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<blockquote data-quote="Allen" data-source="post: 265445" data-attributes="member: 389"><p>What I asked: <strong><em><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 10px">I was wondering if you could answer a legal question for me about fishing a non-navigable stream in ND.</span></span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></em></strong><em><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></em><strong><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong><em>Can a person legally fish from the roadway, or within the county right-of-way a body of water that is considered a non-navigable stream in North Dakota. A couple that come to mind in popular fishing areas as examples are 1. the causeway between AlkalineLake and Fresh Lake out in Kidder county (the land on the SE side of the causeway is posted, yet I see people fishing from the roadway often); 2. Apple Creek where it crosses 119th out east of Bismarck. The land is posted, but I know people fish below thebridge there.</em></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p>Answer from NDGF:</p><p><strong><em><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Fishing waterways in the manner you described would most likely not be legal. The property would be considered posted, so any access or use would be considered trespassing or hunting/fishing on posted land. However, it would be up to the landowner to filea complaint, and the warden or other Law Enforcement agency along with the local States Attorney to follow up with a citation and/or charges.</span></span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></em></strong><em><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></em><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p>The response also included the caveat of if you want to know the specifics on access to the given areas, please contact your local game warden.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Allen, post: 265445, member: 389"] What I asked: [B][I][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=2]I was wondering if you could answer a legal question for me about fishing a non-navigable stream in ND. [/SIZE][/FONT][/I][/B][I][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=2] [/SIZE][/FONT][/I][B][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=2] [/SIZE][/FONT][/B][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=2][B][/B] [B][/B][B][I]Can a person legally fish from the roadway, or within the county right-of-way a body of water that is considered a non-navigable stream in North Dakota. A couple that come to mind in popular fishing areas as examples are 1. the causeway between AlkalineLake and Fresh Lake out in Kidder county (the land on the SE side of the causeway is posted, yet I see people fishing from the roadway often); 2. Apple Creek where it crosses 119th out east of Bismarck. The land is posted, but I know people fish below thebridge there.[/I][/B] [/SIZE][/FONT][B][/B] Answer from NDGF: [B][I][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=2]Fishing waterways in the manner you described would most likely not be legal. The property would be considered posted, so any access or use would be considered trespassing or hunting/fishing on posted land. However, it would be up to the landowner to filea complaint, and the warden or other Law Enforcement agency along with the local States Attorney to follow up with a citation and/or charges. [/SIZE][/FONT][/I][/B][I][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=2] [/SIZE][/FONT][/I][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=2] [/SIZE][/FONT][I][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=2][/SIZE][/FONT][/I] The response also included the caveat of if you want to know the specifics on access to the given areas, please contact your local game warden. [/QUOTE]
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