Show aish and came law the state has been ghen au entirely new fish and game law the general provisions of which seem to meet the approval of the many people who took BE active interest in this legislation the office state game warden at a salary of per year is continued the duties of the warden are generally as provided and defined by the old laic he is given power to appoint special deputies with pay to assist in the enforcement of the law at their first session after the passage of the act the county commissioners of each county in the state shall appoint a county fish and game warden who shall receive adequate bompensa com pensa tion for his services and shall perform his duties under the direction of the state warden and the commissioners ho may be removed by the state warden with the consent of the commissioners it is the duty of the county warden to see that all the fiah and game laws are enforced and he is given the same authority exercised by sheriffs and constables the owners of dams are required to provide tish ways when instructed so to do by the game warden and owners of factories and mills must provide screens for mill races it shall be unlawful for any person to tahe any except carp chubs and mullet by any means except hook and line and these can only be heined seined between june 15 aud dec 15 it is made unlawful for any person to take any catfish perch rock bass crappie rainbow trout gold flab silverfish or silver eels for the period of two years after the pas age of the act the closed season for bass is from dec 15 to june 15 the act contains the usual provisions against the use of explosives seines etc but seines may be used in bear lake between may 15 and july 15 for the purpose of catching carp chuba suckers and mountain herring only fish screens are to be provided and maintained in irrigation streams ac the expense of the county instead of the farmers as heretofore ek deer and antelope can only be killed during the months of september and october and the k diug of the females or the young of said animals at any time is prohibited hibi ted the only season ants prairie chickens and giouse ia fixed at september Sap ast 1st to december ast 1st aind for sage hens from august ast 1st to february ast 1st wild geese ducks snipe brant and s wan may be killed between bunies and ene hour before sunrise and it is unlawful lul for any peron to use a gun larger than ten gauge the killing of any gall owl hawk whippoorwill thrush swallow snow bird or other insectivorous or aada bird except english spar row or the destruction of the nests of such birds is prohibited but this protection may be removed from the hawks on petition from fifty taxpayers any person having in his possession any fish or game taken unlawfully ahall ba guilty of a misdemeanor the kill inc or taking at any lime of the mongolian english pheasant grouse or quail except quail found in southern utah commonly called the california quail is made a misdemeanor after much controversy in each house the following important section was added to the bill it snail be unlawful for any person or persons at any time to ship or cause to be shipped carried or transported out of the state any of the animals birds or fish or any part thereof mentioned in this act |