The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-10-21
The New Game Law.

The act of 1895, chapter 206, makes many
radical changes in the game laws Of the State
OF Maryland, and in order to prevent our
friends aud readers from entailing trouble
upon themselves and friends, we call attention
to the main provisions of the law. Itremodels
the laws which heretofore existed, SO as to
affect all Of the State, excepting Garrett, Bal
timOre, Howard and Anne Arundel counties.
No person shall shoot or in any manner kill
in Hartford county any partridge, quails,
pheasant or rabbits between the twentyfourth
day OF December and the tenth day of NcvsIn-
Der following in each and every year, under a
penalty OF not less than one dollar nor more
than ten dollars FOR each of the aforesaid birds
or game animals so shot, caught or killed.
Woodcock may be shot during the month OF
July.
No person shall shoot or in any manner
catch or kill any squirrel between the frst day
of December and the first day OF September
following, under a penalty of not less than
one dollar nor more than five dollars for each
squirrel so shot, caught or killed.
No person shall shoot or in any manner catch
or kill any wild duck, blsckhead duck, wild
goose, wild swan or wild brant, between the
tenth day of April and first day of November
in each year, under penalty of not less than
one dollar nor more than ten dollars for each
of said fowls so caught or killed. Nothing
in this act is intended, however, to repeal or
interfere with the Public Local Laws of Har-
ford county regulating the shooting OF wild
ptuls i'm, thnsa Of ha W pf the SnS-
quehanna or Chesapeake bay commonly
known as the ''Susquehanna Flats"
Doves cannot be shot between the dates OF
December 9th and August 18th following,
under penalty of from one to two dollars for
each bird shot.
Snipe and plover are protected from May
LIST to August 18th, under the same penalty
as the preceding section.
Water rail or ortotan or reedbird, railbird
or ricebirds are protected from November LIST
to September 1st succeeding. Penalty from
one to two dollars for each bird.
No person shall at any time shoot or in any
manner catch or kill, expose for sale, sell OF
buy, or have in possession, alive or dead, any
turkey -buzzard, wren, sparrow, bluebird, hum.
ming bird blue jay, migratory or other thrush
wood robin, red-brested robin, martin, mock.
ing bird, catbird, swallow, oriole, redbrd
lark, indigo bird, joe wink, pewitt, sapsucker
whipporwill, goldfnch, yellow breasted chat
cedarbird, herring-gu mackerel. gull, or gull
of any description, under penalty of not Less
than one dollar nor more than five dollars for
each bird so shot, caught, killed, exposed fol
sale, sold, bought or had in possession; and
no person shall, under like penalty, have IN
his or her possession, offer for sale or wear
the skins, plumage, wings or feathers OF any
Of the birds, the catching and killing OF which
is prohibited by this section. 1t is lawful tc
shoot, catch, kill or in any manner destroy, al
any time, any hawk or other birds destructive
to domestic poultry, or any English sparrow
or crow, or blackbird. 1t shall be lawful tc
| have mockingbirds or redbirds or other song
| birds in cages.
| No person IS permitted to shoot at or xii
| any Of the birds or animals above named
which are permitted to be killed-with any
! other kind of gun than one fired from thI
shoulder, under a penalty of from five t.
twenty five dollars for every bird or animal 81
shot at or killed, and under further penalty
of from fifty to one hundred dollars for eacl
| offense. No bird may be killed at night.
| No wild water fowls shall be disturbed OF
their feeding or roosting grounds. Ferrets o
weasels must not be used for hunting or Kill
ing the game heretofore mentioned.
Nests or eggs must not be disturbed except
ing those of hawks, English sparrows, crow
or black birds The poisoning OF poultry o
| game birds is made serious oiTense, punish
able by fine of $40 to $500, and the netting o
trapping of game birds or water fowls is pun
ishable by fine of $40 for each bird taken ant
$50 for having the net or snare in possessio on
This law, after saying that it shall apply t,
Hartford county finishes with the section" rha
all acts or parts OF acts, and all sections an
parts Of sections OF the code, both of general an
local laws, now In force in the State OF Mary
land, inconsistent with the provisions of thi
act, be, and the same are hereby repealed;
provided nothing in this act shall affect tn
public local laws of nineteen counties, inclut
ing Hartford, relating to game and wild fGw
but the local laws should remain in full fore
in said counties. What the present gam