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pagation of fish, except by express sanction of a fishery oflScer, or 
officers. 
N'o. 7. — All other persons are forbidden to take fish, for purposes 
of trade, within the limits covered by leases from the Crown— except 
only by written permission of the lessees. 
1^0. 8. — The receipt, gift, purchase, sale or possession of any fish 
had in contravention of these Eegulations shall be punishable accord- 
ing to law ; and the article so had and all materials so unlawfully 
used therefor, shall become subject to forfeiture and disposal as the 
law directs. ^ 
i\^o. 9. — Hereafter no slabs or edgings, or other mill rubbish, shall 
be sent adrift in any river or stream which may have been leased or 
reserved by the Crown for propagation, or where fishways have been 
erected. 
JVo. 10. — For any and every breach of the foregoing Regulations 
the penalty attached shall be as declared by the aforesaid statute — 
saving moreover all other recourse in like cases provided by law. 
The first publication of the present By-laws in both the English 
and French languages, in the Canada Gazette, shall be sufficient 
notice to give legal effect; and the production of a copy, purporting 
to be printed by the queen's printer, shall be prima facie evidence 
of every such Regulation, and that it is in force as law. 
And each contravention of any of the aforesaid By-laws may be 
stated as an offence against the Fisheries Act. 
P. M. Vaxkoughxet, 
Commissioner. 
STRAITS OR RIVERS NIAGARA, DETROIT, 
AND SAINT CLAIR. 
ACT 3 WILLIAM IV. CAP. 29. 
ABSTEAOT. 
Seo. I. — It is forbid to use, or cause to be used, any seine or other 
net for the capture of white-fish, in the straits or rivers Detroit, 
Saint Clair and Niagara, of greater length than fifty fathoms ; under 
forfeiture of one hundred and twenty-five pounds. 
11. — It is forbid to fish in the said straits or rivers, with seines, 
gill-nets, or other nets, on the first day of the week, caUed Sunday ; 
under penalty, for every such oftence, of fifty pounds. 
HI. — It is forbid to divert the natural progress or running of 
white-fish, by shingling or other device ; upon penalty of one hun- 
dred and twenty -five pounds, or imprisonment. 
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