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Trout ; Close Season. 



* 105. Trout of any kind shall not be fished for, caught, killed or possessed except from 

 the sixteenth day of April to the thirty-first day of August, both inclusive. This section shall 

 not apply to Long Island. Whoever shall violate or attempt to violate the provisions of this 

 section shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and in addition thereto shall be liable to a 

 penalty of twenty-five dollars for each violation and ten dollars for each fish so caught or 

 possessed. 



Trout not to be Taken Unless Six Inches in Length. 



« 106. Trout of any kind, salmon trout or land-locked salmon, less than six inches in length, 

 shall not be intentionally taken or possessed, and in case any such fish is caught or taken, the 

 person taking it shall immediately place such fish back in the waters from which it was taken, 

 without unnecessary injury. Whoever shall violate or attempt to violate the provisions of this 

 section shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and in addition thereto shall be liable to a 

 penalty of ten dollars for each fish so taken or possessed. 



Trout, Et Cetera, not to be Disturbed While Spawning. 



§ 107. Trout of any kind, salmon trout or land-locked salmon shall not be willfully 

 molested or disturbed while upon their spawning beds during the close season, nor shall such 

 fish or any spawn or milt from any such fish be taken or carried away while upon the spawning 

 beds. Whoever shall violate or attempt to violate the provisions of this section shall be 

 deemed guilty of misdemeanor and in addition thereto shall be liable to a penalty of twenty-five 

 dollars for each fish so taken, possessed or carried away. 



Salmon Trout and Land-locked Salmon ; Close Season. 



§ 108. Salmon trout, sometimes known as lake trout, and land-locked salmon, shall not be 

 caught or killed in the inland waters of this state, except from the first day of May to the 

 thirtieth of September, both inclusive ; provided, however, that it shall be lawful to possess 

 and sell at any time salmon trout, or land-locked salmon, if said fish have not been taken from 

 the inland waters of this state during the close season, but possession of such fish during such 

 close season is forbidden and shall be deemed a violation of this section, unless it be proved by 

 the possessor that such fish were not caught in such inland waters during the close season. The 

 provisions of this section shall not apply to Long Island. Whoever shall violate the provisions 

 of this section, shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and in addition thereto shall be liable to 

 a penalty of twenty-five dollars for each violation and ten dollars for each fish so caught, killed 

 or possessed. 



Certain Fish not to be Transported. 



§ 109. Trout of any kind, salmon trout or land-locked salmon, caught in any of the inland 

 waters of this state, shall not be transported to any point within or without the state from or 



