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Show Thou Shalt Not Trespass Trespass laws apply to fishing as well as hunting. A public fishing stream running run-ning through private property proper-ty is not necessarily open to the public for fishing, even if a fisherman is wading down the middle of the stream. A landowner has the right to post that portion of a stream running through his property closed to trespassing. A fisherman entering posted post-ed private property without permission is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. He may also have his fishing license revoked. ' ' The fishing proclamation states, "Private property will be deemed posted properly !when 'no trespassing' signs andor a minimum of 100 square inches of fluorescent or bright yellow paint are displayed at all corners, and at all fishing streams that cross property lines, and along all roads, trails, gates and rights-of-way entering such land." A person may not cross posted private property or tamper with locked gates to reach public land. Private property should be respected all times, whether wheth-er posted closed or not. In recent years, many areas have been closed to public access because of a destructive destruct-ive disregard for private property by some fishermen and hunters. |