State v. Cherry Point Fish Co.

The statute regulating salmon fishing in the waters of Puget Sound, in the state of Washington, among other things, provides that:

“It shall be unlawful ... to take or fish for salmon with pound nets,- fish traps, weirs or fish wheels, or other fixed appliances, ... in any of the open waters of Puget Sound between the hours of 4 o’clock p. m., Friday and 4 o’clock a. m. Sunday, of each week of each year . . . That between 4 o’clock p. m. Friday, and 4 o’clock a. m. Sunday, of each week of each year, as above provided, all pound *422nets or fish traps operated within the waters of Puget Sound shall…