872. REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES, 
2601, (Dredging for oysters below lowest edd tide prohibited.) Tt shall not be lawful 
for any person te rake for or gather oysters in any of tho rivers, bays, or waters of 
this Stato with a dredge, or implement so called, or be employed upon any canal 
boat, or vessel ongaged in the taking of oysters by the process of dredging in any of 
the waters aforesaid, not above the lowest ebb tide; and on conviction thereof shall 
bo fined in any sum not exceeding the sum of 80, or to imprisonment in the county 
jail fora period not exceeding twenty days nor loss than ten days, or both, in the 
discretion of the court, 
2502. (Taking of oysters prohibited during certain times.) Tt shall not be lawful for 
any person to rake, serape, or gather oysters in any of the rivers, bays, or waters of 
this State, for any purpose whatever, from the 15th day of May until the first day 
of Soptomber of oach years and on convietion thoreof shall be fined in any sum not 
oxcoeding the sum of S40 for cach offense, or to imprisonment in the county jail for 
a period not exceeding twenty days nor less than ton, or both, at the discretion of 
the court, 
BOB, (Nmald oysters to de redurned to beds.) Tt shallnot be lawful for any person to 
destroy oysters taken from the natural beds by assorting or oulling them on land or 
shore and leaving the small oysters that are there to dio; but in all cases the small 
oysters shall be returned to their natural bods, or to private beds for cultivation. 
And if any person shall offend against the provisions of this seetion, or in any way 
Wantonly destroy the small oysters, he shall, on conviction thereof, be liable to a 
tine for each offense, or imprisonment as preseribed in section 2591 of this volume 
of general statutes, 
YM, (Right acquired by discovery of oyster bed.) Any person or persons, being a 
citizen or citizens of the United States, who shall discover any bed or beds of oysters 
in any bay or arm of the sea bordering upon this State that has not been before dis- 
covered, shall, by right of said discovery, be entitled to the exclusive right or priv- 
lege of gathering or dredging oysters on said bed or beds for the term of five years, 
The person or persons making such discovery, who desires to avail himself of the 
rights and privileges hereby granted, shall be required to designate the place and 
area of the bed or beds so discovered, with the stakes or other artificial marks, 
and shall make afidavit before the county auditor of the county in which such dis- 
oovery has been made that he located the premises so discovered, accompanied by a 
description and diagram of the same, which shall be filed in the oflice of said county 
auditor: Provided, That the restriction and protection of the discoveries shall be 10 
AOTES, ; 
2M. (Unlawful to gather oysiers from beds located by another—Penalty, ) Itshallnot 
bo lawful for any person to gather by any means on any beds located in accordance 
with the preceding section, except at the option and by the permission of the party 
or parties holding the same, under a penalty of $500 fine for so offending, or impris- 
onmont, to be recovered in a civil action, to be brought in the name of the State. 
2506, (Time allowed certain persons in which to remove oyster beds.) Any person who 
has, prior to the 26th day of Mareh, A, D, 1890, planted oyster beds upon any 
of the shore lands of this State, shall be granted a period of not less than six 
months nor more than three years after said land has been sold by the State to 
remove the same; the time to be determined by the commissioner of public lands, 
And any person shall have the exclusive possession of said tide or shore lands 
during the time that he has to remove said oyster beds under the provisions of this 
aot: Provided, That in case any planter of oysters shall fail within the time allotted 
to remove the said oysters, he shall be deemed to forfeit the same to the purchaser 
or owner of said lands: Provided, That this shall not apply to tide lands within twe 
miles of an incorporated city, 
WIT. (Consirwetion of word * person.”) Wherever the word * person” is used in 
this act, it shall be deemed to mean person, persons, lirm, or corporation, 
