State v. Hoffman
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Wahkiakum county, Hewen, J., entered July 1, 1919, upon a trial and conviction of illegal fishing.
1Opinion of the CourtMackintosh, J.
The appellant was convicted upon an information charging him with the violation of § 52, ch. 31, Laws of 1915, p. 90 (Rem. Code, § 5150-52), as amended by § 11, ch. 169, Laws of 1917, p. 793, in. that, being the owner of a gill net fishing license for the Columbia river and a gill net, he failed to report on March 31, 1918, the number of fish caught by him during the preceding four months.
The appellant’s contention is that there could be no conviction for the reason that he caught no salmon or food fish during the time referred to in the information; that it is not a crime for the owner of a…
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