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way whatever, between the twentieth of October and the first of 
February in any year, in Lower Canada. — Ihid. s. 31. 
28. No one shall kill any kind of speckled trout, in any way what- 
ever, between the twentieth of October and the first of April in any 
year ; nor shall any speckled trout be killed at any time by means 
of nets or seines in any inland lake, river or stream in Upper 
Canada. — Ihid. s. 32. 
29. No one shall catch trout, by means of nets or seines, in any 
lake or river, or at the outlet or inlet of any lake, or in any river 
except the river St. Lawrence, in Lower Canada. — Ihicl. s. 33. 
30. Except in the Lakes Huron and Superior, no one shall catch 
salmon-trout between the fifteenth day of November and the first 
day of February. — Ihid. s. 34. 
31. Except as aforesaid, no one shall catch maskinonge, pickerel 
or black bass, between the fifteenth of March and the fifteenth day 
of Maj.—IMd. s. 35. 
32. No one shall buy, sell or have in possession any salmon, sal- 
mon-trout, nor any kind of trout, bass nor maskinonge, taken in 
contravention of this act; and any fish so taken may be declared 
forfeited by any magistrate whomsoever, and any person so found in 
possession of any of the aforementioned fish, or of any part or por- 
tion thereof, shall be held to have obtained the same in violation of 
the provisions of this act, except only upon legal proof to the con- 
trary, which proof shall devolve wholly upon the person accused. — 
IMd. s. 36. 
33. No one shall construct any fish pound in any river. — • 
IMd. s. 37. 
34. The Superintendent of Fisheries may grant written permission 
to any person or persons who may be desirous of obtaining spawn 
for hondjide artificial or scientific purposes, to fish for that purpose, 
during the close season ; and any person who willfully injures or 
destroys any place set apart for the artificial propagation of fish, 
shall incur a fine of not less than twenty dollars nor more than forty 
dollars.— /5/cZ. s. 38. 
36. No one shall throw lime, or. any chemical substance or drug, 
into any water frequented by any one of the kind of fish mentioned 
in this act, and any person found guilty of having thrown lime or any 
other chemical substance or drug in such waters, shall be subjected to 
a penalty of not less than twenty dollars and not more than forty 
dollars for each offence. — Ihid. s. 40. 
White-Jish in the Rivers Niagara, Detroit and St. Clair. 
47. Any person who uses or employs, or causes to be used or 
employed, any seine or other nets of a greater length than fifty 
fathoms, for the taking of white-fish in any of the rivers Detroit, 
Saint Clair, or Niagara, within Upper Canada, shall, for every such 
