ; fourth, not less than £5 and £1 for each salmon caught. 



(8) Refusing to place a grating, approved by the inspectors, across any artificial 

 channel for supplying towns with water, or any inland navigation. Penalty : Not 

 exceeding £5 a day for the first offense; second, not less than £2 10s., not exceeding 

 £5 a day ; third, not less than £5, and not exceeding £5 a day ; fourth, not less than 

 £5 a day. 



(9) Refusing to maintain such grating. Penalty : Not exceeding £1 a day for the 

 first offense; second, not less than £2 10s., and not exceeding £1 a day; third, not 

 less than £5, and not exceeding £1 a day; fourth, not less than £1 a day. 



(10) Taking, killing, injuring, or attempting to take, buying, selling, exposing for 

 sale, or having in possession for sale, unclean or unseasonable salmon, trout, or char. 

 Penalty: Forfeiture of fish; first offense, £5 and £1 for each fish; second, not less 

 than £2 10s., not exceecfTng £5 and £1 a fish; third, not less than £5 and not 

 exceeding £5 and £1 a fish, or imprisonment for not less than one or more than six 

 months; fourth, not less than £5 and £1 a fish, or imprisonment. 



(11) Taking or destroying, buying, selling, or exposing for sale, placing any device 

 for obstructing the passage of or willfully injuring the young of salmon, or disturbing 

 any spawning bed on which the spawn of the salmon may be. Penalty : Forfeiture 

 of all young salmon, rods, lines, nets, etc.; first offense, not exceeding £5; second, 

 not less than £2 nor more than £5; third, not less than £5. 



(12) Disturbing or attempting to catch any salmon spawning or near the spawning 

 beds. Penalty : First offense, not exceeding £5; second, not less than £2 10s. or 

 more than £5; not less than £5. 



(13) Fishing for salmon during the annual close season. Penalty : Forfeiture of 

 salmon and nets, or instruments used in fishing; first offense, not exceeding £5 and 

 £2 for each fish caught; third, not less than £5 and not exceeding £5 and £2 for 

 each fish caught, or imprisonment for not less thau one nor more than six months; 

 fourth, not less than £5 for each fish caught, or imi)risonment. 



(14) Not removing fixed engiiu'S and temporary fixtures from a fishery within 

 thirty-six hours after close time begins. Penalty : Forfeiture of all engines and tem- 

 porary fixtures, etc., first offense, not exceeding £10 a day; second, not less than 

 £2 10s. and not exceeding £10 a day ; third, not less than £5 and not exceeding £10 

 a day; fourth, not less than £10 a day. 



