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Show Game Wardens Nab Violators Utah's game wardens, who have issued countless warnings they intended to "get tough" on fish and game violators, are living liv-ing up to that promise this summer. sum-mer. George W. Reid, chief deputy game warden, reported today that 28 arrests had been made up until July 15 with a total of $482.50 in fines being assessed. Majority of the arrests,. Reid reported, were for use of illegal baits. Second most common offense of-fense was fishing after hours. Fishing in closed waters ran a close third. Reid announced that his warden war-den . staff was being rotated throughout the state and that "many new faces will appear in the old fishing areas" to check on licenses and catches. He praised the work of some 350 special officers now in the field who are "giving every cooperation" co-operation" to the state's regular regu-lar staff of 47 wardens. Utah anglers were again reminded re-minded that the possession limit-is limit-is two days' catch not to exceed 30 fish or 16 pounds and one fish. "This reminder particularly applies to those persons who think they can avoid the law by storing a catch in cold storage lockers and then going back fon some more," Reid warned. |
