162 Mass. 219 | Mass. | 1894
Artificial ponds are within the words and the reason of Pub. Sts. c. 91, § 27.
This section is as follows: “ Whoever without the permission of the proprietors fishes in that portion of a pond, stream, or other water in which fishes are lawfully cultivated or maintained, shall forfeit not less than one dollar nor more than twenty dollars for the first offence, and not less than five nor more than fifty dollars for any subsequent offence.”