REPORT OK THE COMMISSIONERS 1>F 1-TSHERIES, GAME AND FORESTS. II3 



ami the attention of the applicants has been called to the law passed last winter 

 bearing on this subject, and all messengers in charge of fish for planting have been 

 furnished with copies of this law. 



The following is a copy of the law referred to : 



THE ATTENTION OF ALL APPLICANTS FOR FRY, FOR STOCKING 



WATERS, FROM STATE HATCHERIES. IS CALLED TO 



Tin: FOLLOWING LAW. 



CH.M'TER 319. 



AN ACT to amend chapter four hundred and eighty-eight of the laws of eighteen hundred and 

 ninety-two, entitled "An act for the protection, preservation and propagation of birds, fisli 

 and wild animals in the State of New York and the counties thereof,'' as amended by 

 chapter nine hundred and seventy-four of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-five, 

 relative to laying out grounds for private parks. 



Became a law .Vpril 17, 1896, with the approval of the Governor. Passed, a majority being 

 present. 



Thi- People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows : 



Section I. Section two hundred and tw-elve of article nine of chapter four hundred and 

 eighty-eight of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-two, as amended by chapter nine 

 hundred and seventy-four of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-five, is hereby amended so 

 as to read as follows : 



§212. Laying out grounds for private parks. — .V person owning or having the e.xclusive 

 right to shoot, hunt or fish on lands, or lands and water, desiring to devote such lands, 

 or lands and water, to the propagation or protection of fish, birds or game shall publish in a 

 newspaper printed in the county within which such lands or lands and water are situate a notice, 

 once a week for a term not less than four weeks in the county where the lands so described are 

 situated substantially describing the same and containing a clause declaring that such lands or 

 lands and water will be used as a private park for the purpose of propagating and protecting 

 fish, birds and game. Provided, however, that all waters heretofore stocked by the State or 

 which hereafter may be stocked by the State from any of the hatcheries, hatching stations, or by 

 fish furnished at the expense of the State, shall be and remain open to the public to fish therein 

 the same as though the private park law had never existed. But nothing herein contained shall 

 be construed as affecting any rights now existing of persons owning lands or holding leases of 

 private grounds, waters or parks prior to the passage of this act. 



§ 2. This act shall take efifect immediately. 



During the year 191,726,678 fish, including fry, fingerlings, yearlings and older 

 fish of various kinds, have been deposited by the Commission in the waters of 

 the State. 

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