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Lj 17� LAWS OF FLORIDA CIIAPTHR 211305—(No. 1097). IIOUSI; HILL NO. 10.1.1 AN ACT Prohibiting the 'faking of or Attempting to Take Msh, Except With Ifonl: fund Line, in file Channel of the Indian River in Judian River County, Florida, or Within One Il11n- dred h'eet, on Fach Side. of Said C•h:naael; I'roh llitinr• the, Ilse of Nete, fie;nes and Other Devices in Said \Vaters of Said Area; Defining the Terms "Channel" and Other Terms Set Out in Said Act; Providing Penalties for the Violation of Said Act and Providing for the Enforcement Thereof. i Be It Enarted by the Lcgisloturr, of the State of Florida: Section 1. I•'or file purpose of this Act, the followiut,• terms shall be construed respectively to uaeau: I'T HSON. The plural or singular, as the ease demands, iu- eludes individuals, associations, p:ulnershiIm and corporations, miles the context should otherwise require. TAKE. Whenever it is made unlawful to "take" fish, the word "take" shall include pursuing, killing. capturing, trappim•, snaring, netting, gi ; in;c :uui worrying a fish, or aflemptin� so to do, or placing or using tiny net, trap, snare, seine or other device for the purpmp of fah;naw wane and whether or not site], net or acts result in tilkiu,, such fink. "In the channel of the Indian River, in Laaatian River ('aunty, I Florida, or within one hmidred fret on each side of said eh:amel" is for the purpases of this Aet herewith defined to be, and this Act shall be sa construed. all waters within the uavifnable channel of the Indian River in Indian River County, Florida, :aul Avhieh navi- gable channel is a part of tl:e inland waterways, and which said navigable channel is located by bun}s or other markrr:• place•l by the United States En;,gincers fn;rether with flip arca extending I a distance of one hundred feet from each side of said c I Impl in it direction away from the center of such channel and the sides of which channel being as determined and marked by the buoys and markers placed by United States Engineers. • Section 2. It shall be unlawful for any person to take or at- tempt to take fish, except with hook and line, in the channel of the Indian River in Indian River County, Florida, and within one hundred feet on each side of said channel. 891 Chip. s 19.11