Show fishing and ana hunting our county fish and game a ame warden thomas H lewis has ha s received a number of inquiries concerning the new dew law and a few apparent discrepancies that exist doubtless by error of the engrossing clerk aerl lie ile desires therefore to make public aletter a letter just received state warden warden garden thich in consequence of a seeming cr conflict in sections 31 and 12 of the new fish and game law some coine daube may exist in the minds of the public who are interested in the matter as aa to the legal date for the beginning of the open season for taking trout trout or bass from the waters of utah with hook or line or what is commonly known as a angling section 11 apparently permits angling with hook and line after july 1st ast but section 12 emphatically says it shall be unlawful for any person to take kill destroy or have in his possession any trout or bass baes whatever at any time after the day of january and before the day of july following in order to determine the question definitely so BO that those charged with the enforcement of the law may know how to act I 1 applied at the attorney generals office for a construction on this thia point and have received the following reply john sharp esq state fish and game warden dear sir in respect to the time of taking trout or bass from the utah waters beg leave to say that they may be taken alter the day of july of each year and until the day of january following wry very truly yours A C BISHOP attorney general gener it is urgent that this decision or ruling have as wide and speedy bubli publicity city as possible by having it inserted in the newspaper in your county or in any other manner that may give the information to those interested herewith find copy of the new fish and game law very respectfully JOHN state fish fieh and game warden |