It is unlawful for any person to wade, swim or bathe in the City Lake at Hiawatha, Kansas, which lake is located in the Northeast Quarter of Section 5, Township 3, Range 17 of Brown County, Kansas.

(Code 1977, 12.40.010)

It is unlawful for any person to have a rowboat, sailboat, motorboat, paddle boat or raft upon the waters of the City Lake of Hiawatha.

(Code 1977, 12.40.020)

Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall upon conviction thereof, be fined or imprisoned as provided in section 1-117, and amendments thereto.

(Code 1977, 12.40.030)

(a)   Any persons having a Kansas State Fishing License and any persons exempt by the Fish and Game Laws of the state of Kansas from having a license, may fish during the open hours of the Hiawatha City Lake

(b)   The city may restrict or close fishing at any time at the City Lake as it deems in its discretion necessary.

(c)   Every person fishing is limited to not more than two fishing rods or poles with not more than two hooks or one set of treble hooks attached to any one line, or a fly rod and line with not more than two flies attached, or a casting rod with not more than one artificial bait or lure attached or one set of treble hocks. Any other method of taking or attempting to take fish is prohibited and is unlawful. Any fishing device or equipment used in the City Lake, except as provided in this section, is prohibited and unlawful.

(d)   Any person fishing in the City Lake must have the fishing rods, lines or poles in his or her possession and any fishing rods, lines or poles left set in any bank, unattended or attached to anything in such a manner that hocks may be taken by fish is prohibited and unlawful and such items may be confiscated or seized by the city officers or game protectors.

(Code 1977, 12.44.010)

The taking of fish shall be from 5:30 a.m. to 12:00 midnight each day. Fishing at any other time is prohibited.

(Code 1977, 12.44.020)

No largemouth bass (black bass) of a length of less than 15 inches may be kept or possessed legally. Any bass less than 15 inches as described herein shall be returned to the lake from which taken immediately without harm. No channel cat of a length of less than 15 inches may be kept or possessed legally. Any channel cat less than 15 inches as described herein shall be returned to the lake from which taken immediately without harm.

(Code 1977, 12.44.030)

The daily creel limit shall be two largemouth bass (black bass) per day and four channel cat fish per day. A day shall be defined as between the hours as stated above for the taking of fish.

(Code 1977, 12.44.040)