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Show Fish and Game . Hews Notes... Effect and application of changes chang-es under the new fish and game code was a first order of business during the two day spring quarterly quarter-ly meeting of the Utah Fish and Game Commission, held April 3-4. The new code gives greater authority au-thority and responsibility to both the Commission and the Board of Big Game Control in the management manage-ment of the state's fish and wildlife wild-life resources. A ruling by the commission to publish a completely new angling proclamation for 1953 was made after it was noted that several changes would be necessary to conform con-form with the code. It was emphasized em-phasized that the original 1953 angling proclamation as published some three weeks ago now has no value as a legal guide. The new proclamation will be published and available to the public in the near future. In another action the use of live minnows for bait was made legal in Strawberry, Schofield, and Deer Creek Reservoirs, and Utah Lake. Transportation of live minnows at any time or place is illegal. Sculpin, dwarf mountain sucker, chubs, and shiners only may be used as bait. They must be taken from one of the above four waters in which they are to be used for angling. Such minnows may be purchased from licensed bait dealers deal-ers in each of the four areas or may be taken for personal use in any of these four waters with i. A A .A. A. ment. Many arrests each year are the result of -misinformation or lack of information about the fish and game laws." He noted that the obligation of knowing the laws rests with the license buyer when he goes afield. portable traps and-or minnow seines not larger than 4 x 10 feet. Other decisions made during the two day commission session included in-cluded the following: Authorized issuance of temporary tempor-ary fishing permits as soon as possible following April 15. The commission had ruled at an earlier earl-ier meeting that the 1952 fishing licenses would be valid until the 1953 licenses became available. This ruling is still in force. The temporary permits were needed to satisfy the need for a license by those having become of license age, or having lost their 1952 license, lic-ense, qualified new residents and others. The temporary fishing permits will be redeemable at face value for a regular license when these are in the hands of the dealers about May 10. They must be turned turn-ed in on a regular license by June 1. No one may legally fish without a license or a temporary permit. The latter will be available at the dealers in areas where waters are open to early season angling. The commission ruled that a $10 fee be charged for all trash fish seining licenses, and that a ten per cent royalty be paid the fish and game department monthly by the seiner on gross receipts from the sale of such fish. A special spring market season was set to begin April 7, and run through April 30. This action was taken to comply with the new code and in answer to requests from private land owners, canal companies, com-panies, and others. AH of the state was opened to trapping except the state's migratory bird refuges. The 1952 trapping license is good for this new season. Ruled that aliens who have resided re-sided within the state for 15 years or longer may fish and hunt as residents at resident license fees. Authorized travel " for key de-aprtment de-aprtment personnel to attend the annual meetings of the Western Association of Game and Fish Commissioners in Long Beach, on June 1, 2, and 3. Directed that a vigorously worded word-ed letter be sent to Utah's Senators Sena-tors and Representatives in Washington Wash-ington asking their suppo in defeating de-feating House Bill 4023, known as the Stockmen's Grazing Bill. The commission felt that if passed, provisions pro-visions of this bill would work to the detriment of sportsmen and the general public alike in the manner the U. S. Forest lands could be administered. It was noted, that a one year residence within the state is now necessary to qualify for the purchase pur-chase of resident fish and game licenses. Dates were set for four annual commission meetings required by law. in the year ahead as follows: July 10 and 11, September 11 and 12, Decefber 4 and 5, and April 2 and 3. During the past year in additional nine commission meetings meet-ings were held to expedite the department de-partment program and policy. Commissioners G. Golddn Sand ergon, J. Allan Browne, Robert B. Mitchell, and W. Rulon Whie at-: at-: tended Jhe meetings. K. E. Bull-! Bull-! ock, the fifth member, is in Europe. Eur-ope. Arrest reports show 1.369 convictions con-victions for violations of Utah's fish and game laws during 1952. ry . . . . . . . . . . . . Fines imposed by the courts ranged rang-ed from $5 to the maximum of $299. Total fines assesed came to $45,-713 $45,-713 with $14,179 of this amount being suspended by the courts. Confiscations included 41 guns and 14 fishing poles with reels and lines attached. This aquipment had been used in illegally taking fish and game. Golden Peay, law enforcement chief, said that the number of arrests ar-rests for 1952 showed an increase over the previous year. He attributed attrib-uted most of this to the greater number of license buyers afield last year. Peay said, "More than ever before, be-fore, under the new code, sportsmen sports-men must give special attention to each fishing and hunting procla-mation procla-mation as issued from the depart- BCTRTTWri.!.! .. |