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of the Province, and may cause experiments to be made and 

 spawn to be placed in suitable waters, and may re-stock 

 streams with fish suitable for food, and may take and employ 

 such means for the purposes aforesaid as may be required 

 by such general regulations, and as shall be approved by the 

 Lieutenant-Governor. 



Commission- 1 7. Such Commissioners shall also examine into the work- 

 proScuuo? ^^^t^^ ^^ ^^^^ fishery laws and direct prosecutions of offences- 

 and to report, against the same and report annually to the Lieutenant-Gov- 



einor and perform any other duties which may be prescribed 



by law or regulations. 



Property in 1 8. Fish artificially propagated or maintained shall be the 



pry'pagatedf^^ property of the persou propagating or maintaining them, and 



sections 5 to 10 inclusive of this Act shall not apply thereto. 



Fishing in 

 private waters 

 without per- 

 mission 



19. Whoever without permission of the proprietor fishes in 

 that portion of a pond, stream or other waters in which fish are 

 lawfully cultivated, owned and maintained by a private owner,, 

 or lessee shall render himself liable to a fine of not less than 

 $5 and not more than $20, and to a further penalty in each 

 case of $1 for each fish so taken. 



Fish taken for 20. The Commissioners may take or cause to be taken fish 

 Doses''^'^ P"'^" at any time and in any manner for purposes connected with 

 fish culture or scientific observation. 



poses. 



Penalties. 2 I. Any violations of the provisions of sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 



11 or 14 of this Act, or any other section to which no speci- 

 fic penalty is attached, shall subject the offender to a penalty 

 of not less than SlO or more than $80, to be recovered upon 

 summary conviction. 



Who may be 33. Any person may be the prosecutor or complainant in 



^'mTain''^ t"^ prosecutions under this Act, and it shall be the duty of every 



fishery overseer and fire and wood ranker, constable and peace 



officer to aid in the observance of the tDro visions of this Aci 



and in bringing offenders to justice. 



Committal 

 upon n oil -pay- 

 ment of fine. 



33. In default of the payment of any penalty imposed by 

 this Act and costs by any person convicted of any offence 

 under this Act, the offender may be committed to the common 

 gaol of the district or county where the offence was committed 

 for a (leriod not exceeding three months, unless the penalty 

 and costs and the costs and charges of the commitment and 

 carrying the defendant to prisoil are sooner paid, and the 

 amount of such costs and charges of commitment and carrying 

 the offender to prison are to be ascertained and stated in the 

 ■warrant of commitment. 



Evidence. 34. Upon the hearing of any information or complaint; 



exhibited or made under this Act, the person giving or making 

 the information or complaint shall be a competent witness. 



