CC'XVU 



UBed llic lirst practicnMo moans witliin n ronsoiinljle cost to rcmlcr linrmlfi^g 

 ilio li<iiii(l or solid in.iHor ko pcniiilli^d io (low or (o lie jnil, into wntors. . 



8. And no jHMSon shall lie siilijoct to the forop-oiMfi;' jionaltics it iio 

 prove to tlio satisfaction of the Court ijcforc whom he is tried that tho 

 jioisoning' complained of existed licforo the passinfj of this Act; that 

 the cost of rendering it harmless would exceed one hundred rupees, or 

 would exceed a reasonable tax on his means ; and that ho has, prior to 

 tlie date of the complaint, applied to the Collector of the District for the 

 aid of Government. 



9. In the event of the Collector being' applied to for Government 

 aid, ho shall cause the poisoning to be rendered harmless, and shall proceed 

 in accordance with the provisions of Act of (the Arlii- 

 tration Act) to apportion the share of the expense thereof to bo borne b}' tho 

 applicant and the sum to be paid him for any damage done to his projierty. 



10. If the Collector considers that the aii[)licant has no claim 

 under section 8 on tho assistance of Govornmciit, ho shall give notice 

 to the applicant that, unless he himself renders the sidjject of the com- 

 plaint harmless within one month or other longer period fixed by tho 

 Collector, a complaint will be lodged against him under section ,5. 



11. Penally on ileslroijhig Jioe. — No person shall do the foliowinf 

 things, or any of them, that is to say — 



I. Buy, sell, or expose for sale, or have in his possession, 

 any sjiawned roe. 

 II. Wilfully disturb any jdace in which fish have spawned. 

 And any person acting in contravention of this section shall, for 

 each offence, incur a iienalty not exceeding twenty rupees, and shall 

 forfeit all roe found in his possession ; but this section shall not 

 apply to any person who uses or has in his possession roe for artificial 

 piopngation or other scientific purposes, or gives any reason satis- 

 factory to the Court by whom he is tried for having the same in his 

 possession. 



12. Penally on xis'ing certain nets. — No person shall take or attempt 

 to take any fish, except shrimps or prawns, with any net having a mesh 

 of less than the following dimensions, that is to say, in the inland 

 waters of less than half an inch in extension from knot to knot (the 

 measurement to be made on each side of the square, or two inches 

 measured round each mesh when wet; or in the tidal waters of less 

 than three inches measured i-ound each mesh when wot) ; and any 

 person acting in contravention of this section shall forfeit all nets 

 and tackle used by him in so doing, and shall, for each offence, incur 

 a penalty not exceeding rupees fiftj' ; and the placing two or more nets 

 behind or near to each other in such manner as to practically diminish 

 tho mesh of the nets used, or the covering the nets used with canvas, 

 or the using any other artifice so as to evade tho provisions of this 

 section with resj)oct to the mesh of nets, shall be deemed to be an 

 act in contravention of this section. 



13. Penally on jjlachifj or fixhtg fixed engines. — No fishing weir 

 or fixed engine of any description shall be placed or used for catching 

 fish in any inland water; and for the ])urposes of this section any water 

 flowing to, through, or from irrigated fields shall be included in the term 

 inland water; 



