6 FISH LAWS OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER STATES. 
The omission of provisions as to administration is not due to a 
belief that these are of minor importance. Probably they are as 
well worth attention as the provisions for size limits and so on. In 
most fields of legislation efficient administration is now recognized to 
be at least of equal importance with wise substantive provisions. 
But the question of administration is so different that it seems better 
not to attempt to combine it with this brief treatment of closed 
seasons and such matters. The United States Department of Agri- 
culture issues annually a ‘Directory of Officials and Organizations 
Concerned with the Protection of Birds and Game.”’ Of the States 
under consideration, Illinois (sec. 25 of act) and Minnesota (sec. 
4761 of act) have statutory provision for a fish culturist and super-. 
intendent of fisheries, respectively; the other States do not provide 
by statute for any officials separately concerned with fish. 
It is hoped that this digest will be of service to both commercial and 
game fishermen, especially those who move from State to State, and 
possibly that it may be found useful by legislators and those interested 
in legislation, and in some small measure contribute to greater uni- 
formity of fish protective laws. It has not been possible, within 
reasonable limits, to give in detail all provisions regulating commercial 
fishing, but an effort has been made to indicate every such provision 
not restricted to special waters or subdivisions of the State. 
I. NAMES OF FISHES. 
As the same species or genus is given different names in different 
statutes, and even in the same statute, the names by which the fishes 
will be distinguished herein are listed, together with cross references 
from other names that are in common use or are found in the statutes. 
When a genus includes more than one species, all the species are 
often, perhaps usually, included under one English name, so that 
such names are commonly generic rather than specific, at least on 
the Mississippi River. Because of the infinite confusion in the use 
of these popular names it can not always be determined with certainty 
to what species or genus a statute refers. Care has been taken to be 
as accurate as possible under these circumstances. 
Barfish. See Bass, striped. 
Bass, black. Micropterus Lacépéde, both 
species. 
Bass, calico. See Crappie. 
Bass, gray. See Bass, black. 
Bass, Oswego. See Bass, black. 
Bass, rock. Ambloplites rupestris (Raf- | 
Bass, striped. Roccus chrysops (Rafin- 
esque) and Morone interrupta Gill. 
Bass, white. See Bass, striped; Crappie. 
Bass, yellow. See Bass, striped; Bass, 
black. 
Billfish. See Gar. 
Black-fin. See Cisco. 
inesque), and probably Chexnobryttus 
gulosus (Cuvier and Valenciennes). 
Bass, silver. See Bass, striped; Crappie. 
Bass, strawberry. See Crappie. 
Bowfin. Amiatus calva (Linnzus). 
| Buffalofish. Ictiobus Rafinesque, all spe- 
cies and probably Carpiodes Rafinesque, 
all species. 
