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offenders to the nearest or most accessible justice of the peace qualified to
try same, to be dealt with according to law, and to seize any and all fish,
crabs and clams that may be caught, sold, offered for sale or are being held
in possession in violation of any of the provisions of this Article, to be dis-
posed of at the discretion of the Conservation Commission to the best
interests of the State; and all boats, seines, nets or other fishing outfit used
or set for the purpose of using to violate this Article shall be seized and
dealt with as hereinafter provided.
1935, ch. 394, sec. 4A.
4A. The Conservation Commission is hereby directed to make a
thorough survey of the Youghiogheny River and its tributaries for the
purpose of determining the amount of pollution in such streams, with a
view to eliminating and preventing such pollution. It shall be the duty
of the said Conservation Commission to make periodic tests of the water
in order to detect any possible pollution and to take whatever steps may be
necessary to enforce the present law against the pollution of streams.
1935, ch. 394, sec. 4B.
4B. It shall be the duty of the Conservation Commission to stock
the Youghiogheny River with bass and rainbow trout from eight to ten
inches in length, from a point one mile north of Kendall to a point one
mile north of Oakland, and to stock the larger streams tributary to the
Youghiogheny River between aforementioned points with brook trout
ranging in length from eight to ten inches.
It shall be unlawful to fish in any of said streams for a period of one
year from the time the said Commission stocks them with fish as herein
provided, and thereafter the law regulating the taking of fish in non-tidal
waters shall apply.
1935. ch. 394, sec. 4C.
4C. The Conservation Commission is hereby directed to pay for the
cost of such survey, for the stocking of the above-mentioned streams with
fish, as well as any other necessary expenses incurred in connection with
the above-mentioned undertaking, out of the conservation funds appro-
priated to the Conservation Department.
1929, ch. 471, sec. 5.
5. Arrest Upon Information. Upon information given upon oath or
affirmation to any justice of the peace of the violation of any section of
this Article, he shall issue his warrant for the arrest of the offender and the
seizure of the seines, nets, boats or other fishing outfit, to be directed to any
officer of the Conservation Department, including Deputy Game Wardens,
or to the Sheriff or any Constable of the county or other officer authorized
to make arrests. It shall be the duty of any officer authorized to make
arrests, upon receipt of said warrant, to arrest any person violating any of
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