Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-07
Es3r; land Game laws.
GENERAL AND LOCAL REGULATIONS C0\cEH<
FISHING AND UI,NTINE

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FISHING AND HUNTING.
Wild FOwi-No one Shall shoot at any water
FOWL from any vessel. boat float, canoe or any
craft of any kind whatever, or from any booty
Dnd or artificial point erected at greater dis
tance than one hundred yards from the natural
shore: nevertheless. any citizen OF any counties
bordering on the waters aforesaid, to whom
SOeVer they may extend the privilege The rirnr
TO Sso0t from boats other than sink boats or
sneak boats. The penalty in this case is a fine
OF $40 TO 800. one-half the fine to the officer
and the forfeiture OF the vessel. boat. feet
canoe or craft, together with the tackle furn-
ture and apparel on board.
NO person shall Shoot. catch. Kill. or have in
possession any partridge between the 24th day
or December and the LIST Of November; nor wood
COCK between February J and June Is, nor
pheasant between January and August Is. nor
rabbit between January Is and october l5 nor
snail their nests be mOleSted at any time No
restaurant keeper or marketman Shall expose
Tor sale or have III his possession any part ridge
Woodcock. or pheasant within the time named:
penalty, SO for each bird. The neadWatel, of
tne chesapeake bay are exempted from the pro-
VISIONS OF the law above stated relative to wild
FOWL except that prohibiting shooting from a
9oo5y pun. blnd or artificial point further than 100
apeake nay and its waters lying mort award Of
tue following line. viz: Beginning at the light
mouse on Turkey point, in Cecil county and
drawn westward to point half 4 mile north of
the most northerly part of Spesuta island
thence continuing said line still westward with
II half mile OF and north Of the northern
until ii reaches the shore of Hartford county AT
OF pear Darlington, is the territory exempted
ana Tie season for wid-foWl shooting within It's
bounds iSEtiXed 10 commence on November I'M
III IhIch 81. ana shooting al any other time is
punishable by d fine OF S5ptO 500 Shooting AT
any eriGd OF the year al night time is forbidden
under penalty or from 500 to SOFA. Shooting
Ifun any boat. vessel, Oat, canoe. sneak boat or
slnE-Ooal within half q mile OF the Cecil or
Hartford shore is prohibited under a penalty
OF 500 10 SlM. Use OF swivel gun, Or any gun
.fl, El,s
der penalty OF SlGn TO $500. The shooting uufil
January in the limits above defined to be con-
nhed 10 Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: after
first of January. Monday. Wednesday FRIDAY
and Saturday. until the end OF the season: pen
atty $50 10 500. Licenses to use Sinb-boX or
Sneai-ooat further than half a mile from The
fla!lOfu or Cecil shores, can be obtained from
the clerks OF those counties: penalty for not OBJ
tanning license. $50 to Sle0 Persons resisting
oncefS subject TO penalty OF $50 to 500. Or 70
De imprisoned in Jail not less than One,nOntb
nor more than 90 days. or bolh fined and
imprisoned in the discretion OF the court
Special police can be employed To enforce The
Jaw ana the state police force can arrest without
warrant.
In addition TO the above laws there are local
laws which govern III the counties named be-
low:
AIy bona fde citizen of ST. Mary,s and Charles
counties may shoot at or shoot any water fowl
rom any vessel, boat, float, canoe or craft Of
any Kind whatever in the waters of the Wicom-
leo ard its tributaries in the counties of Il.
Many and Charles.
In Carroll and Frederick counties 1t is unlav-
lul Tor any person TO catch fish except with hook
and line and the dip-net except ill the Potomac
river; fine, SO.
In Frederick county putting lime in creeks 70
Mi llSlI Is subject to Il fine OF from $40 to $50
Robins are not to be killed under penalty OF
81, nor pheaSantS nor partridgeS between jan
uaTy and october IS. rabbits between Zebra
airy and october l. under penalty of s.. No
person shall destroy eggs Or nests of birds unQe
a penalty OF 81.
IN Montgomery county the birds are protect
ed as follows: PartridgeS. from December - t.
October 10; woodcOck, from January to June
10: pheaSantS. from February to September l.
line 50: robins may be Shot in Prince Georges
Talbot and Montgomery counties from Septen-
Der to May l.
In Prince Georges county rabbits are not 10
be killed except between october Is and Febrl-
airy /. fine So cartridges not to be trapped at
any time and not TO be killed between October
10 and december 20. No nonresident shall kill
&c, any birds without the consent OF the owner
OF land or marsh. No ortolan, SOra or raI-birl
Is to be killed upon the marshes Of the PatuXent
or PatapScO rivers bordering on said county ex-
cept between September and November l.
under penalty OF s.. No trout or salmon fiS,
shall be taken in the waters of the eastern
branch OF the Potomac and its tributaries in
Prince Georges county in two years from April
D. 1878, and after that time they are only TO be
taken with the hook and line between August
10 and May Is; penalty, S. TO $40 Goifim,re
Gazette.
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