SS: a resident of State of Indiana, County of This certifies that ... county, state of has complied with the law authorizing the issuance of hunting licenses to nonresidents of the State of Indiana, and is hereby licensed to hunt anywhere in the State of Indiana for the period of one year from the date of this license. Description of licensee: Age, ...... inches; weight, color of eyes, years; height, .... feet Witness the signature of the clerk of said county and the seal of the circuit court of said county this day of Clerk 190... Circuit Court. Before the issuance of any such license the applicant shall pay to such clerk the sum of fifteen dollars and fifty cents, fifteeen dollars of which shall be paid by said clerk to the treasurer of state as part of the fish and game protective fund, as hereinafter provided, and fifty cents of which shall be reserved by said clerk and disposed of as other fees of his office are disposed of. Any licensee under the provisions of this section is hereby authorized to take from the state of Indiana twentyfour birds of all kinds killed by himself, which, birds shall be carried openly for inspection, together with his license. Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section shall, on conviction, be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, to which may be added imprisonment in the county jail for any period not less than thirty days nor more than sixty days. An emergency existing, the provisions of this section shall be in full force and effect from and after the passage of this act. See Acts 1903, p. 397, for amending section on the subject of hunters' license. 2263. Fish-Seines, traps or spears in possession. - 613. Whoever has in his possession any seine, dip net, gill net, pond net, or other kind of net, spear, gig or trap, or any part thereof, except as otherwise provided in this section, shall, on conviction, be fined not less than five dollars nor more than two hundred dollars for each offense, to which may be added imprisonment in the county jail for any determinate period, and every day's possession of such articles, or any of them, shall constitute a separate and distinct offense under this section: Provided, This section. shall not apply to persons who have in their possession nets, seines, traps or other fishing tackle for the purpose of taking fish from Lake Michigan, the Ohio river, or the Wabash river in so far as it is the boundary line between the states of Indiana and Illinois, except that persons having such nets, seines and other devices for use in any of the said waters, shall keep the same within two miles of such waters: Provided, also, That this section shall not apply to owners of private ponds who keep a seine for use only in such ponds: Provided, also, That this section shall not apply to minnow traps or minnow seines not more than twelve feet long, four feet deep, and the meshes of which shall not be larger than one-fourth of an inch. See section 2229e, Burns' R. S. 1901, and notes. 2264. Fish trap prohibited.-614. Any person who shall construct any fish trap or other device for catching fish, or shall shoot, spear, gig, or in any manner take or kill any fish within one thousand feet of any fish ladder constructed on any dam in the State of Indiana, save and except by hook and line, shall, on conviction, be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than seventy-five dollars, and the township trustee shall, or any other person may, destroy any fish trap or other device for catching fish found within one thousand feet of any such fish ladder. 2265. Fishing season-Inland lakes.-615. Whoever shall take, catch or kill, or attempt to take, catch or kill any fish in any of the inland lakes of this state, except private ponds, by any means or with any device whatever, from the twentieth day of March of any year, to the fifteenth day of May of the same year; or whoever shall sell or offer for sale, any pike, pickerel, wall-eyed pike, perch, blue gills, black bass, green bass, rock bass, or other species of bass, caught in any of the waters of this state, at any time, shall, on conviction, be fined five dollars for each fish caught, sold or offered for sale, and not less than ten dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars for each attempt to catch fish in violation of any of the provisions of this section: Provided, That none of the provisions of this section shall operate to prevent any person from taking fish with a hook and line in any of the streams or ponds of this state, at any time of the year. 2266. Ice on streams-Catching fish.-616. Whoever shall take, catch or kill, or attempt to take, catch or kill any fish in any of the waters of this state by any means, or with any device whatever, except with not to exceed two fish hooks at any one time, at any time when such waters are covered in whole or in part with ice; or whoever shall catch, kill or have in his possession more than fifty bluegills, sunfish or crappies in any one day, or whoever takes or attempts to take any fish by any means or with any device from any of the waters of this state at any time when the same are covered in whole or in part with ice, from, or in any movable fish house, fish shanty or other movable enclosure, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction, shall be fined five dollars for each fish caught or possessed in violation of this section and not less than ten dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars for each attempt to catch fish in violation of this section. It shall be unlawful for any railroad company, express company, or other common carrier to transport, take or carry, or receive for the purpose of transporting, taking or carrying beyond the limits of this state any pike, pickerel, wall-eyed pike, perch, bluegill, black bass, green bass, rock bass, or other species of bass, and it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to deliver or offer to deliver to any railroad company, express company, or other common carrier, any of the said species of fish for the purpose of transporting, taking or carrying same beyond the limits of this state: Provided, That none of the provisions of this section shall prevent any person, other than a common carrier, from personally taking a total of not to exceed twenty-four of the said species of fish caught by himself, beyond the limits of this state, which said fish shall be carried by such person openly for inspection by any officer of the Indiana fish and game commission. Whoever shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined ten dollars for each fish transported, taken or carried, or received for the purpose of transporting, taking or carrying, or delivered, or offer of delivery for the purpose of transporting, taking, or carrying beyond the limits of this state. 2267. Shooting fish.-617. Whoever at any time shoots or shoots at any fish of any kind in any of the waters of this state, shall, on conviction, be fined not less than five dollars nor more than fifty dollars for each offense, to which may be added imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding thirty days. 2268. Trot line.-618. Whoever fishes in any of the waters of this state with more than one trot line, having not to exceed one hundred hooks, at any one time, shall, on conviction, be fined not less than five dollars nor more than fifty dollars for each offense: Provided, That the provisions of this section shall not apply to the Ohio river, Lake Michigan, and the Wabash river so far as it is the boundary line between the states of Indiana and Illinois. 2269. Catching of fish regulated.-619. Whoever shall take, catch or kill, or attempt to take, catch or kill any fish in any of the waters of this state by means of any gig, spear, seine, net, or trap of any kind, except as otherwise provided in this section; or whoever shall kill or destroy, or attempt to kill or destroy any fish by the use of Indian cockle, fish berries or other substances which have a tendency to stupefy or poison fish, shall, on conviction, be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than twenty dollars, to which may be added imprisonment in the county jail for any period not to exceed thirty days, and for a second or subsequent offense he shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than two hundred dollars, to which may be added imprisonment in the county jail for any period not to exceed sixty days: Provided, That the provisions of this section as to the use of a gig, spear, seine, net or trap of any kind shall not apply to the waters of Lake Michigan, private ponds, the Ohio river, or the Wabash river so far as it is the boundary line between the states of Indiana and Illinois; but, in such case, it shall, nevertheless, be unlawful to use any net, seine, or trap in the Ohio river, or Wabash river so far as the same is the boundary line between the states of Indiana and Illinois, within one hundred yards of the mouth of any stream emptying into said rivers from the Indiana side. Nor to persons catching minnows for bait with a minnow trap or minnow seine, which seine shall not be more than twelve feet long, four feet deep, and the meshes of which shall not be larger than onefourth of an inch. See notes to section 2229a, Burns' R. S. 1901. 2270. Size of fish caught.-620. No pickerel or pike perch, commonly called wall-eyed pike, less than twelve inches in length, or rock bass, or crappie, less than six inches in length, or black bass less than ten inches in length, shall be intentionally taken from the waters of this state, or possessed, and in case any such fish is taken the person taking it shall immediately return it to the waters from which it was taken without unnecessary injury. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall, on conviction, be fined not exceeding ten dollars. 2271. Number of fish caught.-621. No person shall take, catch, kill or possess more than twenty bass in any one day. Where two or more persons are fishing or angling from the same boat, the aggregate number of bass taken, caught, killed or possessed by the occupants of said boat shall not exceed thirty-six. Whoever shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall, on conviction, be fined not less than five dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars for each fish so taken or possessed, in excess of the number as limited in this section. 2272. Obstruction of streams.-622. Whoever stretches or places any obstruction other than a dam across any of the streams of the state which prevents the fish from ascending or descending any such stream shall be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars. 2273. Pollution of streams.-623. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, to cause, suffer or permit any dye-stuff, acid, coal-tar, oil, log-wood, sulphur water, or other refuse matter or substance to be thrown, run or drained into any of the waters of this state in quantities sufficient to injure or destroy the lives of fish which may inhabit the same at or below the point where any such substance is discharged or permitted to flow into such waters. Whoever shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall, on conviction, be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each offense: Provided, That the provisions of this section shall not abridge the rights of owners of gas or oil wells to drain the waters from such wells into the waters of the state, as now permitted by law. See notes to section 2228, Burns' R. S. 1901. 2274. Explosives prohibited.-624. Whoever uses dynamite or other explosive in any of the waters of this state, except for mining or mechanical purposes, by special permission of the commissioner of fisheries and game, or his chief deputy, shall, on conviction, be fined not less than two hundred and fifty dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars, to which may be added imprisonment in the county jail not less than thirty days nor more than one year; and for a second or subsequent offense he shall be fined five hundred dollars and imprisoned in the state prison not less than one year nor more than three years. 2275. Trespassing on land.-625. No person shall enter upon any enclosed land for the purpose of setting a trot line without first obtaining the consent of the owner, lessee or tenant of such premises. Whoever shall violate or attempt to violate the provisions of this section shall, on conviction, be fined not less than five dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars. 2276. Commissioner-Fee in prosecutions.-626. In all cases of conviction or on pleas of guilty of violating any of the provisions of this act in relation to fish or game, there shall be taxed against each defendant so convicted, in favor of the commissioner of fisheries and game, a fee of twenty dollars as a part of the costs. Said fees shall be paid by the officer collecting the same to the auditor of state every sixty days, on the first day of alternate months, in the manner in which license fees referred to in section 611 of this act are paid; and such fees shall be paid to the treasurer of state by the auditor of state as a part of the fish and game protective fund to be expended by the commissioner of fisheries and game in paying rewards and other expenses for the detection and conviction of persons who violate provisions of this act, and the fish and game laws of this state. 2277. Powers of commissioners not abridged.-6262. Nothing contained in this act shall in any way abridge or repeal the powers conferred on the commissioner of fisheries and game by the act creating his office, but all the powers and privileges conferred on him by said act are hereby reaffirmed. [Acts 1905, p. 481. In force April 15, 1905.] 2278. Buying votes-Penalty.-1. That whoever, directly or indirectly, hires, buys or offers to hire or buy, or furnish any money or other means to be used, or directs or permits his money or other means to be used, or handles any money or other means, knowing the same to be used to induce, hire, or buy any person to vote or refrain from voting any ticket or for any candidate for any office, to be voted for at any election held in this state; or whoever attempts to induce any person to vote or to refrain from voting for any candidate for any office to be voted for at any election held pursuant to law or at any primary held in this state, by offering such person any reward or favor, shall be fined in any sum not more than fifty dollars and disfranchised and rendered incapable of holding any office of trust or profit for a period of ten years from the date of such conviction. See sections 2322-2348, Burns' R. S. 1901, and notes. |