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 Copy 1 
 
 THE 
 
 I Fish and Game 
 Law 
 
 OF THE 
 
 STATE OF UTAH 
 
 In Effect 
 MAY 22, 1915 
 
 FRED W. CHAMBERS 
 
 State Fish and Game 
 Commissioner 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
 
 Page 
 
 Appoftitiiieiit of CunHllis^-i(!n('^. ... 2 
 
 Term 2 
 
 Oualilicaiious 2 
 
 \\icaiicies 2 
 
 .v|)|Ktiiilnienls ' 'A 
 
 Bonds of Comniissioiier, l>('|iii!ies 
 
 and Wai'dons 4 
 
 ( !i inimissioTici' to Provide License 
 
 Blanks . 2i 
 
 Fees 2i 
 
 ^'Miies of Coinmissioner and War- 
 dens, Id. Sheriffs ami Con- 
 stables 5 
 
 Duties of Wardens 4 
 
 Devices in Irrigation Canals 7 
 
 Ducks, Geese, etc. . . , 19 
 
 Fishways 6 
 
 Sawdust in Streams 6 
 
 ] ish and Game Fund Created .... 25 
 
 liise€tivorous and Song Birds .... 18 
 
 License to Hunt or Fisri 2 1 
 
 Mtiney Now Standing to Credit of 
 
 Fish and Game Fund 26 
 
 Use of Same , 26 
 
 \t\v Hatcheries. Improvement of 
 
 Burrastian Ponds 26 
 
 iialty 24 
 
 Powers of Commissioner 2 
 
 Private Ponds 10 
 
 l^rairie Chicken, Grouse, Quail, etc. 17 
 
 Sale of Prohibited 17 
 
 Public Hunting Grounds 30 
 
 Repeal 27 
 
 Report 2 
 
 Reservation of Waters for [Propa- 
 gation of Fish 21 
 
 Retroactive 27 
 
 Salaries 3 
 
 Expenses 3 
 
 "Screens 7 
 
 Penalty , 7 
 
Page 
 
 Seizure ., * 15 
 
 Shipping Fish or Game out of State, 
 
 TUilawful 26 
 
 Strawherry Valley and I'ish Lake 
 
 State (lame Preserves 27 
 
 Taking- Fish 8 
 
 When and How Lawful 8 
 
 Unlawful t.» Sell Front or B_iss ... 9 
 
 Limit of (]}\\rh 9 
 
 Unlawful for Connnon Carries to 
 
 Transport Fish 11 
 
 Unlawful to Fish from the Back of 
 
 a liorse or fiy Fire or Lami»- 
 
 light " 15 
 
 Unlawful to Commit Any Act of 
 
 Trespass While Fishing 15 
 
 Unlawful to Kill Deer, etc 16 
 
 Penalty 16 
 
 Unlawful Possession of Fish or 
 
 Game 20 
 
 Use of Explosives or Drugs 11 
 
 Use of Seines, Traps, etc 12 
 
 Use of Dogs iuHunting . 17 
 
State of Utah 
 
 Fish and Game Law 
 
 In Effect May 22 1915 
 
 An Act Providing for the Protection 
 of Fish, Game and Birds; for the 
 Appointing of a Fish and Game 
 Commissioner, Chief Deputy, Chief 
 Wardens, Hatchery Superintendents 
 and Special Deputies; Prescribing 
 their Powers and Duties, Providing 
 for Fish and Game Licences, and 
 Fish and Game Fund; Providing for 
 the Building of Fish Hatcheries; and 
 Providing Penalties for the Violation 
 cf this Act, and amending Sections 
 5, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 28 
 and 33, Chapter 53, Laws of Utah, 
 1909, relating to the Protection of 
 Fish, Game and Birds; Prescribing 
 Gertain Rules of Pleading and 
 Evidence; Creating the Strawberry 
 Valley and the Fish Lake State Game 
 Preserves, Prohibiting Hunting with- 
 in the limits thereof; and Authoriz- 
 ing the State Fish and Game Com- 
 missioner under the direction of the 
 State Board of Examiners to produce 
 and set aside certain Lands as Public 
 Hunting Grounds, and Prescribing 
 Rules and Regulations under which 
 Hunting may be Permitted Therein. 
 Also Amending Sections 12, 13, 17, 
 21, and 25, Chapter 53, Laws of Utah, 
 1809, as Amended by Chapter 46, 
 Laws of Utah, 1913, relating to the 
 Protection of Fish, Game and Birds; 
 Prescribing Regulations with Refer- 
 ence to Fishing and Hunting; Pro- 
 hibiting Damage to Private Property 
 by persons engaged in Fishing; 
 Giving the Commissioner authority 
 to trap Beaver under certain con- 
 ditions and providing a Penalty for 
 the Violation of any of the Pro- 
 visions of this Act. 
 
Section 1, State Fish and Game 
 Gommissionep. Term, QualificationSr 
 Vacancies. That the Governor of the 
 SiMie cf Utah by and with the consent 
 of the Senate shall appoint a State 
 !' ish and (iarne Nlnmmissioner, here- 
 after called the Slate Cnmrnissioner, 
 who shall lie a rnsident citizen of the 
 State of [itah, and who shall not be a 
 iiuMiibei' of any hunting, shooting or 
 fisliing club, whose term of office shall 
 ];(' fiiiu' years and initil his successor 
 is appointed and qualified, provided, 
 1 1 \ a t \A' h e n a \" a c a n c y o c c u r s in the 
 nflice of the State (jonunissioner and 
 thi' Legislature is not in session, the 
 (i.iNcriior shall ha\e the power to fill 
 such vacancy, until the next regular 
 session of the fjegislBture, and he 
 shall ha\e tiie im'W*^i' <<» remove the 
 Si ate Ooiiirnissioner at any time for 
 cause. 
 
 Sec :'. Powers of Commissioner. 
 
 Tho SI ale < lomiii issioiicr shall have 
 coidrol and su|m'!'\ isioji of the waters 
 of Ih'^ Slalo for I ho cnllfction, prop- 
 aaati'-ii, I'lilhirc and dislribution of 
 fi.-h HT\i\ game in Hie State, and shall 
 leceiAe and disti'ibule all game, fish, 
 fisli-fry and s])awn coming into his 
 hands, fairly ami ecpiilably among the 
 se\t'ral connlies of I he Stato. He shall 
 ha\e fvill colli i-dl of all property of the 
 Stale oblain<'d and held fop the pur- 
 |i(ise colli t'm|»lal (m| by this Act. 
 
 See. :]. Id. Report, it shall be law- 
 
 tn! tor IIm' Slate ( loin in issioner, or any 
 [icrson appointed by him in writing 
 ^o lo do, l<i lake fish and game of any 
 kind, dead oi- alive ov in any manner 
 r<o' ihc piii'p(.>,(' nf insp('(di(Mi, culliva- 
 iioii. pi'opagal inn. scientific oc other 
 purposes deemed by him to be in the 
 
interest of the fisk and game industry 
 of the State. 
 
 He shall make a detailed report of 
 his official transactions, including the 
 number and kinds of fish and game 
 distributed, and the locality, and the 
 names of the streams, ponds, and lakes 
 where the same have been placed, and 
 submit such report to the Legislature 
 during the first of its ensuing regular 
 session. 
 
 Sec. 4. Appointments. The Com- 
 missioner may appoint by and with 
 the approval of the Governor, and keep 
 in service one chief deputy, six chief 
 wardens, one hatchery superintendent 
 for each hatchery, and one clerk, who 
 shall be residents and citizens of the 
 State, such appointments to he filed 
 with the State Auditor. 
 
 Sec. 5. Salaries. Expenses. The 
 State Commissioner sdiall receive a 
 salary of twenty-four hundred dollars 
 per annum, and for actual and neces- 
 sary traveling and contingent expenses 
 and clerical assistance not to-; exceed 
 three thousand dollars per annum. 
 The chief deputy shall receive a salary 
 of fourteen hundred dollars per annum 
 and actual necessary traveling ex- 
 penses not to exceed eight hundred 
 dollars per annum. The hatchery 
 superintendents and the six chief 
 wardens shall each receive one thous- 
 and dollars per annum and actual and 
 necessary traveling ex])enses not to 
 exceed six hundred dollars pei- annum. 
 
 For the proper en fdrci'incnt of tiiis 
 Act, the State Commissi' -irr- shall ap- 
 point deputy game wardtnis at. a com- 
 pensation not to exceed three dollars 
 per day each while* ;u'lually engaged 
 in duty, which shall be full pay for 
 sei'vices ami ordinary expenses. The 
 
state Commissioner may also appoint 
 special game wardens to serve without 
 pay, who shall have the same powers 
 as deputy wardens. The State Com- 
 missioner may revoke, at any time, the 
 commission of any warden and by and 
 with the approval of the Governor ap- 
 point his successor. The State Com- 
 missioner may also authorize certain 
 individuals to sell licenses. 
 
 Sec. ('). Bonds of Commissioner, 
 Deputies and Wardens. The State 
 Commissjdiioi' Itefoi'e entering upon 
 the duties of his office shall give a 
 bond in the penal sum of five thousand 
 dollars, for the faithful performance 
 of his duties, which bond shall be ap- 
 proved by the State Board of Examin- 
 ers and filed with the Secretary of 
 State. The chief deputy, each of the 
 hatchery superintendents and the six 
 wardens, shall give a bond in the sum 
 of two thousand dollars. The clerk 
 and all other wardens under pay from 
 the State shall give a bond in the sum 
 of one, thousand dollars for the faith- 
 ful discharge of their duties and the 
 prompt accounting for the payment of 
 any moneys coming into their hands 
 by virtue of the office. Such bond shall 
 run to the neople of the State with 
 sureties to be approved by the State 
 Gommission<'r. 
 
 Sec. 7. Duties of Commissioner and 
 Wardens. Id. Sheriffs and Constables. 
 It shall be the duty of the State Com- 
 missioner, chief wardens, and other 
 wardens to see that all the laws of the 
 State for -the protection of fish and 
 game are faithfully enforced through- 
 out the State, and for this purpose 
 they are respectively and severally 
 given the same power and authority 
 granted by the law to, and exercised 
 
[by] Sheriffs and Constables. The 
 State Commissioner, each of the chief 
 and other wardens throughout the 
 State are authorized and required to 
 enforce this Act, and seize any game 
 or fish taken or held in violation of 
 this Act, and shall have the full power 
 and authority, and it shall be the duty 
 of each and every oft'icer, with or with- 
 out a warrant, to arrest any person 
 whom he has reason to believe guilty 
 of a violation thereof and if without 
 a warrant to hold him until a warrant 
 can be procurred, to open, enter and 
 examine all cars, stages, packs, w^are- 
 houses, stores, outhouses, boxes, bar- 
 rels and packages where he has reason 
 to believe any game or fish taken or 
 held in violation of this Act is to be 
 found, and to seize the same; provided, 
 that if such search or seizure be with- 
 out a warrant the officer making the 
 same must procure a warrant as soon 
 as possible during or after the search 
 or seizure if demanded; and, provided, 
 furllier, that a dwelling house actually 
 occupied can be entered for examina- 
 tion only on pursuance of a warrant. 
 It shall be the duty of the chief war- 
 dens to report annually their official 
 acts in detail to the Slate Commis- 
 sioner during and w^-i later than the 
 second week in November, and oftener 
 if so requested by the State Commis- 
 sioner. 
 
 Sec. 8. Duties of Wardens. It shall 
 be the duty of the game warden to take 
 or cause to be taken in the best prac- 
 tical manner any imported fish; 
 mountain trout, bass, or herring found 
 in pools or other places where reced- 
 ing waters from rivers, streams, canals 
 or other waterways have left them and 
 which are likely to become dry, and to 
 
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 make I lie host dispnsilion of the dead 
 fish in the iiilercst of the Slate fish 
 and i^aine .fund, and lo carefully put, 
 ifack the live fisii inl-i Slate wafers. 
 All jM'i'sous, cnriMiF'alions, or compan- 
 ies dwiiiii^i', (»!• rniil I'ollJDg' ii'i'igafiiij^' 
 canals, dil(d!('s. or mill-races for irri- 
 Katinn. or opcrnling mill or power 
 {)lanls j)\' ;in\ l<ind, before drain- 
 ing- any sneh caiial, dilch. oi- mill-race 
 for any kmtwn itni'ijose shall give no- 
 tice to a game wai-den at least five 
 (iays prioi' to sucli drainings. Upon 
 failure lo comply with the provisions 
 of this section it shall be deemed r 
 misdemeanor and punishable by a fine 
 of n(d less than twenty-five dollars. 
 
 Se( . [). Fishways, Sawdust In 
 Streams. The ox^iiers of any dam 
 .-icritss any of the public streams in 
 this State either now in use or here- 
 aftei' built shall, if so required by the 
 Slate Oommissirmer or a game warden 
 and umler liis supervision, erect suit- 
 able fishways to allow the free un- 
 inlei'rupted passage of fish up and 
 down tlie. streams, said fishways to be 
 luiilt and maintained by the owner of 
 said dam. It shall be a misdemeanor 
 for any iierson or persons, corpora- 
 lion or corpoi'ations, or companies to 
 build or maintain any dam that will 
 li<' I he means of killing or destroying 
 the fish passing up and down the 
 s! reams. And it shall be a mis- 
 demeanor for any person or persons, 
 cni'porations, or companies owning any 
 mill, factory, or reduction works in 
 I his State to cause oi' permit any re- 
 fuse matter fi'om said mills, factories 
 or reduction works to be washed, 
 dumped, or placed in any of the 
 streams or waters of this State, or to 
 place such refuse matter from said 
 
mills, factories or reduction works in 
 >uch close proximity to any of the 
 streams that the same might be washed 
 into said streams by rains. Any per- 
 son or persons found violating the 
 provisions of this section shall be 
 guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not 
 less than one hundred dollars for such 
 violation, and each day shall consti- 
 tute a separate offense. 
 
 Sec. 10. Screens. Penalty. It shall 
 be unlawful for any person or persons, 
 corporation or company, to take any 
 water from State streams, lakes, or 
 reservoirs for power plant purposes 
 MP water works without first furnish- 
 ing and maintaining suitable screens 
 or other devices to prevent fish from 
 • 'Qtering said power-plant, mill-race 
 nr water-works system, said screens 
 or other devices to be built and main- 
 tained when required under the direc- 
 lion of the State Commissioner or his 
 deputy and at the expense of the said 
 owner and operator; provided that 
 said screen shall not interfere with 
 the operation of any power plant by 
 materially obstructing the flow of 
 water used for power purposes. And 
 it shall be a misdemeanor punishabb 
 by a fine of ten dollars per day for 
 each day after notice has been given 
 to said owner or owners of said mill- 
 race, power plant or water works sys- 
 tem, to take effect ten days from date 
 of service of notice 
 
 Sec. 11. Devices in Irrigation 
 Canals. It is hereby made the duty 
 of the Chief Warden of each district, 
 to see that all irrigation canals when 
 deemed necessary by the State Com- 
 missioner- are properly protected by 
 some device (which will not be the 
 means of obstructing the flow of water 
 
into such canals) so that no fish may 
 enter said ditches between June 1st 
 and September 15th of each year; said 
 device to be provided and maintained 
 out of the fish and game fund. 
 
 Sec. U. Taking Fish. When and 
 How Lawful. It shall be unlawful for 
 any person at any time to fish for or 
 take any fish from any of the waters 
 of this State by any device or means 
 whatever. This provision shall not 
 prohibit angeling between the tifteenth 
 day of February and the thirty- first 
 day of March following, both dates 
 included, nor between the fifteenth 
 day of June and the thirtieth day of 
 November following both dates in- 
 cluded, except that it shall not be law- 
 ful to angle in Fish Lake and Straw- 
 berry Reservoir at any time except be- 
 tween the fifteenth day of June and the 
 thirtieth day of November following 
 both dates included; Provided that it 
 shall be lawful to angle in Panguitch 
 Fake between the fifteenth day of June 
 and the Twenty-eighth day of February 
 following. It shall be unlawful for 
 any person to fish or take away any 
 fish from the waters of this State at 
 any time between nine o'clock P. M. 
 and three o'clock A. M. on the day fol- 
 lowing or to take or have in his pos- 
 session at any time any bass less than 
 eight inches long, or any trout, moun- 
 tain herring or other game fish less 
 than six inches long. The word ang- 
 ling as used in this Act is defined to 
 be fishing with a rod or pole held in 
 the hand or hands, such rod or pole 
 to have attached thereto artificial fly 
 hooks, not exceeding two in number, 
 or two baited hooks, or one baited 
 hook with not more than one gang of 
 not more than three hooks, or one 
 
trolling-spoon with not more than one 
 gang of not more than three hooks. 
 Any person violating any of the pro- 
 visions of this section shall be guilty 
 of a misdemeanor. 
 
 Sec. 13. Unlawful to Sell Trout or 
 Bass. Limit of Catch. It shall be 
 unlawful for any person to sell or offer 
 to sell, or expose for sale or have in 
 his possession with intent to sell at 
 any time, any eastern brook trout, 
 rainbow trout, grayling trout, native 
 trout, black spotted mountain trout, 
 or any other species of trout or any 
 land-focked salmon, herring or any 
 black bass taken from any of the pub- 
 lic waters of this State. In prosecu- 
 tions under this section it will be suffi- 
 cient to allege generally that such fish 
 were- unlawfully sold, offered, exposed 
 or held for sale, and proof of sale or 
 offering or exposing for sale shall be 
 prima facie evidence of guilt. 
 
 It shall be unlawful for any person 
 to catch more than fifteen pounds of 
 any or all of said varieties or species 
 of fish in any one day, except that at 
 ti; h Lake, Panguitch Lake, and Bear 
 Lake any person shall be permitted 
 to take a single fish weighing more 
 than fifteen pounds in any one day. 
 It shall be unlawful for any person 
 to iu.\e ill his possession at any time 
 more than fifty pounds of any or all 
 of said varieties or species of fish. 
 It shall be unlawful for 'any person 
 to fish for or take any fish at any time 
 from the waters of Logan River be- 
 tween the crest of the dam of the Her- 
 cules Power Company's plant and the 
 L(t^>an City Power House on the bank 
 of said Logan River; or, between the 
 crest of the dam of the Logan City 
 Power House, in said Logan River, and 
 
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 IJie crest of (lie Slate dam at the inoutli 
 ■'.r Lugau Canyon to the Telluride 
 Power House on Logan River, or from 
 the waters of PoweiTs Slough on the 
 east siKti'e of Utah Lak<^ [Jtah (lounty, 
 <n' frojH any triliulary of said slough. 
 
 Sec. li. Privala Ponds. The owner 
 nv owners of i)ri\iih' fish ponds shall, 
 before selling (^v shijiiiing any fish 
 fj-om the same, joiikf a[)i)lication to 
 the State Commissioiier, by aflidavit, 
 describing accurately such pond, where 
 located, when such pond was started 
 and stocked with fish, fronr where the 
 iish were procured, the kind of fish 
 to be sold oi' shii)ped, the railroad 
 stati(.n fi'<)m whieb be desires to ship 
 such fisli, and upfoi satisfactory show- 
 ing being made io Ihe State Commis- 
 sioner that such private pond is in 
 iaet'a ]»rivate pond, and the fish de- 
 sired to be sliipped ha^■e been reared 
 in said pond, and upon the payment of 
 one dollar tbe Slate Commissioner 
 shall issue to the ownei' or owners of 
 such private p(mds a pei'mit to sell or 
 ship such fish. Said permit must 
 contain the date when issued, to whiun 
 issued, tlu:' number, the name and lo- 
 cation of the pond from wdiich such 
 fish are Io be shipjted, and also the 
 sla.tion fj'om wbieij I be shipments are 
 to lie made. 
 
 All permits shall ('o,utinue in force 
 from Ihe date of issuance until the 
 Ibirty-first day of December, following 
 iheir issue. Such permit shall be is- 
 sued in triplicate, one copy to be given 
 to the shipper, one to the railroad or 
 express agent at the station from 
 which the shipment? are to be made, 
 ami tbe third copy to be placed on file 
 in the office of the State Commis- 
 sioner. A copy of the bill of lading 
 
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 for each and every shipiiieiit must be 
 delivered or mailed by the shipper to 
 the State Commissioner on the day 
 hipment is made. 
 
 It shall be unlawful for any person 
 Id operate or maintain any private fish 
 pond within this State without erecting 
 .nid maintaining a sufticient screen, 
 approved by the State Fish and (jlrarne 
 < 'nmmissioner, at the point where the 
 
 aters enter such pond from any 
 -late waters and also at the point 
 where the waters leave such pond, so 
 as to effectually prevent any fish 
 irom entering or leaving such pond. 
 i'Aery person violating any of the pro- 
 visions of this Section shall l»e guilty 
 uf a misdemeanor. 
 
 Sec. 15. Unlawful for Common 
 Carriers to Transport Fish. When. 
 It sliall be a misdemeanor for any ex- 
 press company, railroad company, or 
 other transportation company or other 
 common carrier of any kind to receive 
 any fish of any kind whatever for 
 -hipment, unless they have in their 
 iMissession a duplicate of such ship- 
 ping permit above described. And it 
 shall be a misdemeanor to take fish or 
 -[tawn from any of the lakes or 
 -I reams of this State and place them 
 in private ponds at any time of the 
 year except as provided in Section 3 
 ■ f this Act, and it shall be a misde- 
 I ieanor for any person or persons to 
 -ell or offer for sale any fish not 
 propagated or grown in a private pond; 
 {trovided, that carp, suckers, chubs, 
 mullets and catfish may be sold at any 
 time, provided that nothing in this Act 
 shall apply to fish raised outside of 
 this State except trout. 
 
 Sec. 16. Use of Explosives or Drugs- 
 It shall be unlawful for any person to 
 
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 kill or take any fish from any of the 
 waters of this State by use or means 
 of electricity or any poison, deleteri- 
 ous or stupefying drug, giant powder, 
 or quick lime, or any explosive sub- 
 stance whatever; or to place or use in 
 or upon the surface of such waters any 
 poison, deleterious or stupefying drug, 
 giant powder, quick lime or explosive 
 or electric device or to have in his 
 possession any fish killed or taken 
 by use or aid thereof. 
 
 Any person violating any of the 
 provisions of this Section shall be 
 guilty of a misdemeanor and be pun- 
 ished by imprisonment for not less 
 than three months and in addition to 
 such imprisonment shall be fined not 
 less than one hundred dollars, and 
 shall not thereafter be eligible to pro- 
 cure a license to fish or hunt in this 
 State for balance of said year. 
 
 Sec 17. Use of Seines, Traps, Etc. 
 f'or the purpose of catching carp, 
 chubs, mullets, bullheads, catfish or 
 suckers, and for these fish only, seines 
 not more than two hundred yards long 
 and twelve feet wide, with meshes not 
 less than one and one-half inches 
 square for fifty yards in the center, 
 and with meshes not less than two 
 inches square in the wings thereof 
 may be used at any time in the follow- 
 ing named waters only: Bear Lake, 
 Se^ ier River from Sevier Lake to the 
 mouth of the Sevier Brigde reservoir, 
 the Colorado, Green, Grand and San 
 Juan Rivers, the Gunnison Reservoir, 
 Sanpitch River, Redmond Lake, Bur- 
 \'ille Reservoir and Sevier River, and 
 from the Black knolle Creamery north 
 to the county line between Sanpete and 
 Sevier counties, and the Otter Creek 
 lleservoir to include Otter Creek as 
 
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 far north as the old reservoir in the 
 narrows about six miles below Green- 
 wich, the mouth of the canal that 
 empties into Otter Creek Reservoir 
 from the east fork of the Sevier River, 
 and the east fork of the Sevier River 
 from its junction with the waters of 
 Otter Greek one-fourth of a mile be- 
 low the said Otter Greek Reservoir; 
 and in Price River from Spring Glen 
 to Green River, Garbon Goiinty; in 
 Bear River, below the Idaho line, and 
 in Utah Lake and Jordan River. Pro- 
 vided that in Bear Lake, it shall be 
 lawful to use seines or nets for catch- 
 ing herring, trout and whitefish, be- 
 tween July 1st and May 1st, following. 
 Provided further, that it shall be un- 
 lawful to take fish from the waters 
 of Bear Lake with gill nets within 
 four hundred yards of the mouth of 
 any stream flowing into said lake. In 
 Utah Lake, it shall be unlawful to use 
 seines from June first to September 
 first, or at any time without the pres- 
 ence of a game warden who shall be 
 paid not to exceed three dollars per 
 day by the party drawing the seine, 
 and such warden shall give a bond of 
 two hundred fifty dollars for the faith- 
 ful performance of his duties pavable 
 to the State of Utah and to be filed 
 with the State Gommissioner. Pro- 
 vided, that before any person shall 
 use a seine in any waters named in this 
 section, such person shall procure a 
 Seiner's License from the State Gom- 
 missioner on payment of one dollar 
 and fifty cents, except to seine in 
 TUnh Lake, where the fee shall be five 
 dollars, and in Bear Lake, where the 
 fee shall be ten dollars. Provided, 
 further, that before any person shall 
 use a seine in any of the waters of 
 
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 this State, except Utah Lake, he shall 
 
 give a bond with two sulTicient sur- 
 eties to the State in the penal sum of 
 five hundred dollars, conditioned that 
 no fish protected by the laws of this 
 State from seining will be taken, and 
 that diligence will be used by them to 
 prevent the death of any of said fish, 
 which bond shall be approved by and 
 filed with the State Commissioner. 
 The Stale Commissioner shall furnish 
 blanks frir said bonds and shall furn- 
 ish to the county clerk of each county 
 of the State blanks to be given to per- 
 sons desiring to give bonds as herein 
 provided. When I he bond is prepared, 
 it shall be delivered to the State Com- 
 missioner, ni' In -d chief warden or a 
 C'iunly clerk, who shall forward it at 
 on<-c to the State Commissioner. Upon 
 aiMU'oval by (he State Commissioner 
 he shall file the same in his oftice and 
 issue to the person gi\ing such bond, 
 upon payment of the license fee pro- 
 vided by law a seiner's license. It 
 shall be lawful to use spears w-ith or 
 v.ithout a torch or lamplight for the 
 taking and 1-iilling of car|) and suckei'S 
 rmly, at any time, and shall be lawful 
 to take carp, suckers chubs, mullets 
 and catfish, at any time, with hook and 
 line commonly kmnvn as angling froin 
 the above waters, and from the waters 
 of Sevier Riv(U' between the mouth of 
 Clear Creek Oanynn in Sevier County 
 and the Otter Creek reservoir in Piute 
 covin iy, and in Weber River below its 
 Junction with Ogden Iliver. Provided, 
 fui'ilMM', that suckers may be t.alam by 
 grai)i)ling hooks between April first 
 and May twenliejh, bolh dales inclu- 
 sive, in l^rovo River between Utah 
 Lake and the State Road Bridge north- 
 west of Prtvo, in Spanish Fork River, 
 
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 between the San Pedro, Los Angeles 
 and Salt Lake Railroad bridges across 
 said rivers and Utah Lake, and the 
 Hobble Greek between- Main Street, 
 Springville City, and Utah Lake. Any 
 person violating any of the provisions 
 of this section shall be guilty of a 
 misdemeanor. 
 
 Sec. 18. Id. It shall be unlawful to 
 use seines in Spring Greek Lake, which 
 runs into Utah Lake, or within one- 
 half mile from the mouth of any 
 stream flowing into said Utah Lake. 
 
 Sec. 19. Unlawful to Fish from the 
 Back of a horse or by Fire of Lamp- 
 light. Unlawful to commit any act of 
 Trespass while Fishing. U pliall be a 
 misdemeanor to fish from the back of 
 a horse, or to travel up or down any 
 stream on horseback while fishing for 
 trout or mountain herring; or to fish 
 by fire oj' lamp light at night. Pro- 
 vided, however, that nothing in this 
 section shall be construed to prohibit 
 a person from wading up or down any 
 stream -while so fishing. It shall be 
 a misdemeanor for any person while 
 engaged in fishing to damage private 
 property, to take down or remove 
 fences, to "open and permit or cause to 
 remain open, gates or bars or to do 
 or commit any act of trespass, while 
 engaged in fishing and the commis- 
 sioner or his deputy is authorized to 
 arrest any person violating any of the 
 provisions of this section and all fines 
 collected, upon conviction of any per- 
 son so arrested after payment of 
 costs and prosecution, shall be turned 
 over by the court to Ihe owner of the 
 property damaged. 
 
 Sec. 20. Seizure. All seins, guns, 
 nets, tackle, powder, explosives, lime, 
 poison, drugs, and other means and 
 
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 devices for the unlawful taking of fish. 
 or game of any kind found in the pos- 
 session of any person who may be de- 
 tected in unlawfully taking of fish 
 from any of the waters of the State or 
 killing of any kind of game shall J3e 
 seized by the officer making the arrest, 
 and if it appears from evidence before 
 the Magistrate trying the case that 
 the guns, seines, nets, tackle, ])owder, 
 lime, poison, drugs, or other means 
 and devices for the taking and killing 
 of game were used for the unlawful 
 taking of fish or game, the same shall 
 be confiscated and sold at public 
 auction by the State Commissioner 
 nml the preceeds therefrom turned into 
 the fish and game fvmd. 
 
 Sec. 21. Unlawful to kill Deer, Etc. 
 Penalty. It shall be unlawful for any 
 piMson to shoot at, kill or hunt for any 
 deer, elk, antelope, mountain sheep, 
 otter, beaver, or any other game ani- 
 mal in this State or to capture or hold 
 in confinement any such animals or 
 Ihf'ir young. Possession of any such 
 animals when the party in possession 
 fails to make satisfactory explanation 
 shall be deemed prima facie evidence of 
 guilt. . . . Provided, further, that it 
 shall be lawful for any citizen of the 
 United States who is an actual and 
 bona fide resident of the State of Utah, 
 lo kill one male deer, having horns 
 visible above the head, between Octo- 
 ber fifteenth and October thirty-first, 
 l>oth dates inclusive, and be it provided 
 I hat it shall be unlawful to kill a fawn 
 of either sex. It shall be unlawful for 
 any person to sell, offer for sale or 
 have in his possession with intent to 
 sell any part or parts of any animal 
 mentioned in this section, except the 
 hides and heads of deer may be sold 
 
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 when tagged by the commissioner or 
 his deputy. 
 
 It shall be lawful for the commis- 
 sioner or his deputy to trap beaver 
 found to be doing damage to farms, 
 crops, orchards or other property and 
 to sell or dispose of the same to the 
 best advantage and the proceeds" from 
 the sale thereof shall be turned into 
 the Fish and Game Fund. 
 
 Any person violating any of the pro- 
 visions of this section shall be deemed 
 guilty of a misdemeanor anl upon con- 
 viction thereof, shall be punished by 
 a fine in any sum less than three 
 hundred dollars but not less than one 
 hundred dollars, or by imprisonment 
 in the county jail not exceeding six 
 months, or by both such fine and im- 
 prisonment. 
 
 Sec. 22. Use of Dogs in Hunting. 
 It shall be a misdemeanor fur any per- 
 son or persons to pursue with a dog 
 or dogs any of the animals mentioned 
 in Section 21 of this Act. 
 
 Sec. 23. Prairie Chicken, Grouse, 
 Quail, Etc. Sale of Prohibited. It 
 shall be unlawful for any person to 
 shoot at, kill, or hunt for any part- 
 ridge, penated grouse, (commonly 
 called prairie chicken), blue grouse, 
 willow grouse, sage hen, pheasant, or 
 mourning dove, or to rob or destroy 
 any nest, egg or young of any such 
 bird; provided that it shall be lawful 
 to kill quail in Washington, Garfield, 
 and Kane counties between the first 
 day of September and the first day of 
 February following, and in Salt Lake, 
 Davis, Weber, Utah, Sevier, Uintah 
 and Carbon counties, during the month 
 of October, and in Iron county, between 
 the first day of October and the thir- 
 teenth day of November; provided fur- 
 
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 ther, thai it shall b<' lawful to kill sage 
 hens, blue grouse, and willow grouse 
 ill all couuties of the Stale ironi Sep- 
 tember first to fifteenth, both dates 
 inclusive; i)rovided, however, that in 
 [iich and in Uintah eoiuities sage liens 
 may be shot from August fifte<nith to 
 September fifteenth inclusive; and that 
 it shall be lawful to kill mourning 
 doves in all counties of the State, be- 
 tween August, fiftf^tMith and thirty- 
 first, both dates inclusive. It shall 
 be unlawful fm- any ]»ers()n to kill in 
 any une (t;iy oi- iia\e in. Iiis ixjssession 
 {it any lime more than eight of such 
 turds of (MU' Iviiul, or in the aggregate; 
 exceid, that a {lerson may kill in one 
 day or h;tve in his possess ion. fifteen 
 (luail (U- mourning doves. It shall be 
 a misdemtuinoi' for any person to sell, 
 offer for sale cu' have in his posses- 
 sion with intent to sell any part or 
 parts of any of the birds mentioned 
 in this section. Any person violating 
 any of the provisions of this section 
 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 
 
 Sec. 24. insectivorous and Song 
 Birds. It shall !)e unlawful for any 
 person to kill, take, ensnai-e, net, trap 
 or s^lioot at, (»r to rob or destroy any 
 egg, nest or young of any swan, 
 mourning dove, pelican, gull, owl, lark, 
 w^hipoor-will, hawk, black bird, thrush, 
 snowbird, swallow, robin, sh(U'ebird or 
 other insectiv(U'ous or onuiivorous 
 (seed eating) bird in this State. This 
 Sectionshall not bec«msti'Liedto protect 
 the English sparrow, blue heron, squak 
 or magpie. Provided, that pelicans 
 liooded mergansers may be killed by 
 the permission of the State Gommis- 
 sioiu^r. Any person violating any of 
 the pro\isions of this- Section shall be 
 auiltv of a misdemeanor. 
 
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 Sec. 25. Ducks, Geese, Etc. It shall 
 be unlawful fnr any person to take, 
 kill, wound, shoot at or have in liis 
 possession or to rob or destroy any 
 nest, egg, or young of, any wild duck, 
 goose, or snipe. 
 
 This provision shall not prohibit 
 the killing of not more than twelve 
 geese or tw^enty-five of all the birds 
 mentioned in this Section, in any one 
 day, during the season allowed there- 
 fore, which shall commence on the 
 first day of October of each year and 
 close on the thirty-fist day of Decem- 
 ber following, in all counties of the 
 State, except that the season shall 
 close on the fifteenth day of March in 
 Washington, Kane, San Juan, Grand 
 and Uintah Counties. In Sen Pete, 
 Beaver, Emery, Garfield. Wasatch, 
 Iron, Millard and Juab Counties there 
 shall be a further open season each 
 year which shall begin on the fifteenth 
 day of iebruarj" and close on the fif- 
 teenth day of March following. In Salt 
 Lake, Davis. Weber, Box Elder, Utah 
 and Cache Counties there shall be a 
 further open season during the year 
 nineteen hundred thirteen, only, which 
 shall commence on the fifteenth day 
 of February and close on the fifteenth 
 day of March. But it shall be unlaw- 
 ful to take, kill, wound or shoot at 
 any of said birds between six forty- 
 five o'clock p. m., and six thirty o'- 
 clock a. m., the day following, during 
 September or October; or between six 
 o'clock p. m., and six forty-five o'clock 
 a. m., on the day following, in Novem- 
 ber; or between five thirty-five o'clock 
 p. m., and seven o'clock a. m., on the 
 day following in December; or six 
 fp.rty-five o'clock p. m. and six-thirty 
 o'clock a. m., on the day following. 
 
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 during all other portions of the open 
 season. Every person who shall vio- 
 late any of the provisions of this sec- 
 tion shall be guilly of a jnisdenieanor 
 and failure i»y the party in possession 
 tn yive satishudory explanation shall 
 lie deemed prima facie evidence of 
 guilt. 
 
 S(c. J(). Unlawful Possession of 
 Fish or Game. Any pers(.»n who shall 
 ha\e in his possession any game, fish, 
 or birds unlawfully taken is guilty of 
 a misdemean(»r. All fish and game 
 unlawfully taken, or held unlawfully, 
 or shiitped, or consigned for shipment 
 (jul of this State, shall be seized by 
 the State Gonunissioner or Game War- 
 d<'n, and disposed of to the best in- 
 terest of the l^Msh and Game Fund. 
 Provided, that any person, after pro- 
 curing a non-resident license, may 
 take out of the State the amount of 
 one day\s limit, by permission of the 
 State Commissioner, after first being 
 inspected and marked by a game war- 
 den; provided further, that nothing in 
 Ibis section shall apply to fish shipped 
 from private ponds. The possession 
 of any animal, fish or bird or any part 
 of tin' remains thereof, within the 
 lime or period within which the tak- 
 inu and Jutting or possession of the 
 srune is pndiibited, shall be prima 
 facie e\idence of such unlawful taking 
 or Ivillinu' or iio.v;'ession. 
 
 II sball be unlawful to kill, catch, 
 or ollu'rwise take, or destroy and to 
 lea\-e to waste, or in any manner to 
 can-e oi' suffei' to be wasted, any bird, 
 animal or fish in this act mentioned, 
 or any useful part or parts thereof 
 except mullets, suckers and carp. Any 
 person or persons violating any of the 
 provisions of this section shall be 
 
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 guilty of a misdemeanor and punish- 
 able by a fine of not less than one 
 hundred dollars for each offense. 
 
 Sec. 27. Reservation of Waters for 
 Propagation of Fish. For the better 
 advancement of the fish interest of 
 the State, the State Commissioner may 
 select and reserve one stream, lake 
 or pond for the period of four years, 
 in each county, for the purpose of 
 planting, breeding and propagation of 
 the fish. And it shall be a misde- 
 meanor for any person or persons to 
 fish in any stream, lake, or pond while 
 so reserved. When any stream, lake 
 or pond is selected for such a purpose, 
 the State Commissioner shall forth- 
 with post, or cause to be posted and 
 maintained, conspicuous notices there- 
 of along the banks or shores of such 
 stream, lake or^ pond at points not 
 over one mile apart and advertise in 
 the newspaper issued and published 
 nearest to the lake, stream or pond 
 for two wrecks prior to the closing of 
 such stream, pond or lake to public 
 fishing. Any person found violating 
 any of the provisions of this Act shall 
 be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, 
 and shall be punishable by a fine of 
 not less than twenty-five dollars for 
 each offense. 
 
 Sec. 28. License to Hunt or Fish. 
 It shall be unlawful for any person to 
 hunt for, kill or shoot at any kind of 
 game or take or fish for any kind of 
 fish, whether pr^tr'otf'd or not, without 
 firs,t having procured a license .^o • 
 do. It shall be unlaw^ful for any per- 
 son to refuse to produce his license 
 for inspection at the time when re- 
 quested so to do by the State Commis- 
 sioner or his deputy. Such license 
 shall entitle the holder thereof to pux- 
 
sii*^ hunt and kill such game animir 
 aijii same birds and to fisli for and 
 catch such numbers and varieties of 
 fish as are permitted by law and sub- 
 ject to the rest I'ict ions and regulations 
 imposed by law. 
 
 The prices (tf sucli license shall be 
 as follows: 
 
 To any male person over twelve 
 years of age who is a citizen of the 
 United States and an actual and bona 
 fide resident of the State of Utah, one 
 dtdlar and twenty-five cents. 
 
 Tr» any male person over twelve 
 years of age who is a citizen of the 
 Ikiited States but not an actual and 
 bona fide resident of the State of Utah. 
 five dollars. 
 
 To any male person over twelve 
 years of age who is not a citizen of the 
 tlnited States, fifteen dollars; pro- 
 vided thai no alien be permitted to 
 hunt, or fish for game protected or 
 unprotected without first procuring a 
 license. 
 
 Provided, further, that female pei 
 sons and male persons under the age 
 of twelve years shall not be required 
 t(^ procure any license; provided fur- 
 ther that any person except "an alien 
 may hunt for and kill I'abbits without 
 a license. 
 
 Every license shall state the place 
 of residence of the holder thereof, and 
 slinll m^l iie transforal)le to any other 
 pe!'son. All licenses, except as other- 
 wise pj'ovidcd, shall be substantially 
 in th(! following form, to-wit: 
 
 License 
 
 The hold(;r hereof, whose resi- 
 dence is County of 
 
 Stat e of is here- 
 by permitted to hunt and fish within 
 
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 the State of Utah, subject I'o the lim- 
 itatioiis and restrictioius of the game 
 laws of the State of Utah. 
 
 Receipt of $ for this license is 
 
 hereby acknowledged. 
 
 The holder is. . . .years of age, is. . . 
 
 feet. inches tall, weighs 
 
 pounds, is coniplexioned 
 
 and has hair and eyes. 
 
 Dated at this day of 
 
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 Officer's Address. UlTicers Signature 
 
 Such license may be issued by the 
 State Commissioner, his deputy or any 
 warden, any justice of the peace or 
 any person authorized so to do by the 
 State Commissioner. Every person so 
 authorized by the State Commissioner 
 shall give a bond to the State of Utah, 
 with two sufficient sureties in the sum 
 of five hundred dollars, conditioned 
 for the faithful performance of his 
 duties and that he will faithfully ac- 
 count for all licenses issued and all 
 moneys received by him. Every per- 
 son authorized under this section to 
 issue any license, who shall^ knowing- 
 ly, issue the same for any less amount 
 nf money than is required by this sec- 
 tion shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 
 
 Such license shall be printed as di- 
 rected by the Slate Commissioner, 
 with two stubs, which shall contani 
 ihe name and residence of the person 
 to whom issued the number and date 
 and the amount paid therefor, one 
 stub to be -retained by the justice of 
 Ihe peace, or deputy warden, or 
 authorized person issuing the license, 
 and one stub with any mutilated license 
 with all money received from such li- 
 censes shall be remitted to the state 
 
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 ('oiiiniissioner on the first day of each 
 iiioiith, except fees of the persons 
 issuing the license and in case no 
 licenses have been issued, such officer, 
 t)r authorized person, must report in 
 writing' to tlie State Commissioner that 
 no licenses have been issued by him. 
 Any person authorized to issue licenses 
 may retain ten per cent of the money 
 collected as his fees, except a person 
 receiving a salary from the State. Such 
 license shall have printed on the back 
 a short synopsis of this Act; all licen- 
 ses issued under the provisions of 
 tliis Act shall expire on the thirty-first 
 day of December next following the 
 dale of their issue. Any person vio- 
 lating any of the provisions of this 
 section shall be guilty of a misde- 
 meanor. 
 
 Sec. "jy. Penalty. Any person found 
 guilty of violating any of the provi- 
 sions of this Act shall have his license 
 I'cvoked and shall not have another 
 issued for the balance of the year. 
 
 Sec. 30. Commissioner to Provide 
 Blank Licenses. License Fees. It is 
 hereby made the duty of the State 
 Commissioner, immediately after the 
 passage of this Act, to prepare and 
 cause to be printed suitable forms of 
 licenses as provided in this Act, and 
 sent by registered mail, or deliver in 
 person, taking receipt therefor, to each 
 game warden of the State, such licen- 
 ses as he may deem necessary, and to 
 send by registered mail or deliver in 
 person, taking receipt therefor, to the 
 \arious Justices of the Peace such 
 licenses as he may deem necessary, 
 and it shall be the duty of the wardens 
 and Jusices of the Peace to issue 
 such licenses as applied for. And the 
 State Commissioner shall supervise 
 
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 the selling of licenses throughout the 
 State. Each Justice of the Peace or 
 other person authorized under this 
 Act to issue fishing and hunting licen- 
 ses shall make a report to the State 
 Commissioner stating the number of 
 resident licenses issued at one dollar 
 and twenty-five cents, the number of 
 seiner's licenses at one dollar and 
 fifty cents, and five dollars, the num- 
 ber of non-resident licenses sold at 
 five d(jllars, and the number of alien's 
 licenses issued at fifteen dollars; and 
 he shall deposit with the State Com- 
 missioner all moneys from the sale of 
 licenses, fines or other moneys be- 
 longing to the State Fish and Game 
 Fund, on the first day of each month, 
 and on the fifteenth day of each month 
 the State Commissioner shall make a 
 report to the State Auditor showing 
 the number of licenses issued, and 
 shall deposit with the State Treasurer 
 all moneys received by him belonging 
 to the Fish and Game Fund. 
 
 Any ofticer who shall refuse or 
 neglect to turn over any moneys col- 
 lected for the licenses issued as here- 
 in provided, excepting his fees, shall 
 be guilty of a felony, and upon con- 
 viction thereof shall immediately be 
 removed from office and be liable to 
 criminal prosecution. 
 
 Sec. 31. Fish and Game Fund 
 Created. A Fish and Game Fund is 
 hereby created, and all moneys col- 
 lected for fish and game licenses, ex- 
 cept fees to persons issuing licenses, 
 and the net moneys collected from the 
 fines and forfeitures for violation of 
 the fish and game laws, shall be paid 
 to the State Commissioner. All mon- 
 eys so paid to the State Commissioner 
 shall be and are hereby constituted a 
 
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 State Fish and Game Fund,^ said fund 
 to be drawn upon only for payment 
 r.f expenses of the State Fish and Game 
 Department. 
 
 Sec. ;j2. Bd. Wlosiey Now Standing 
 to Credit of Fish and Game Fund. Use 
 of Same. There is hereby ap])rnp- 
 rinted all money now standing to the 
 credit of the State Fish and Game 
 Fund and all money which may be re- 
 ceived under the provisions of this 
 Acl. fur the purpose of paying the 
 salaries of the various officers pro- 
 vided by this Act; for paying the 
 tT'aveling expenses provided for in this 
 AcL for the expenses of the office of 
 Uie State Fish and Game Commis- 
 sidiier, for building and maintaining 
 cf i) Icheries, and for impt -rt ing. prop- 
 agating and protecting fish and game. 
 
 Sec. 33. Wew Hatcheries.. Improve- 
 ment of Burrastin Ponds. The State 
 Goiniiijssioner is hereby authorized 
 and directed If) maintain and make 
 needed improvements on the State 
 liatcheries and the grounds connected 
 liierewith and to construct and main- 
 tain such other hatcheries as may be 
 provided for. 
 
 Sec. 3 4. Shippin^g Fish or Game 
 Out of the State UntavvfuL It shall 
 be unlawfnl for any person or persons 
 at any time to ship or cause to be 
 shipped, carried or transported out of 
 this State, birds, fish, or game, or any 
 l)art. or parts thereof, dead or alive, 
 mentioned in Ibis Act; provided, that 
 carp, suckers, niiillels. and chubs may 
 be s!!ipr>ed after being first inspected 
 by a Fisii and Game Warden or his 
 deputy; and such Fish and Game 
 Warden or his deputy shall attach to 
 each parcel or package of such ship- 
 ment a statement that the same has 
 
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 been inspected, and giving the kind of 
 fish and the weight thereof, which 
 statement must be signed by the Fish 
 and Game Warden or his deputy, mak- 
 ing such inspection. And it is further 
 provided that it is a misdemeanor for 
 any raih^oad company, express com- 
 pany, or other transportation com- 
 pany, or common carrier of any kind, 
 to receive any common fish without 
 such inspection certificate attached 
 thereto; provided, that nothing in this 
 section shall apply to fish shipped 
 from private pojids. 
 
 Sec. 35. Repeal. That chapters 1 
 and 2, Title 25, Compiled Laws of 
 Utah, 1907, and all acts and parts of 
 acts in conflict herewith, are hereby 
 repealed. 
 
 Section 2. Retroactive. Nothing in 
 any amendment or provision made in 
 this Act shall affect any offense com- 
 mitted or action pending, but the same 
 shall be prosecuted to judgment and 
 r-xecution as though this Act had not 
 been passed. In all prosecutions 
 under this Act or said Chapter, it shall 
 be sufticient to charge lh<' offense in 
 I he langjjage of the statute and every 
 exception or proviso shall be deemed 
 matter to be pleaded and proved in 
 defense. 
 
 Section 3. Strawberry Valley and 
 Fish Lake State Game Preserves. For 
 the purpose of iucreasing game in this 
 State the following described tracts 
 of land are hereby set apart and des- 
 ignated, respectively, as the Straw- 
 berry Valley and the; Fish Lake State 
 Game Preserves. 
 
 The said Strawberry Valley State 
 Game Preserve is described as fol- 
 lows, to-wit: 
 
 Beginning at a point in Wasatch 
 
County, State of Utah, at north lati- 
 tude forty degrees, five minutes and 
 twenty-eight seconds, and west longi- 
 tude one hundred eleven degrees, five 
 minutes and fifty-nine seconds, thence 
 west nine miles, fourteen chains and 
 twelve links, more or less, to the 
 Western boundary line of said Wa- 
 satch County where said county ad- 
 joins Utah County; thence in a north- 
 westerly direction along said boundary 
 line to a point at north latitude forty 
 degrees and twenty minutes; thence 
 east twenty-one miles, more or less, 
 to a point on the west side of town- 
 ship two south, range ten west, 
 Uintah special base and meridian and 
 directly north from the point of be- 
 ginning; thence south seventeen miles, 
 more or less, to the place of begin- 
 ning. 
 
 And the said Fish Lake State Game 
 preserve is described as follows, to- 
 wit: 
 
 Commencing at a point in Sevier 
 County, State of Utah, at the northeast 
 corner of section twenty-four, town- 
 ship twenty-one south of range two 
 east. Salt Lake base and meridian, 
 thence south nine miles; thence east 
 along the boundary of the United 
 States Fish Lake Forest Reserve, two 
 and one-half miles, more or less, to 
 where said boundary turns south; 
 thence continuing along said boundary, 
 south two miles; west one-half mile; 
 south one mile; west one mile; south 
 one mile; west one-half mile; south 
 two mjles to where said boundary turns 
 due east; thence west one-half mile; 
 thence south two miles; thence west 
 two miles; thence north one mile; 
 thence west one-half mile; thence 
 north one mile to the boundary of 
 
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 township twenty-three south, range 
 two east, Salt Lake base and meridian; 
 thence west one and one-half miles to 
 the southwest corner of section thirty- 
 three in said township twenty- three; 
 thence north four miles, more or less, 
 to the northwest corner of section six- 
 teen, towniship twenty-three aforesaid; 
 thence northwesterly to the northwest 
 corner of section twenty-srven, ti»\vn- 
 ship twenty-two south of range one 
 east, Salt Lake base and meridian; 
 thence northwesterly to the southwest 
 corner of section fifteen, township 
 twenty-two south, aforesaid; thence 
 northwesterly to the northwest corner 
 of section four, township twenty-two 
 aforesaid; thence east one-half mile; 
 thence north one and one-half miles; 
 thence east one-half mile; thence north 
 one-half mile; thence east one-half 
 mile; thence north one-half mile; 
 thence east eight miles to the place of 
 beginning. 
 
 It shall be unlawful for any person 
 at any time to shoot at or kill or hunt 
 for any game animal or game bird 
 within the limits of the Strawberry 
 Valley State Game Preserve or within 
 the limits of the Fish Lake State Game 
 Preserve, except that within the Straw- 
 berry Valley State Game Preserve such 
 game birds as are not by other piNjvis- 
 ions of the game laws protected may 
 be killed during any open season when 
 it may be lawful to kill the same. Ev- 
 ery person violating any of the provis- 
 ions of this section shall be guilty of 
 a misdemeanor and ui)on conviction 
 thereof shall be punished by a fine in 
 any sujn less than three hundred dol- 
 lars, or by imprisonment in the county 
 jail not exceeding six months, or by 
 both such fine and imprisonment. All 
 
no 
 
 r.-.iu'Ls in this State shall take judicial 
 
 ,.,li('t' of the limits and boundaries of 
 
 lie State Game Preserves hereinbefore 
 
 .N'scribed, and in any prosecution it 
 
 hall be sufficient to allege generally 
 Ml I in' language of the statute that the 
 
 iVciisr was committed within the lim- 
 i!s (,f said game preserve without any 
 liii'lher particularity of description. 
 
 StM tion 4. Public Hunting Grounds. 
 The State Fish an<J (iaine Gommission- 
 . r with the concurrence and under the 
 ,jtr, ction of the State Board of Exam- 
 iiKM's, is hereby authorized and em- 
 I overr-d to procure and set aside or 
 c-nisp to be set aside and maintained 
 as public hunting giMtuixIs, ^vicb •;;'''■" 
 Ml Salt Lake, Davis and Box Elder 
 counties as may be suitable for that 
 [.urpose. an<l he is hereby authorized 
 fn nsH such amount of fiends available 
 \i,\' that imrpose as may be necessary. 
 Snd (commissioner and the Slate Board 
 ( f Examiners may prescribe reasona- 
 ! I- rules and regulations governing 
 liunling wilhiii such hunting grounds 
 ami may i-equire reasonable fee for 
 such privilege. , , ,, . „ . 
 
 SiCiion T). This A<'r sball take effect 
 iip(ni approval. 
 
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