OF THE COLONY OF NEWFOUNDLAND. 205 



COD FISHERY. 



47. Upon the coast of Newfoundland and its dependencies no 

 person shall use. for the purpose of taking codfish, any kind of trap, 

 the walls or sides of which consist of meshes of less than three and a 

 half inchi The opening; of any part of the walls of a cod-trap and 

 the lacing of any cod hag (or knitted twine of less than three and one- 

 half inch mesh) for the purpose of removing fish from the cod-trap, 

 shall be a violation of these rules; provided that it is permitted to 

 lace a cod-bag of any size mesh to the head rope of a trap for the 

 immediate removal of fish, and for that purpose only. 



48. No person shall set on any of the fishing grounds of this Colony 

 or its dependencies any cod-trap, at a less distance tl an eighty 

 fathoms from the nearest point of any cod-trap previously set. 



49. No person shall set on any of the fishing grounds of this Colony 

 or its dependencies any cod-net or salmon net at a less distance than 

 fifty fathoms from the nearest point of any cod-trap previously set, 

 nor at a less distance than fifty fathoms from any other cod-net or 

 salmon net previously set. 



50. When any person shall have set a cod-net or salmon net or 

 cod-trap, and the same shall have hecome damaged to any extent, 

 rendering it necessary that it be taken up for the purpose of repair, 

 he shall not thereby forfeit his right to re-set his cod-trap, cod-net 

 or salmon-net in the place from whence it has been taken up; pro- 

 vided that the same be re-set within four da}~s. 



51. Amy person using a herring seine or caplin seine on the coast 

 of this Island to take or haul codfish shall be guilty of a violation of 

 these rules. 



52. It shall not be lawful for any person to throw overboard or 

 deposit upon the fishing grounds or ledges on or near the coasts of this 

 Colony or it- dependencies, any heads, entrails, bones, or offal of any 

 codfish. 



:,.;. Aa amended l. No person shall, at any time, place any bultow, 

 cod net, cod-trap, or cod-trap mooring, in the waters surrounding 

 ith Island, Burnt Island and Gull Island, Twillingate, except in 

 Burnt [gland Tickle, between Hell's Mouth Head and Ragg's Point 

 .Mid those waters around South Island of Twillingate. extending from 

 Ragged Poinl to (lam Covej nor in the waters within two hundred 



fat horns of Cuckold's Rock, Little Rock, Sunken Rock, Shoal Ground 



and Batl le Point Tickle. Ti/./.ard's 1 larbor, in any \ car, unt il after t he 



20th day of October. Nor shall any person use any bultow. cod-nel 

 or jigger between Gul Tickle on the west, and the western point of 



Cobb's Aim. Duck Island, on the south-cast . from the 10th day of 



June to t he Huh day of November in any year; nor in the waters of 



Exploits Bay, Notre Dame Bay, westward of a line stretching across 

 the entrance from Chance Harbor Head, on the south side, and run- 

 ning in a wi'-i ernly direction to Muddy Hole on t he north side of the 

 Bay, mall any person use an} contrivance other than hook and line 



for catching codfish. 

 54. i.\- amended.) I' 1 the District of Fogo, inside or north of a 



line running from the South Bill of Cape Fogo, direct from Western 

 Bead, no cod-trap or any pari of a cod-trap -hall be sel al a greater 

 distance than eighty fathoms from the shore. No cod-net or bultow 

 shall he used after the l.'uh day of dune in any year, nor further from 



