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1. Laws relating to inland fisheries. 



2. Comnaissioners, how appointed, etc. 



3. Each commissioner may enforce the laws, 

 etc. 



4. Commissioners may examine dams and 

 fishways, prescribe changes, etc. 



5. shall give notice to certain owners, how. 



6. Penalty for not keeping fishway open at 

 prescribed times. 



V. Commissioners may build or alter fish- 

 ways, etc. 



8. Compensation to owner of land taken. 



9. Commissioners may enter on land, etc. 

 10. Riparian owners of small ponds to have 



exclusive fishery. 



Great ponds public. 



Commissioners may lease great ponds. 



to appoint a time and place for a hear- 

 ing, before making such lease. 

 Towns may take such leases. 

 15. Commissioners may fix limits of ponds 

 leased or to be leased. 



to have custody of leases, and enforce 

 provisions. 



may occupy not over six great ponds. 



to post notices of such occupation, etc. 



their rights in such cases. 



may take fish for fish culture at any time. 



21. County commissioners to measure great 

 ponds. 



22. Selectmen may measure great ponds, 

 when, 



23. How riparian owners on small ponds may 

 obtain exclusive fishery in certain cases. 



24. Penalty for taking fish in certain ponds. 



25. Riparian owners may enclose waters of 

 streams not navigable. 



26. Ownership of fishes artificially propa- 

 gated. 



27. Penalty for fishing where fish are artifi- 

 cially propagated. 



28. What tidal streams to be deemed navi- 

 gable. 



29. Governor may define tidal bounds and 

 mouths of streams. 



30. may limit times of fishing in certain 

 waters. 



31. Owners of unuavigable tidal streams to 

 control fishery thereof, etc. 



32. Rule as to shad and alewife fishery in 

 Connecticut River. 



.33. as to shad and alewife fishery in Merri- 

 mack River. 



34. Fishing near fishways in Connecticut 

 River forbidden. 



35. in Merrimack River forbidden. 



36. with nets in Merrimack River between 

 certain dates forbidden. 



Public Statutes, Chap. 91. 

 Of Inland Fisheries and Kelp. 

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37. Fishing with gill-nets in Connecticut or 

 Merrimack Rivers forbidden. 



38. Penalties. 



39. Meshes of sweep-seines used in certain 

 waters to be of certain size. 



40. Rules as to weir and seine fishing in Con- 

 necticut River. 



41. Rules as to fishing with sweep-seines. 



42. Fish-wardens to be appointed in towns on 

 Connecticut and Merrimack Rivers. 



43. Penalty for neglect. 



44. for poisoning fish with Indian cockle, 

 etc. 



45. Fishing for salmon prohibited till certain 

 date. Penalty. 



46. Penalty for taking salmon after said date, 

 except with hook and line. 



47. for taking salmon between certain dates. 



48. for taking fish, except with hook and 

 line. 



49. Guardian responsible, if minor takes 

 trout, except, etc., when. 



50. Prosecutions under preceding section 

 limited. 



51. Penalty for taking trout, etc., between 

 certain dates. 



52. for obstructing stream with salmon-pot. 



53. for selling, etc., trout, etc., between cer- 

 tain dates. 



54. Town officers to see to enforcement of 

 preceding section. 



55. Penalty for taking shad, etc., excei)t, etc. 



56. for taking black bass, except, etc. 



67. for selling, etc., smelts between certain 

 dates, etc. 



58. for taking smelts except with hook and 

 line. 



59. Prohibition not to extend to certain coun- 

 ties, etc. 



tiO. Town oflicers to see to enforcement of 

 sections fifty-seven and fifty-eight. 



61. Forfeiture of boat and apparatus, when. 



62. Keepers of fish-markets, etc., to give in- 

 formation of unlawful taking. Penalty. 



63. Towns may open ditches, etc., to create 

 herring fisheries. 



64. shall own such fisheries. 



65. Penalty for fishing in such fisheries with- 

 out permission. 



66. Prosecution limited. 



67. Rights under contracts, etc., not affected. 



68. Town officers may regulate fishing for 

 certain fish. 



69. Penalties. 



70. Town officers may authorize fish-weirs. 



71. Penalty for injuring such fish- weirs. 



72. Fish-weirs not to be constructed without 

 authority. 



