Section 11-2111. Posting; service of notice  


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  • 1. An area protected pursuant to this title and title nineteen of this
      article shall be posted with signs not less than eleven inches by eleven
      inches, bearing a conspicuous statement as described in subdivision 2 of
      this  section  which  shall cover a space of not less than eighty square
      inches. Such signs shall be posted not more than six hundred sixty  feet
      apart, close to and along the boundaries of the area protected. At least
      one  sign shall be posted on each side of the protected area and on each
      side of each corner of the protected area, provided the  corner  can  be
      reasonably  ascertained.  Illegible or torn-down signs shall be replaced
      at least once a year. Replacement of notices on state game refuges shall
      be made in March, July, August or September.
        2. Signs shall  bear  the  name  and  address  of  the  owner,  lawful
      occupant,  or  other  person  or  organization  authorized  to  post the
      protected area.  Signs shall bear a conspicuous  statement  which  shall
      either  (a)  consist of the word "posted", or (b) warn against entry for
      specified purposes or all purposes without the consent of the person  or
      organization   authorized  to  post  the  protected  area.  A  statement
      consisting of the word "Posted" shall  have  the  effect  of  a  warning
      against  all  such  acts.    The  department may by regulation authorize
      additional contents of such signs, including but not limited to  symbols
      indicating the acts which are prohibited.
        3.  Signs  to  prohibit  the  taking  of  fish  may  be  posted by the
      department up to one thousand feet from a fishway or dam erected by  the
      state  in  public waters, and shall read substantially: "All persons are
      prohibited by law from fishing in this stream between this point and the
      fishway (or dam)."
        4. Personal service upon any person, in the name of the owner,  lawful
      occupant,  or  other  person or organization authorized to post signs as
      provided  in  this  section,  of  a  notice  in  writing  containing   a
      description of the premises and a warning provided by this section for a
      posted sign, shall, after the service, have the same effect with respect
      to  the  person  served  as if the premises described in the notice were
      posted with such warning as provided in this section.
        5. Private lands constituting the bed,  banks  and  shores  of  waters
      stocked  with  fish  by the department, with the consent of the owner of
      such lands, shall not be posted against public fishing within five years
      from the date of such stocking, except where  an  alternate  arrangement
      has  been  agreed to in writing by the department. Owner shall mean, for
      purposes of this subdivision,  the  owner,  lawful  occupant,  or  other
      person or organization having authority to post such lands.
        6.  The  provisions  of this section shall not apply to the posting or
      erection of notices identifying a restricted area  pursuant  to  section
      11-0321.