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      Sec. 26-114. Prohibited acts. No species of fish or bait shall be fished for or taken in the inland district except as authorized under the provisions of this chapter and the regulations issued by the commissioner. Any species of fish or bait taken during the closed season for such species, or less than the legal length, or in excess of the daily, season or possession limits for the species involved, shall not be possessed and all such fish or bait shall, without avoidable injury, be immediately returned to the waters from whence taken. No person shall fish, take, attempt to fish or take or assist in fishing or taking or attempting to fish or take any species of fish or bait in the inland district except as authorized under the provisions of this section. Each fish or bait species taken or possessed contrary to the provisions of this section or the regulations issued by the commissioner shall constitute a separate offense. No person shall buy, sell or exchange, offer for sale or exchange, or possess with intent to sell or exchange, any species of trout, any species of salmon specified by the commissioner, black bass, calico bass or crappie, chain pickerel (Esox niger), great northern pike (Esox lucius), or pike perch, wall-eyed pike (Stizostedion vitreum) or any bait species, except as provided under the provisions of this chapter and as authorized under regulations issued by the commissioner. Each fish or bait species sold, purchased, exchanged or possessed contrary to the provisions hereof shall constitute a separate offense.

      (1955, S. 2520d; 1957, P.A. 337; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 299.)

      History: 1971 act replaced references to board of fisheries and game with references to environmental protection commissioner.

      See Secs. 26-116 and 26-117 re exceptions to provisions of this section and penalty for violation of provisions, respectively.

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      Sec. 26-114. Prohibited acts. No species of fish or bait shall be fished for or taken in the inland district except as authorized under the provisions of this chapter and the regulations issued by the commissioner. Any species of fish or bait taken during the closed season for such species, or less than the legal length, or in excess of the daily, season or possession limits for the species involved, shall not be possessed and all such fish or bait shall, without avoidable injury, be immediately returned to the waters from whence taken. No person shall fish, take, attempt to fish or take or assist in fishing or taking or attempting to fish or take any species of fish or bait in the inland district except as authorized under the provisions of this section. Each fish or bait species taken or possessed contrary to the provisions of this section or the regulations issued by the commissioner shall constitute a separate offense. No person shall buy, sell or exchange, offer for sale or exchange, or possess with intent to sell or exchange, any species of trout, any species of salmon specified by the commissioner, black bass, calico bass or crappie, chain pickerel (Esox niger), great northern pike (Esox lucius), or pike perch, wall-eyed pike (Stizostedion vitreum) or any bait species, except as provided under the provisions of this chapter and as authorized under regulations issued by the commissioner. Each fish or bait species sold, purchased, exchanged or possessed contrary to the provisions hereof shall constitute a separate offense.

      (1955, S. 2520d; 1957, P.A. 337; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 299.)

      History: 1971 act replaced references to board of fisheries and game with references to environmental protection commissioner.

      See Secs. 26-116 and 26-117 re exceptions to provisions of this section and penalty for violation of provisions, respectively.

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      Sec. 26-114. Prohibited acts. No species of fish or bait shall be fished for or taken in the inland district except as authorized under the provisions of this chapter and the regulations issued by the commissioner. Any species of fish or bait taken during the closed season for such species, or less than the legal length, or in excess of the daily, season or possession limits for the species involved, shall not be possessed and all such fish or bait shall, without avoidable injury, be immediately returned to the waters from whence taken. No person shall fish, take, attempt to fish or take or assist in fishing or taking or attempting to fish or take any species of fish or bait in the inland district except as authorized under the provisions of this section. Each fish or bait species taken or possessed contrary to the provisions of this section or the regulations issued by the commissioner shall constitute a separate offense. No person shall buy, sell or exchange, offer for sale or exchange, or possess with intent to sell or exchange, any species of trout, any species of salmon specified by the commissioner, black bass, calico bass or crappie, chain pickerel (Esox niger), great northern pike (Esox lucius), or pike perch, wall-eyed pike (Stizostedion vitreum) or any bait species, except as provided under the provisions of this chapter and as authorized under regulations issued by the commissioner. Each fish or bait species sold, purchased, exchanged or possessed contrary to the provisions hereof shall constitute a separate offense.

      (1955, S. 2520d; 1957, P.A. 337; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 299.)

      History: 1971 act replaced references to board of fisheries and game with references to environmental protection commissioner.

      See Secs. 26-116 and 26-117 re exceptions to provisions of this section and penalty for violation of provisions, respectively.