Sec. 26-137. Fishing near fishways.
Sec. 26-137. Fishing near fishways. No person shall take or attempt to take any
fish, with the exception of lamprey eels during the open season for the same, within two
hundred fifty feet of any fishway, except that the commissioner when he deems necessary may extend or reduce such distance and shall indicate such other distance by posting.
(1949 Rev., S. 5004; P.A. 83-191, S. 7, 9.)
History: P.A. 83-191 prohibited the taking of fish within 250 feet of any fishway where previously prohibition extended
to 500 feet below fishways, eliminated exception for sport fishing and authorized the commissioner to establish another
distance if appropriate.