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PROTECTION OF TROUT. 



The Fish and Game Commission of the Territory has recently 

 promulgated the following rule for the protection of the intro- 

 duced trout which are doing so splendidly on the island of Kauai, 

 as pointed out in the June FORESTER. All true sportsmen 

 will zealously observe this rule. All others are earnestly urged 

 not to violate it but to give the trout a chance to get thoroughly 

 established. 



TERRITORY OF HAWAII FISH AND GAME 

 COMMISSION 



Pursuant to the provisions of Act 72, Session Laws of 1921, the 

 following rules and regulations are hereby pronmlgateci by the 

 Fish and Game Commission of the Territory of Hawaii : 

 Rule 1. — For the Protection of Trout 



Section 1. It is hereby declared unlawful for any one at any 

 time prior to July 1, 1923, to fish for by any means whatsoever, 

 or to take, kill, or have in his or her possession any rainbow or 

 other variety of trout taken from the Kokee, Kauaikinana, Ka- 

 waikoi, Waiakoali, Mohihi, or any of their tributaries, which 

 streams are all tributary to the Waimea River situated on the 

 Island of Kauai. 



Section 2. It shall not be unlawful for any officer of the Terri- 

 torial Fish and Game Commission to take or have in his posses- 

 sion any of these trout when taken for scientific or experimental 

 purposes. 



Section 3. Every person violating any of the provisions of this 

 rule shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convic- 

 tion thereof shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed $100.00, 

 or by imprisonment in the county jail of not to exceed 30 days, 

 or by both fine and imprisonment ; and all moneys collected by 

 such fines shall be turned over to the Fish and Game Commission 

 to be used in helping to enforce the fish and game laws. 



Adopted on May 17, 1921, by the Fish and Game Commission. 



H. L. Kelly, 

 Executive Officer. 

 Approved this 23rd day of June, 1921. 



C. J. McCarthy. 

 Governor of Hawaii. 

 Honolulu, T. H. 



