Show OCR FISH AND we ar ad tn 0 o th legislature looking at this early adny to acho protection of our fish find game interests wo have 10 doubt but that the matter will receive more than usual at fc of our lawmakers abid that a radical change will bo effected thereby during the next two years as compared with the pas on wednesday HON S 1 thurmay introduced a bill looking to this purpose it provides tant the governor shall nominate and by ant with the advice and consent of ho council appoint a territorial fish and game commissioner commiss ioLer who must bp a res deot of utah and whose term of offic shall be for two apara the sal ary to be paid the commissioner is in lieu of all the expenses ho may incur and his arnd is placed at iS ho shall have entire control and supervision of the public waters pertaining to the propagation culture and distribution of fisli and game in utah and ahall distribute all fish coming into hs hands fairly aad equally among the several counties or otherwise as the county commissioners may direct he shall also have full control of all persons employed shall receive all fish spawn donated to or purchased by the territory and may establish hatching boxes and adopt such means as shall in his judgment best promote the increase and pre sor of food fish it is also made the duty of each county court to appoint a fish commissioner who shall rive a bond in the sum of 1000 his shall bo such as is fixed by tha county court to be paid out of tho county treasury his duty will be to see that the fish and game laws of the territory are faithfully ec forced in this country all fines and forfeitures go into the courly treasury the owner or owners of any dam erected across any of tho steams within this territory shall if required by the county fish commissioner build erect and maintain at all times at his or their expense fish ways to allow the free and uninterrupted cassase of fish up and down such streams the bill also makes it unlawful for tho owners and employees of any sawmill reduction works smelter refining or concentrating works to deposit throw or in anyway permit to pass into any lake wherein aro living fish any sawdust chemicals or other substances that will lead to the destruction of such fish it is also made unlawful for any person to catch kill or take any imported fish from the waters of this territory for the period of five years after the passage of this act it is also made unlawful for any person to take any trout except by hook and line for the period of four years it ia made an offense for anyone to catch or have in possession trout less than six inches long the use of giant powder or poisonous substance is prohibited it also names the time daring which any game may be killed thera is provision for the confiscation of all unlawful devices used to catich fish and the exportation of fish out of the territory is also forbidden |