[Ord. No. 456 §I, 8-13-2014]
It shall be unlawful for any person to fish from the dam or
spillway area of the City of Lake Waukomis. Violators will be prosecuted
as trespassers in the first degree.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 235.190, Certain State Permits
Required, adopted and amended CC 1974 § 19-19; Ord. No.
156 § 2(19-19), 7-9-1986, was repealed 8-8-2012 by Ord.
No. 432 § I.
[CC 1974 §19-20; Ord. No. 90 §2, 2-11-1970; Ord. No. 432 §II, 8-8-2012]
It shall be unlawful for any non-resident of the City, except
non-resident lot owners, to fish in the waters of Lake Waukomis unless
he/she is fishing from or on a resident's dock, owner's dock or property
(including boat) or in the company and companionship of a bona fide
resident or lot owner of the City.
[CC 1974 §19-21; Ord. No. 119 §1(19-21), 8-20-1975]
It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person to place or maintain
or cause to be placed or maintained any trout line, jug line, throw
line, trammel net or fish trap within the waters of Lake Waukomis
at any time.
[CC 1974 §19-22; Ord. No. 227 §2(19-22), 3-12-1997]
A.
Fishing
in the waters of Lake Waukomis shall be lawful twelve (12) months
per year except as hereinafter stated.
B.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to fish through a hole made in the
ice formed upon the waters of Lake Waukomis. It shall also be unlawful
for any person to chop, cut or cause to be chopped or cut any holes
in any ice formed upon the waters of Lake Waukomis for the purpose
of fishing or for any other purpose whatsoever.
C.
Whenever
Lake Waukomis (is to be) (has been) stocked with trout, the Board
of Aldermen shall declare by resolution that the waters of Lake Waukomis
(shall be) (have been) stocked with trout and shall cause notice to
be posted in a conspicuous manner and place that the waters of Lake
Waukomis (shall be) (have been) stocked with trout upon such date
as indicated on said posted notice. Thereafter, it shall be unlawful
for any person to fish in the waters of Lake Waukomis until the dawn
of the first (1st) Saturday that falls after a period of seventy-two
(72) hours (three (3) days) has elapsed from the time the lake was
stocked, as measured from 5:00 A.M. CST on the date specified on said
posted notice.
[CC 1974 §19-23; Ord. No. 156 §2(19-23), 7-9-1986]
A.
The
annual season and period of time each year during which trout may
be taken from the waters of Lake Waukomis shall be announced in advance
by the Lake Waukomis Association Conservation Committee by and through
its Chairman to the Board of Aldermen at a regular meeting and the
same to be posted at each entrance of the lake on a poster eleven
(11) inches by seventeen (17) inches or larger, no less than ten (10)
days before the beginning of said fishing season. Prior to the beginning
of said fishing season and after notification is delivered to the
Board of Aldermen, the City Clerk shall notify the Marshal, in writing,
of the season designated by the Lake Waukomis Association Conservation
Committee. It shall be unlawful to fish for trout in such waters except
within the season and time so designated by the above association
and approved by the Lake Waukomis Board of Aldermen by resolution.
B.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to fish for trout during the first
(1st) thirty (30) days of any such designated season except with artificial
bait only.
[CC 1974 §19-24; Ord. No. 279 §2(19-24), 10-10-2001; Ord. No. 513, 3-14-2018]
A.
The
size and numbers of game fish that can be taken in Lake Waukomis are
as stated:
Trout. Two (2) daily for the first (1st) thirty
(30) days, four (4) daily thereafter. Artificial lures only for the
first (1st) thirty (30) days. This does not include the product known
as "power bait" or anything resembling natural food. Season dates
will be posted in advance of the opening day.
Bass. Six (6) daily, twelve (12) in possession. Size. Keep only fish fifteen (15) inches or greater.
Channel Catfish. Ten (10) daily, twenty (20)
in possession. Size. Not less than fourteen (14)
inches.
Walleye. Four (4) daily, eight (8) in possession. Size. Not less than fifteen (15) inches.
Crappies. All crappies under ten (10) inches
in length are to be released. Crappie ten (10) inches or longer in
length may be kept. Fifteen (15) daily, thirty (30) in possession.
Bluegill. No restrictions on limits, but keep
fish only six (6) inches or greater.
B.
Provided
however, that the Board of Aldermen, by majority vote prior to the
beginning of the said designated fishing season for each said fish,
may change the legal size or limit for each said fish upon the recommendation
of the Missouri Department of Conservation.
