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JNTovember and December, for carp, suckers, catfish and eels. Other 

 fish to be returned. Penalty, $10 each fish and forfeiture of nets, etc. 



Section 8. Lawful to use fyke nets, without wings, except in 

 trout streams, not set to openings in dams or to wing walls, for carp, 

 suckers, catfish and eels, in March, April, May, October, November 

 and December, and in shad streams only in March, April and May. 

 Each net must have metal tag with name and residence of owner. 

 Other fish to be returned. Fine, $25 for illegal placing, $10 for each 

 fish unlawfully kept and forfeiture of nets illegally set. 



Section 9. Lawful to use seines, mesh li/^ inch, except in trout 

 streams and natural lakes, for carp, catfish, suckers and eels, pro- 

 vided bond amount of $200 be first given Fish Commission, other 

 fish to be returned. Fine, $100 and six months' imprisonment, also 

 forfeiture nets, uoats, etc. 



Section 10. Lawful to fish for herring, shad, striped bass or rock 

 fish and sturgeon with seines or other nets, from January 1st to 

 June 20th, except between Saturday sunset and Sunday midnight. 

 Meshes for herring nets, 214. inches; for shad and striped bass or 

 rock fish, 4 inches, and sturgeon, lOi/^ inches. No net to be set or 

 fastened at both ends. Fine, $100 and forfeiture or nets, boats, etc. 



Section 11. Lawful to use lay-out lines from sunset to sunrise, 

 except in trout streams, for catfish, eels, carp and suckers. In trout 

 streams, with one hook only, each line to have tag bearing name 

 and residence of owner. Line must be on bottom. Cut or dead bait 

 only. Other fish than those named to be returned. Possession of 

 •other fish by operator of lay-out or single line, illegal. Fine, $25 

 and forfeiture of lines. 



Section 12. Unlawful to kill young sturgeon. Fine. $20 each 

 fish. 



Another manner of obtaining large quantities of fish is by 

 screens, fish ways, or otlier devices for catching and detaining 

 thorn on their way ah^ng the rivers eitlier to their spawning 

 grounds or on their outward course to deep water. The hiw 

 relating to these is made quite plain. We quote, 



FTSHAVAYS, SCREE>;S AND OBSTRUCTIOXS. 



Section 13. Fish Commissioners may compel erection of fish 

 ways in all dams, and collect cost from owners. Also fine $50 a 

 month. 



■ Section 14. Fish Commission may order net or screens across 

 race ways or flumes to keep fish from entering. Fine. $50, and Com- 

 mission may place such nets and collect cost. 



Section 15. No fishing except with rod, hook and line within 

 ■one-fourth of a mile of a fish way, and no obstruction to be placed 



