Palmer. — Fishing Licenses 



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LIMITATIONS UNDER FISHING LICENSES 



Several of the states exempt women and children from 

 fishing license requirements, although no distinction of sex 

 is stated in the laws of Arkansas, Colorado, Minnesota, 

 Montana, South Dakota, Utah, or Wyoming. The ex- 

 emption of women in the Wisconsin law has caused fre- 

 quent evasion of the statute and has sometimes ren- 

 dered enforcement difficult even if it has not materially 

 reduced the receipts. There seems to be no good rea- 

 son why all adults who care to fish should not pay 

 a license. The age limit varies considerably in the 

 laws of several states. In Idaho exemptions are made in 

 favor of boys under 12, in Oregon under 15, in Wisconsin 

 under 16, and in Nebraska under 18. Exemptions are also 

 made in the case of persons fishing on their own lands. Ar- 

 kansas, Nebraska, Oregon and South Dakota grant land- 

 owners the privilege of fishing or hunting on their own 

 property without obtaining a license. 



In the following table are shown the sex and age limita- 

 tions in the various fishing licenses, and also the dates of 

 adoption and the kind of license, i. e., whether fishing or 

 combination fishing and hunting. 



Conditions of Fishing Licenses 



Arkansas — 



Clay County 



St. Francis County 



Colorado 



Idaho 



Kind of license 



Non-resident .... 



Xon-resident own- 

 ing land 



Non-resident own- 

 ing no land. . . . 



Non-resident or 

 alien 



Resident 



Non-resident or 

 alien 



Non-resident or 

 alien 



Fishing- or 

 Combination 



Fishing 



Combination 



do. 



do. 

 do. 



do. 



Fishing 



