ORDINANCE NO. 282
AN ORDINANCE GOVERNING FISHING AND TRESPASSING IN THE WATERWORKS LAKE OF THE CITY OF TROY AND PROVIDING A PENALTY THEREFOR AND THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR FISHING.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF TROY, DONIPHAN COUNTY, KANSAS:
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to fish in the Waterworks lake of the City of Troy or trespass on the banks thereof for the purpose of fishing without first having obtained a permit from the city clerk of said city as hereinafter provided.
Section 2. That any person desiring to fish with hook and line in said lake shall make application to the City Clerk and on the payment of $2.00 by any resident of the City of Troy or $4.00 for any nonresident of said city a permit shall be issued by said clerk to fish in said lake for a period ending June 30th following the issuance of said permit.
Section 3. Any female or any child under the age of 12 years and being a resident of Troy, Kansas, shall not be required to have a permit or pay a fee therefor.
Section 4. It shall be unlawful for any person to take from said lake any Channel Catfish under 12 inches in length; any Bluegill or Sunfish under 5 inches in length; any Crappie under 5 inches in length; any Ringperch under 6 inches in length or any Bullhead under 8 inches in length and the catch to be limited to 10 game fish per person in any one day.
Section 5. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof in any court shall be fined in any sum not less than $1.00 nor more than $25.00 for each offense.
Section 6. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication in the official paper.
Passed and approved this 7th day of April, 1932.
(Seal)
Attest: Glenn L. Hackney, City Clerk.
Mayor.
There is a handwritten note near the ordinance number that appears to say “Repealed Ord. #274,” but I have kept it separate from the original typed ordinance text.