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eggs and milt from such fish taken by him during the spawning- 

 season. Such eggs and milt shall be taken by the Commission for 

 propagation only and shall be taken from the fish by the agents 

 of the commission. 



Section 250 prohibited placing fish in waters that were in- 

 habited by trout. In some instances waters which had formerly 

 been trout waters had become inhabited by pickerel, and should 

 no longer be regarded as trout waters. The amendment proposed 

 provides that whenever the Conservation Commission shall deter- 

 mine that any waters of the State heretofore inhabited or stocked 

 with trout are no longer to be regarded as being inhabited by trout 

 or suitable for trout, the Commission may by an order permit 

 such waters to be stocked with any species of fish. 



Section 251 contains an important amendment, as it gives juris- 

 diction to the Conservation Commission to prohibit fishing within 

 fifty rods of any dam or fishway erected by the State. Heretofore 

 it only prohibited fishing within fifty rods of any dam which con- 

 tained a fishway. In a great many instances fish congregate in 

 the deep water below the apron of the dam, and are taken out in 

 large numbers. In such instances the Commission is vested with 

 power to prohibit fishing within fifty rods of such dam if it so 

 wishes. 



Section 355 relative to penalties is amended so as to allow a 

 penalty of $10 to be inflicted for the taking of short lobsters, in- 

 stead of $50 which was mandatory heretofore. 



Section 365 as amended, contains a provision that if notices 

 have been once posted or land established as a private park, after 

 personal service upon a person in the name of the owner or 

 owners of a written or printed notice containing a description of 

 the premises and warning all persons against hunting or fishing 

 or trespassing thereon, this is to act the same as where lands are 

 posted as provided in section 361 of the Conservation Law. ' 



As provided in section 366, the Commission may set aside 

 certain lands owned by the State, except those located in the 

 Adirondack or Catskill parks, as a game and bird refuge; or the 

 Commission may purchase lands in the name of and for the use 

 of the State in any town of the State outside of the limits of the 

 Adirondack or Catskill parks, containing not less than one hun- 

 dred acres, or may purchase the shooting and fishing rights in 



