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Title: California fish and game
Identifier: californiafishgabien19561958cali (find matches)
Year: [1] (s)
Authors: California. Dept. of Fish and Game; California. Fish and Game Commission; California. Division of Fish and Game
Subjects: Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons
Publisher: (San Francisco, etc. ) State of California, Resources Agency, Dept. of Fish and Game
Contributing Library: California Department of Fish and Game
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FORTY-FIFTH BIENNIAL REPORT 23 merits boosted the fee for inland fishing privileges, arrests for fishing without a license increased 25 per- cent compared to arrests during the same period in the previous year. This one violation led all others with 5,783 cases being processed, or 24 percent of all viola- tions and an increase of 37 percent over the 1954-56 biennial figure. leading Violation Anglers fishing inland waters were well-informed of the new license stamp provisions which became effec- tive on January 1, 1958, and only 85 citations were issued for failure to have the necessary stamp or stamps. Hunters (3,058), with apparent disregard for their own lives and the safety of their companions, were apprehended while carrying a loaded shotgun or rifle in a motor vehicle. This one class of violation ac- counted for nearly one-third of all offenses attributed to hunters. The usual high rate of convictions again prevailed during the biennium which found only 85 cases, or .36 of one percent of all arrests, culminating in 'not guilty' verdicts rendered by courts and juries. Dis- missals reached a slightly higher figure with the courts dismissing 146 cases, many at the request of the arrest- ing officer, for a percentage of .61 of one percent. The combined 'not guilty' and dismissed cases amounted to .97 of one percent, .03 of one percent higher than during the previous biennium. NEW EQUIPMENT AND DUTIES The Wildlife Protection Branch has been assigned the primary responsibility of checking water releases from dams and water diversions throughout the State. Licenses and permits issued to dam and diversion owners by the Federal Power Commission and the State Water Rights Board contain provisions requir-
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A warden and fisheries men inspecf a floating holding lank for silver salmon of Pudding Creek, Mendocino County. All construction at the station was performed by the Silver Salmon Committee of fori Bragg in conjunction with the Mendocino County Fish and Gome Committee. —Fish and Game Photo

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