Sec. 26-102. Fish spawning areas and refuges.
Sec. 26-102. Fish spawning areas and refuges. The commissioner may establish
fish spawning areas and refuges on any waters; and he may establish closed areas and
safety zones on public lands and waters and, with the consent of the owner, on private
lands and waters, and close any such area to fishing and trespassing. The commissioner
shall have emergency authority to declare a closed season on any species of fish threatened with undue depletion from any cause and, the provisions of section 26-116 notwithstanding, if such cause is any person, firm or corporation engaged in commercial fishing
activity, the commissioner shall have the additional emergency power to establish prescribed conditions for the operation of such commercial fishing activity, or suspend or
prohibit the right of such person, firm or corporation to operate within such waters for
such period of time as the commissioner deems necessary. The commissioner may, if
he deems it necessary, close any waters, or portions thereof, in the inland district to
fishing for limited periods of time.
(1955, S. 2508d; February, 1965, P.A. 253, S. 1; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 288.)
History: 1965 act added provisions granting board of fisheries and game emergency power to regulate commercial
fishing activity; 1971 act substituted references to environmental protection commissioner for references to state board of
fisheries and game.
See Secs. 26-116 and 26-117 re exceptions to provisions of this section and penalty for violation of provisions, respectively.