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way whatever, between the twentieth of October and the first of 

 February in any year, in Lower Canada. Hid. s. 31. 



28. No one shall kill any kind of speckled trout, in any way what- 

 ever, between the twentieth of October and the first of April in any 

 year ; nor shall any speckled trout be killed at any time by means 

 of nets or seines in any inland lake, river or stream in Upper 

 Canada. Hid. s. 32. 



29. No one shall catch trout, by means of nets or seines, in any 

 lake or river, or at the outlet or inlet of any lake, or in any river 

 except the rjver St. Lawrence, in Lower Canada. Hid. s. 33. 



30. Except in the Lakes Huron and Superior, no one shall catch 

 salmon-trout between the fifteenth day of November and the first 

 day of February. Hid. s. 34. 



31. Except as aforesaid, no one shall catch maskinonge, pickerel 

 or black bass, between the fifteenth of March and the fifteenth day 

 of May. Ibid, s. 35. 



32. No one shall buy, sell or have in possession any salmon, sal- 

 mon-trout, nor any kind of trout, bass nor maskinonge, taken in 

 contravention of this act ; and any fish so taken may be declared 

 forfeited by any magistrate whomsoever, and any person so found in 

 possession of any of the aforementioned fish, or of any part or por- 

 tion thereof, shall be held to have obtained the same in violation of 

 the provisions of this act, except only upon legal proof to the con- 

 trary, which proof shall devolve wholly upon the person accused. 

 Ibid. s. 36. 



33. No one shall construct any fish pound in any river. 

 Hid. s. 37. 



34. The Superintendent of Fisheries may grant written permission 

 to any person or persons who may be desirous of obtaining spawn 

 for b&ndfide artificial or scientific purposes, to fish for that purpose, 

 during the close season ; and any person who willfully injures or 

 destroys any place set apart for the artificial propagation of fish, 

 shall incur a fine of not less than twenty dollars nor more than forty 

 dollars. Ibid. s. 38. 



36. No one shall throw lime, or any chemical substance or drug, 

 into any water frequented by any one of the kind of fish mentioned 

 in this act, and any person found guilty of having thrown lime or any 

 other chemical substance or drug in such waters, shall be subjected to 

 a penalty of not less than twenty dollars and not more than forty 

 dollars for each offence. Ibid. s. 40. 



White-fish in the Rivers Niagara, Detroit and St. Glair. 



47. Any person who uses or employs, or causes to be used or 

 employed, any seine or other nets of a greater length than fifty 

 fathoms, for the taking of white-fish in any of the rivers Detroit, 

 Saint Glair, or Niagara, within Upper Canada, shall, for every such 



