The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-10-21
THE MARYLAND DUCK LAWS.
Regulations of the State and the Various
Counties.

From the Baltimore Sun.
| The following compilation of the State
duck laws and those of the several counties
has been carefully made AZ no small cost OF
time and labor. 1t was necessary to go
back long way in some of the records.
The recent compilation of the bird laws
published in The Sun has been generally APP
precated throughout the State, and no
doubt the duck laws given will be equally
valued. y meeting of the owners of the
ducking shores in the State was held few
days ago at Raine's Hall, Baltimore, to ar
range for some concert of action for having
the ducking laws carried out. 1t is under
stood that the necessary funds for the pur-
pose were subscribed.
STATE LAW
Prohibits shooting at any wild fowl
| hedded in tiocks upon their roosting or fee;l-
| ing grounds or elsewhere from boat of any
kind shooting wild fowl flying about their
feeding grounds from any boat, except cit
liens of the counties bordering the waters
and those to whom they may extend the
| privilege, who can shoot when they are thus
| lying from any boat except sink-boat or
sneak-boat, and prohibits shooting from a
BOBBY, blind orartiticlal point more than 100
| yards from the natural shore Fine $40 to
| 500 and forfeiture of guns, boats, &c. See
| article w, General Laws, sections | to II.
| The State law also prohibits shooting over
| the waters of the Chesapeake with any big
| or swivel gun from any boat or craft. Fine
| 500 to $500
| The State law allows shooting upon OBJ
! tanning II license from the Circuit Court of
! Hartford or Cecil counties from sink box
| sneak boat, Nc, not less than half Il mile
from shore, northward of Il line beginning
ut Turkey Point Lighthouse, in Cecil conn
| ty, and drawn westward to il point half Il
| mile north OF the northern part OF Spesutia
Island, thence westward halfa mile north
of the adjacent mainland to the shore of Har-
ford county, at or near Darlington, and sout b
of line drawn east from Concord Point
Lighthouse, in Hartford county, to Carpen-
ter's Point, Cecil county, between Nov. LIST
and March 3lSt, and prohibits shooting at
| any other time except from shore. Penalty
$50 to 500.
The law prohibits shooting at night time
over the waters northward OF the line drawn
from Turkey Point. Fine 500 to $500
Shooting days until January l, between
| lines above described, Monday, Wednesday
and Friday. After January / shooting al
lowed on Saturday also and each of said
| days consists of time between one hour be-
| fore sunrise and bali hour after sunset
| Penalty $50 to 500.
| The law prohibits anchoring of boats on
any but cunning days or going over the wa
tiers on cunning days 5eIile > O'clock A. NJ.
Fine SO TO $50 See chapter "a, acts 1872.
See chapter 1863, acts 1879. See chapter 259,
| acts 1873.
POLICE.
That every two years the Governor shall
appoint two citizens of Hartford and two Of
Cecil to carry out provisions of above laws.
See chapter l06, acts 1880; chapter $50, acts
| 1882.
| The sneak-boat allowed is tiat-bottom-
ed batteau or other boat with bush or can
vass blinds, and shall be engaged bona fde
| in shooting over decoys. No skitf, sailing
boat or other boat engaged in hunting or
| shooting crippled ducks, or in purloining
| ducks that have been killed and are drifting
| shall be licensed as Sneik-boat, and any
persons shooting crippled ducks or puroin-
ing ducks killed by other persons having
| license to shoot shall forfeit their license if
they have one, he fined not less than so
| and forfeit boat guns, &c. Possession of
ducks and gun by any offending boat prima
| facie evidence to convict.
! COUNTY LAWS.
| -fnne -4rundel county,.
| Prohibits shooting at night time except
| from land.
| Shooting with gun from boat day or night
| that cannot be conveniently discharged
from shoulder. Fine $50.
| Prohibits use of sink boats, sneak boats,
&c. Fine 50 to $50.
! Allows shooting from sink box upon OBJ
| tanning license.
Prohibits shooting on South river from
| l,n,hy or r,S hlin,js
| Thursday and Saturday, requires license to
erect sucn blinds, and they must be 800
| yards apart.
baltimore aud Hartford Coutties
Prohibits the possession of big or swivel
! guns, sink boats OF sneak boats for the pur-
puse of killing water fowl in Baltimore and
| Hartford counties and Chesapeake bay ad-
jacent to middle of bay. Possession OF the
above named articles prima tacie evidence
OF unlawful purpose. Fine $50 to 800
| Shooting at night time prohibited from
water or shore Fine $50 to 500.
| Frightening wild fowl from their roos.ng
| or feeding grounds prohibited Fine $50 to
$500. Chapter 27S, acts 1882.
Erection of BOBBY blind or artificial point
more than 100 yards from shore prohibited.
| Fine $50 to $500, subject TO penalty once Il
week until removed
| That these laws shall not interfere with
| the general laws within tue limits rs above
given, beginning at Turkey Point.
| Prohibits shooting from Eastern avenue
bridge across Back river, in Baltimore
county. Fine SO to $50. Chapter 1913,
| acts 1882.
Charles County.
Any bona tide citizen of this county or of
ST. Mary's may shoot out of any boat or
craft of any kind 1T wild fowl in the Wico-
Inicu river and its tributaries.
Cecil County.
Prohibits lashing of waters or otherwise
soaring fish into nets within half mile OF
tlucklng points on Elk river, Bohemia river
| or Herring $ Island when same are occupied
| by gunners after wild fowl, or within halt a
mile OF bridge over Bohemia river when oc-
cupied by gunners. Fine $40 TO S25. Chap
ter p, 1880.
Cecil and Kent Counties.
Any bona fide citizen may shoot from
sink-boNes i'll Sassatras river, upon obtain
ing Il license on Mondays, Wednesdays.
Fridays and Saturdays, between Noveni Der
l and March 81. Sink-hoxes to he not less
F., than 100 yards from shore on Cecil side of
the river. Cost of license $40 Fine for
shooting any day but those specified $40 TO
| $50. Shooting without license $3.50 to 500.
Chapter 20i acts 1882.
Dorchester County.
Allows shooting from sink boats al water
fowl i'll Choptank river and its tributaries
| from day break until dark, on TUESDAYS.
Thursdays and Saturdays
| Allows citizens of Hooper's Island to
shoot from sink-boats, or otherwise, for
home consumption, within the waters
around the island not more than one mile
from shore.
Unlawful to kill from boats or sink hoats
| within two miles from Lower
land ferry.
Hent County.
Prohibits shooting at night time from any
boat, and day time with any gun re-
curing Il rest to shoot.
Prohibits shooting in S.saafras, Elk or Bo-
hernia rivers and tributaries from any ves-
sci less than ten tons hurthen, fine $40
/ Prohibits use Of sink -boXes, sneak boats
&c in any waters of Chester river and the
Chesapeake bay Fine 50 to $40, and for.
FIXTURE of gun, sc. Code L. L., article IA.
Allows shooting over aecoys from shore
Prince Georges County.
Prohibits any citizens of Anne Arundel,
Charles, Calvert and st. Marys from shoot
ing or trapping water fowl on the Iatuxeut
river or its TRIBUTES. Fine $40 to $50.
Queen -4nne's County.
Permits bona tide citizens to shoot from
sink-boxes, upon Obtaining a license, upon
waters whose mouth is 400 yards wide
License $40. Fine $50 to 800. Chapter
80, 1880.
| .sonlsfse, faunty.
Prohibits any open boat carrying any gun
or pistol approaching within 80 yards of any
blind for the purpose of shooting wild fowl
Fine $40. L. L., article Ii, section 203
81. Na'y's County.
ANY bona tide citizen may shoot from any