378 LAWS RELATING TO 



A.v Act for the protection of Striped Bass and Bluefish in the waters of Edgartown. 



1882, 65. Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs: Sect. 1. Whoever at 

 any season of the j'ear shall set, stretch or draw any seine or net of 

 anj' kind in any of the waters of the town of Edgartown, excepting 

 the Oyster Pond, the Great Pond, and Job's Neck Pond, for the pur- 

 pose of taking or catching striped bass or bluefish, shall forfeit the 

 sum of one hundred dollars for each offence. 



Sect. 2. Whoever shall take or catch at any season of the year in 

 any of the waters of the town of Edgartown, excepting the ponds 

 named in the preceding section, any striped bass or bluefish, by means 

 of anj- seine or net of any kind, shall forfeit one dollar for each and 

 every fish so taken or caught. 



Sect. 3. One-half of the money recovered in an}- case arising 

 under this act shall be paid to the person making the complaint and 

 the remainder to the Commonwealth. 



Sect. 4. This act shall take eflfect upon its passage. — [March 11, 



1882. 



[Repealed, 1885, 247.] 



[P. S. 91, §§ 81, 82.] 

 An Act to provide for the preservation of Lobsters. 



1882,98. Beit enacted, etc., as follows: Sect. 1. Section eighty- 

 one of chapter ninety-one of the Public Statutes is hereby amended 

 to read as follows : — 



"Section 81. Whoever during the mouth of July in any year 

 catches or takes from any of the waters of this Commonwealth anv 

 female lobster beai'ing eggs, shall be punished for each offence by a 

 fine of not less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars, or by 

 imprisonment in the house of correction for not less than one nor 

 more than three months ; but a person catching or taking an3' such 

 lobster during said month of Juh", and immediately returning it aliA^e 

 to the waters from which it was taken, shall not be subject to such 

 penalty." 



Sect. 2. Section eighty-two of chapter ninety-one of the Public 

 Statutes is hereby amended to read as follows : — 



" Section 82. Whoever during the month of July in anj' year sells 

 or has in his possession with intent to sell, any female lobster bearing 

 eggs, taken in this Commonwealth, shall forfeit for each offence a sum 

 not less than ten nor more than fift}^ dollars." 



Sect. 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. — [March 21, 

 1882. 



[1885, 256.] 



