68 THE FISHEEIES OF ALASKA IN 1906. 



Sec. 6. That the Secretary of Commerce and Labor may, in his discretion, set aside 

 any streams or lakes as preserves for spawning grounds, in whicli fishing may be lim- 

 ited or entirely prohibited; and when, in his judgment, the results of fishing opera- 

 tions in any stream, or off the mouth thereof, indicate that the number of salmon 

 taken is larger than the natural production of salmon in such stream, he is authorized 

 to establish close seasons or to limit or prohibit fishing entirely for one year or more 

 within such stream or within five hundred yards of the mouth thereof, so as to permit 

 salmon to increase: Provided, however, That such power shall be exercised only after 

 all persons interested shall be given a hearing, of which due notice must be given by 

 publication; and where the interested parties are known to the Department they 

 shall be personally notified by a notice mailed not less than thirty days previous to 

 such hearing. No order made nnder this section shall be effective before the next 

 calendar year after same is made: And provided further, That such limitations and 

 prohibitions shall not apply to those engaged in catching salmon who keep such 

 streams fully stocked with salmon by artificial propagation. 



Sec. 7. That it shall be unlawful to can or salt for sale for food any salmon more than 

 forty-eight hours after it has been killed. 



Sec. 8. That it shall be unlawful for any person, company, or corporation wantonly 

 to waste or destroy salmon or other food fishes taken or caught in any of the waters of 

 Alaska. 



"Sec. 9. That it shall be unlawful for any person, company, or corporation canning, 

 salting, or curing iish of any species in Alaska to use any label, brand, or trade-mark 

 which shall tend to misrepresent the contents of any package of fish offered for sale: 

 Provided, That the use of the terms ''red," "medium red," "pink," "chum," and 

 so forth, as applied to the various species of Pacific salmon under present trade usages 

 shall not be deemed in conflict with the provisions of this act when used to designate 

 salmon of those known species. 



Sec. 10. That every person, company, and corporation engaged in catching, curing, 

 or in any manner utilizing fishery products, or in operating fish hatcheries in Alaska, 

 shall make detailed annual reports thereof to the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, 

 on blanks furnished by him, covering all such facts as may be required with respect 

 thereto for the information of the Department. Such reports shall be sworn to by the 

 superintendent, manager, or other person having knowledge of the facts, a separate 

 blank form being used for each establishment in cases where more than one cannery, 

 saltery, or other establishment is conducted by a person, company, or corporation, 

 and the same shall be forwarded to the Department at the close of the fishing season 

 and not later than December fifteenth of each year. 



Sec. 11. That the catching or killing, except with rod, spear, or gaff, of any fish of 

 any kind or species whatsoever in any of the waters of Alaska over which the United 

 States has jurisdiction shall be subject to the provisions of this act, and the Secretary 

 of Commerce and Labor is hereby authorized to make and establish such rules and 

 regulations not inconsistent with law as may be necessary to carry into effect the 

 provisions of this act. 



Sec. 12. That to enforce the provisions of this act and such regulations as he may 

 establish in pursuance thereof, the Secretary of Commerce and Labor is authorized and 

 directed to depute, in addition to the agent and assistant agent of salmon fisheries now 

 provided by law, from the officers and employees of the Department of Commerce and 

 Labor, a force adequate to the performance of all work required for the proper investi- 

 gation, inspection, and regulation of the Alaskan fisheries and hatcheries, and he shall 

 annually submit to Congress estimates to cover the cost of the establishment and main- 

 tenance of fish hatcheries m Alaska, the salaries and actual traveling expenses of such 

 oflBcials, and for such other expenditures as may be necessary to carry out the provi- 

 sions of this act. 



