contravention of the conditions or limits settled by such license, shall 
be liable to fine, and to the confiscation of all fishing gear employed 
in such illicit fishing and of the products thereof. 
Section 27. The owner or possessor of the right of fishery shall be 
held.responsible for the acts of his employees, and penalties due under 
Section 26 shall be levied upon him. 
Section 28 . Any person trespassing upon rights of fishery conferred by 
Sections 3 and 4 shall be liable to fine upon the complaint of the owner 
or possessor of the rights trespassed upon. 
Section 29 . Anyone destroying or removing marks denoting a fishing 
ground shall be liable to fine. 
The above law was supplemented by 75 sections of regulations 
issued by the Government for the due carrying out of the law. 
Major Laws and Ordinances 
Listed below in chronological order are important laws and 
ordinances dealing with the fisheries. The provisions of some of these 
have been mentioned in the report. 
1897 Pelagic Fishing Encouragement Act. This act provided 
bounties to those engaged in pelagic fishing under 
specified conditions and provided for the training of 
officers and fishermen for pelagic fishing. Amended 
in 1905. 
1901 Fishery Law as given above. Amended in 1910 and 1933. 
1905 Amendment to Pelagic Fishing Encouragement Act extended 
the bounties to persons engaged in handling or trans¬ 
porting marine catches and to proprietors of vessels 
with certain types of motors and equipment. 
1910 Amendment of Fishery Law. Provisions not available. 
1921 Ministerial Ordinance No. 31 required that permission be 
obtained from prefectures for trawling operations. 
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