ORDINANCE NO. 296
An Ordinance Governing Fishing and Trespassing in the Waterworks Lake of the City of Troy, Kansas, the issuance of permits for fishing in said lake and providing penalties for the violation of said ordinance and repealing Ordinance No. 294 of the said City of Troy, Kansas.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF TROY, KANSAS:
Sec. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to fish in the waterworks lake of the City of Troy, Kansas, or trespass on the banks thereof for the purpose of fishing, without first having obtained a permit therefor from the City Clerk of said City as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2. That any person desiring to fish with hook and line in said lake shall first make application to the City Clerk and present his or her state fishing license as issued by the State of Kansas, if said person be required by the state law to have a license to fish and the number of said license shall be placed upon the permit issued by the City; if no license is required by the State of Kansas, the reason therefor shall be placed upon the permit issued by the City Clerk; that before issuing a permit to any person the clerk shall collect a fee from each applicant in the sum of $2.00 if the applicant is an actual resident of Troy and the sum of $4.00 if not such a resident or if the applicant desires a permit for one day only, then his permit shall state for what day it is issued and for no other and shall collect a fee from the applicant in the sum of $.50 for said day; when an application shall furnish all the information to said City Clerk as herein provided and shall make payment as above set out, the City Clerk shall issue a written permit to said person to fish in said lake for the day of or for the season of the year in which the permit is issued and for no longer; provided further that the City Council of the City of Troy, Kansas, hereby limits the time of fishing in said lake to daylight hours and the further right to close the fishing season at any time they deem proper by ordinance.
Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful for any person to fish in said lake with more than one pole and one line, said line not to have more than two hooks.
Sec. 4. It shall be unlawful for any person to take from said Lake any Channel Cat under 7 inches in length; any Bluegill, Sunfish or Crappie under 7 inches in length; any Ringperch under 6 inches in length; any Bullhead under 8 inches in length; the total catch of game fish to be limited to 5 in any one day.
Sec. 5. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $25.00 and in addition thereto if any such person has a permit issued by the City Clerk as provided in this ordinance, said permit shall be forfeited and taken up.
Sec. 6. Ordinance No. 294 is hereby repealed.
Sec. 7. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication in the Kansas Chief.
Passed this 3rd day of May, 1934.
Attest: Glenn L. Hackney, City Clerk of the City of Troy, Kansas
R. L. [signature unclear], President of the Council
On roll call the vote on the foregoing Ordinance was as follows:
“AYES” — Calnan, Sinclair, Steanson, Zimmerman.
“NAYES” — None.