Commission- 
ers to direct 
prosecution 
and to report. 
Property in 
fish artificially 
propagated. 
Fishing in 
private waters 
without per- 
mission 
Fish taken for 
scientific pur- 
poses. 
Penalties. 
Who may be 
prosecutor or 
complainant 
Committal 
upon non-pay- 
ment of fine. 
Evidence. 
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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. 
1%. Such Commissioners shall also examine into the work- 
ings of the fishery laws and direct prosecutions of offences 
against the same and report annually to the Lieutenant-Gov- 
ernor and perform any other duties which may be prescribed 
by law or regulations. | 
18. Fish artificially propagated or maintained shall be the 
property of the person propagating or maintaining them, and 
sections 5 to 10 inclusive of this Act shall not apply thereto. 
19. Whoever without permission of the proprictor 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. 
20. The Commissioners may take or cause to be taken fish 
at_any time and in any manner for purposes connected with 
fish culture or scientific observation. 
21. 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 $10 or more than $30, to be recovered upon 
summary conviction. 
22. Any person may be the prosecutor or complainant in 
prosecutions under this Act, and it shall be the duty of every 
tishery overseer and fire and wood rang er, constable and peace 
officer to aid in the observance of the vrovisions of this Act 
and in bringing offenders to justice. 
23. 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 period not exceeding three months, unless the penalty 
and costs and the costs and charges of the commitment and 
carrying the defendant to prison 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. 
24. 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, 
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