§ 265. Ice cutting and ice bridges. A person or corporation cutting
ice in or upon any waters within the boundaries of this state for the
purpose of removing the ice for sale or use, must surround the cuttings
and openings made with fences or guards of boards or other material
sufficient to form an obstruction to the free passage of persons through
such fences or guards into the place where such ice is being cut. Such
fences or guards must be erected at or before the time of commencing the
cuttings or openings, and must be maintained until ice has again formed
therein to the thickness of at least three inches, or until the ice
about such openings has melted or broken up. Whoever omits to comply
with this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.