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Show Thursday, February a ms we ps idea of some persons who have discounted the importance of Utah horse owners vaccinating their horses for the new sleeping sickness disease Venezuelan equine declared Dr. DonW. Thomas, Utah State University Extension veterinarian. He. added, "Although VEE has not shown up in Utah yet, we will get an outbreak if t!ie disease gets transmitted into the state and we have not provided an immune population of horses through Because the vaccination. VEE virus can infect any mammalian species, including man, authorities feel that its spread can be coutrolled, VEE symptoms in humans can be mere an the disease is serious, but nctdeadly as When it hits a in hones. group of no ves, generally all become infected and 50 to 90 percent die. Those that recover usually suffer such extensive brain damage that they are useless " The U, S. Department of Agriculture is recommending vaccination with vaccine and the Utah State Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health TC-83-V- EE Service andUSU Veterinary Science Department are encouraging all horse owners to get their horses vaccinated by April, 1972, Dr, Thomas noted that some persons have obtained a negative view toward the vaccination from a released statement that the TC-- 83 vaccine might cause severe brain damage in their horses. The statement resulted from a study of 10 horses that were vaccinated and later necro-psie- d. The USU Extension veter- inarian feels that the statement and the study raise some important questions: Why among the tens of thousands of horses vaccinated for VEE in the U.S. have their not been any sig- -' nificant adverse reactions reported other than a small percentage going off feed or shewing other minor temporary signs such as are common in animals and people following most any vaccination? Isn't the validity of the study questionable since the number of horses was small and the study did not follow the standard research procedure of providing a group of control animals on which to make comparisons? Of the four animals in the study that developed brain lesions, weren't three of these cases mild and of a nature that would normally be only temporary? Isn't it likely that the significant brain lesion that developed in the other horse resulted from other causes, since the lesion was not typical of VEE infectl on and the horse was found to be afflicted with another ailment? Dr, Thomas said, "The imal health officials an- encour- aging the vaccination program agree that more research is needed with greater numbers of horses and accepted control procedures. However, because of the threat of another outbreak of VEE in some parts of the country when the mosquito vectors' become active in the spring, we uige horse owners to contact their local veterinarians and arrange for their animals to be vaccinated before April " a Division of Wildlif Resources Angling Regulations (VEE). encephalomyelitis This disease killed hundreds of horses in Texas last summer before it was halted by a massive vaccination campaign in Texas and surrounding states, " 1972 UTAH "We must disagree with the . 2, After due Investigations, we the Wildlife Board by authority of Title 23, Utah Code Annotated, 1953, as enacted by Chapter 46, Laws of Utah 1971, hereby proclaim the following regulations governing the taking of fish from the waters of Utah. These regulations will rescind all previous regulations and shall be affective January 1 through December 31, 1972, unless otherwise altered by our own executive action. All dates herein mentioned shall be Inclusive. measure, any As ' a conservation water or area may be dosed to angling by properly posting with suitable signs and markers without further notice. If necessary, checking stations will be established any piece by the Utah State Division of Wildlife Resources. It shall be unlawful for any person to fall to stop at checking stations or road blocks where a stop sign andor red light is displayed. A. GENERAL REGULATIONS 1. GENERAL SEASON: The taking of fish by angling shall be permitted from June through November 30, 1972 during the hours from 4:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Daylight Savings Time when in effect) In all waters of the State of Utah EXCEPT where otherwise specified under Closed Waters (Section B), Waters with Special Regulations (Secd Waters (Section tion C) and D) of this proclamation. 3 Year-Roun- 2. LICENSES: a. The Utah State Division of Wildlife Resources cannot legally refund the purchase price of a hunting or fishing license, stamp, or certificate of registration for any reason. b. It shall be unlawful for any person, EXCEPT children under twelve (12) years of age to taxe, pursue, or angle for any fish species without first procuring a suitable license to do so EXCEPT as provided In Section c below. c. Special regulations governing licensing and angling are now in effect for the waters of BEAR LAKE, LAKE POWELL, RESERVOIR GORGE AND FLAMING and are governed by agreements between the respective states. Tne pertinent stipulations of these agreements are incorporated In this proclamation. FISH: The following Utah fish species are designated as game fish trout, salmon, grayling, Bonneville Cisco, black bass, white mss, blueglll, crapple, walleye, northern pike, whitefish, channel catfish, and bullhead. 3. GAME 4. DAILY LIMITS: BAG AND POSSESSION a. TROUT, SALMON In the aggregate Eight (8) fish provided that not more than two (2) lake trout (Mackinaw) are taken EXCEPT: 1. A bonus of six (6) cutthroat brook trout In the aggregate may be taken from: a. Uintah County b. Daggett County EXCEPT Flaming Gorge Browne Lake, and Green Reservoir, River, c. Duchesne County outside - the Wasatch National Forest EXCEPT- Big Sand Wash and Red Creek reservoirs, d. Red Creek, West Fork of Duchesne River, Current Creek, and Timber Canyon Creek In Wasatch County. 2. Bear Lake Ten (10) fish or seven (7) pounds and one (1) fish whichever Is caught first, but not more than two (2) Mackinaw (lake trout) in the aggregate. Regardless of weight, two (2) fish mey be taken. Ten (10) trout 3. Lake Powell or salmon In the aggregate. and A Green River from Flaming Gorge Dam downstream to the Colorado StateSix (6) trout andor grayling In line andor the aggregate. Six (6) Strawberry Reservoir trout andor salmon in the aggregate. 6. Strawberry River and Blacksmith see Waters with Special Fork River Regulations (Section C) for bag limits. fish (8) b. GRAYLING: Eight EXCEPT In Spirit Lake In Daggett County which is closed to the taking of grayling (see Green River limits). c. BONNEVILLE CISCO: Fifty (50) fish. d. BLACK BASS: Ten (10) fish. e. CRAPPIE: Ten (10) fish EXCEPT In Lake Powell where there Is no limit. . WALLEYE: Six (6) fish EXCEPT In Provo River where the limit Is two (2) fish. g. NORTHERN PIKE: Six (6) fish. h. WHITEFISH: Ten (10) fish. 1. CHANNEL CATFISH: Twenty-fou- r (24) fish EXCEPT In Utah Lake and WII lard Bay where the limit Is sixteen (16) fish. I. ALL OTHER FISH SPECIES not mentioned above: No bag or possession limit. 3. k. POSSESSION LIMITS FOR JUVE- NILES UNDER TWELVE (12) YEARS OF AGE: one-hal. Resident luvenlles (ft) the adult beg and possession limit. 2. Licensed nonresident luvenlles one-ha(Vi) the adult bag and possession limit. 3. Nonllcensed nonresident luvenlles bag and possession limits must be Included In the limits of the licensed angler, sixteen (16) years of age or older, who must accompany the luvenlle. or transI. ALL FISH POSSESSED ported must be kept in such a manner fhat species and number can be determined. 5. SIZE LIMIT: No size limits on any fish species. 6. METHODS OF ANGLING: The following regulations governing methods of angling apply to all waters of the State unless detailed in interstate agreements. a. It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take game fish by any means other than angling EXCEPT as provided In Use of Set Lines (Section A6f) and use of dip nets (Special Whitefish Season Section C) Angling shall mean fishing or troll board. with one rod, pole, tip-ulf lf p, held In the hand of, or attended by, the person angling, and having attached thereto a single line with legal hooks, baits, or lures as permitted In this proclamation. "Attended" shall mean the anshall be within ten (10) feet of gler - equipment being used at all times. "Snagging" and "Gaffing" are Illegal. "Snag or Gaff Hooks" are hooks with or without handles used to take fish In such a manner that the fish does not take the hook voluntarily In Its mouth. "Chumming" Is prohibited. Chumming is defined as the placing into the water of any substance or material Including, but not limited to, fish or parts thereof, which. Is not affixed to a hook and line and which may tend to attract fish to the place where the substance or material Is placed. b. BAITS: Angling Is permitted with any bait EXCEPT corn, game fish or parts thereof, and live fish. The eggs of all fish species are permitted for bait. c. LURES: Angling is permitted with any one mechanical lure, EXCEPT no lure shall have more than three gangs of hooks, and no line shall have attached thereto more than two baited hooks or two artificial flies. Multiple prongs attached to a single shaft are defined as one hook (See Flaming Gorge Regu's-tlons- ). d. LIGHTS, ELECTRICAL AND MELURES: The use of artificial light Is permitted for the taking of fish. Lures operated by batteries or other mechanical devices which attract fish by artificial light or sound waves and induce the fish to take the hook voluntarily may be used. It is unlawful to use any device which shocks fish. e. NONGAME FISH may be taken for personal, noncommercial use from waters open to angling by angling andor any other method or means EXCEPT gill nets, trammel nets, trawl nets, hoop nets, fyke nets, electrical devices, chemicals, explosives, or firearms. f. SET LINES may be used to take game fish day or night In (1) Bear River proper. Including Cutler Reservoir and outlet canals downstream from the Idaho State line. Little Bear River proper and the Maled River; (2) Green River below CHANICAL the Colorado State line and the Colorado and San Juan rivers above the water line of Lake Powell: and (3) Utah Lake 1. Set lines must be anchored at one end to a nonmoving object. 2. Conventional methods of anglinc are permitted concurrent with set fishing. 3. No more than two (2) set line line: may be used and they shall not contain more than 30 hooks in the aggregate 4. Set lines must be attended which means that the angler must be on the surface or the shore of the water being fished. g. USE OF BOATS AND MOTORS: 1. Angling from boats, rafts, or other floating devices with or without motors is permitted on all waters of the Stile EXCEPT the following: County: On the Green Daggett River from Flaming Gorge Dam downstream to Its confluence with Red Creek, motors are prohibited. Juab County: Burriston Ponds. Kane County: Duck Creek Spring Lake, Mirror Aspen Lake. San Juan County: Foy Lake, Monti-cell- o Lake and Blandfng Reservoir No. 3. Utah County: Payson Lakes and Spring Lake. Washington County: Pine Valley B. CLOSED WATERS The following waters are hereby closed to angling: State Property: All waters managed by the Utah State Division of Wildlife Resources for propagation, spawning, and fish rearing purposes. Waterfowl nesting grounds, ana State waterfowl management areas closed as posted. Cache County: Temple Fork from its source downstream to the culvert located about 2.5 road miles upstream from Highway 89, as marked and posted. Daggett County: Sheep Creek Lake and Feeder Canal above lake, and Daggett Lake. Willow Round Garfield County: Bottom. Piute County: Otter Creek Reservoir. Summit County: Crystal Lake, Washington Lake, and Tall Lake. Wayne County: Fish Creek Reservoir. C. WATERS WITH SPECIAL REGULATIONS Locomotive Elder County: Springs open to angling from January 15 through November 15, 1972. Willard Bay Inlet Channel east of boat harbor buoys shall be closed to angling for some period between March 1 and April 30, 1972. Fork Blacksmith Cache County: River from its source to its confluence with Rock Creek shall be open to angling from June 3 through November 30, 1972. The following regulations shall apply: (1) six (6) fish: Bag and possession limit (2) Method of angling: Artificial lures Box only. River upstream from Porcupine Reservoir shall be closed to angling from Sepbember 1 . through September 30, 1972. Daggett County: All tributaries entering Flaming Gorge Reservoir between the reservoir and Highway 44 are closed to angling from January 1 through June 15 and from October 15 through December 31, 1972. The demarcation of the mouths of the streams will be buoyed and posted. Duchesne County; Strawberry River from Willow Creek downstream to Its confluence with Red Creek shall be open to angling July 1 through September 1, 1972. The following shall regulations apply: (1) Bag and possession limit six Method of (6) fish; (2) angling Artificial flies only. West Fork drainage of Duchesne River shall be open to angling July I through November 30, 1972. Red Creek drainage In Duchesne East Fork of the Little Bear Settlement Creek, Settlement Canyon Reservoir, Ophlr Creek, and Vernon Creek. Uintah County: Big Brush Creek below Highway U 44, Green River down-streafrom the Colorado State Una Cen tral Canal of Ashley Creek southreser-of Maeser Road, all ponds, lakes, and voirs below the U.S. Forest Service boundaries EXCEPT Stelnaker Reservoir. Utah County: All waters west of Highway 91 EXCEPT Goshen Creek. County from Highway 40 to1 source shall through Nobe open to angling July vember 30, 1972. m Lake Canyon Lake open to angling and DecemJanuary 1 through March 1 1972. ber 1 through December 31, North Emery County: Huntington Reservoir open to angling from April 29 through November 30, 1972. Kane County: Navalo Lake open to angling the entire year of1 1972 EXCEPT for the period from April through June Washington County: All waters below Forest Service boundary EXCEPT Kolob Reservoir, and Baker Reservoir. Wayne County: All waters below Forest boundary EXCEPT Mill Meadow Reservoir. Weber County: Ogden River drainage below Plneview Reservoir Dam and Webar River drainage In Weber County. 2, 1972. Rich County: Swan Creek open to angling July 1 through November 30, 1972. Swan Creek Bay of Bear Lake1 shall be through dosed to angling from April June 30, 1972 as marked and posted. Utah County: Provo River from Highway 91 to Utah Lake shall be open to a day year-roun- d angling EXCEPT from February 1 to April 30, 1972 when angling shall be permitted only between the hours of 4:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time and 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Daylight Saving Time. Uintah County: Crouse Reservoir open to angling from July 1 through No- vember E. POSSESSION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FISH SHIPPING: It shall be unlawful for any person to ship or cause to be shipped or transported out of this State any game fish taken from the waters of Utah hereby declared open to angling. However, a legal limit of game fish may accompany a bona fide angling license holder as he leaves the State. 1. 30, 1972. Creek Current Wasatch County: from drainage and Red Creek drainage drainHighway 40 to source. West Fork age of Duchesne River, and all tributaries to Strawberry Reservoir open to angling only from July 1 through Novem- ber 2. a. Possession and transportation of live tropical and goldfish species will be permitted for exhibition and commercial purposes other than for use as live bait. Possession and transportation of live salamanders is permitted. b. It shall be unlawful for any company, corporation, partnership, or Individual EXCEPT licensed hatchery andor private pond operators and valid fishing license holders, to have in his possession any species of game fish unless they are accompanied by a receipt which specifies the number, species, and pounds, of fish in his possession and the name and place where fish were obtained, with an appropriate signature from the source. 30, 1972. Strawberry River from Willow Creek downstream to its confluence with Red Creek shall be pen to angling from July 1 through September 1, 1972. The following regulations shall apply: (1) Bag Six (6) fish: (2) and possession limit Method of angling Artificial flies only. SPECIAL WHITEFISH AND CISCO The following waters are open to the taking of Rocky Mountain White-fish- : Duchesne River downstream from the confluence of West Fork: Logan River proper downstream from Temple Fork; Blacksmith Fork River proper downstream from the confluence with Rock Creek in Cache County; Echo Reservoir: and Weber River downstream from Echo Dam shall be open to angling from January 1 through February 15, 1972 and from June 3 through December 31, 1972. Bear Lake Is open to the dipnetting of Bonneville Cisco from January 1 through February 15, 1972. Dip nets shall not have an opening greater than 18 inches In any diameter. SEASON: D. WATERS OPEN TO YEAR-ROUN- ANGLING The' following waters are open r twenty-fou- hour a day year-roun- d to an- gling: Beaver County: All waters west of Highway 91 EXCEPT Mlnersville Reservoir and the Beaver River from Highway 1 downstream to the reservoir. Box Elder County: All waters EXCEPT Locomotive Springs, Etna Reservoir, Lynn Reservoir, Mantua (Box Elder) Creek, Honeyvllle Ponds and tributaries to Brigham City (Mantua) Reservoir. Cache County: Ballard Springs and all waters In Cache County west of Highway 91 EXCEPT Wellsvllle Reservoir and Spring Creek Reservoir. Cerbon County: .Price River down-streefrom confluence with White River. Daggett County; Flaming Gorge Reservoir. Davis County: All waters within Davis County. Duchesne County: Duchesne River downstream from Highway 208 Bridge. All ponds, lakes and reservoirs below U.S. Forest Service boundaries EXCEPT Red Creek, Big Sand Wjsh and Starvation reservoirs. Emery County: All waters down-Man- ti Forest boundary EXCEPT Huntington North Reservoir. Garfield County: Colorado River, Fremont River, Sevier River (entire west fork Including Asay Creek) and Lake Powell. Grand Colorado County: River, Dolores River, and Green River. m Juab County: All waters EXCEPT Burriston Ponds and Goshen Creek. Kane County: Lake Powell. Millard County: All waters west of Highway 91 EXCEPT Oak Creek east of Oak City. Piute County: Piute Reservoir, entire West Fork of Sevier River and Sevier River proper. Rich County: Bear Lake EXCEPT Swan Creek Bay (see Waters with Special Regulations Section C), Bear River downstream Irom Wyoming State line and Big Spring Creek (tributary to Bear Lake). Salt Lake County: All waters west of Bonneville Boulevard, Foothill Drive, Wasatch Drive, and Wasatch Boulevard EXCEPT hatchery property on Mill Creek from 7th East to 9th East. San Juan County: Colorado River, San Juan River and Lake Powell. Sanpete County: Gunnison Reservoir, Sanpitch River proper, Sevier River proper, Wales Reservoir, and Yuba Reservoir. Sevier County: All waters below Forest boundary EXCEPT Otter Creek and Koosharem Reservoir. Tooele County: All waters within Tooele County EXCEPT Clover Creek, North Willow Creek, South Willow Creek, POSSESSION: - 3. POSSESSION TRANSANDOR PORTING OF LIVE FISH: a. No person EXCEPT Utah licensed hatchery andor private pond operators, or Utah licensed seiners, or bait dealers engaged In the business of transporting live game fish or live bait fish and amphibians, including salamanders, within the State of Utah, may, at any time, hold or have in his possession (except as provided in Section E 3 b) any species of live fi$h, EXCEPT as specified In Item E 2 of the proclamation or with special permission from the Utah State Division of Wildlife Resources. This means possession of live salamanders Is permitted and is legal bait. b. Fishermen may use a live box at Lake Powell to hold a legal bag limit or portion thereof - of game fish; provided that each individual fisherman using such live box must provide name, address, and fishing license number displayed infashion on the delibly or in a water-proo- f live box holding the fish. If more than one fisherman participates with one live box, each fisherman must provide his identification as mentioned above. Fish held in such a manner will be considered a portion or whole of the anglers limit as identified on the live box. c. None of the above sections shall preclude the use of fish stringers as part of normal angling procedures. However, this does not permit the transportation of live fish from waters from which they are taken. 4. STOCKING: No person, partnership, company, or Governmental corporation, agency may place Into any of the waters of the State of Utah any species of fish without first obtaining permission from the Utah State Division of Wildlife Resources 5. DONATION ANDOR RECEIPT OF FISH: Possession andor transportation of any species of fish shall be Illegal unless accompanied by a valid license, donation certificate by the donor, or receipt by the seller, which includes the number and donated andor purchased, tne license number, name address and signature of the donor andor seller and the place where the fish were taken, it is untewful to transport fish on a donation certificate across state lines. ' 6. TRESPASS: ' Any person entering upon owned land of any other person, privately firm, or corporation which Is posted, without permission fromproperly the owner or in person charge. Is guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person who upon request of the owner or person In charge of land shall refuse to Immediately private leave such private land, whether posted or not, is guilty of a misdemeanor. A,ny, Pron who without the owner's permission shall obstruct entrance or exit to private property any is guilty of a misdemeanor. The minimum fine shall be $50.00. Any person convicted of any of the provisions of this violating section shall have his or her license, certificate, or permit revoked by the Wildlife Board and may not obtain another license, certlfl- fhln permJ' un'1' period of one year elapse from the date of revocation. .LEADER Thursday, February 2b, 1972 10 |