The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-07-18
NUMBER 10.
THE GAME WARDEN
Sounds Note of Warning to Non
Residents.

hSSIuSulSs
To the Editor Of The Republican,
Your county at this season of the
year has within its confine so many
visitors and non-residents, who are
doubtless ignorant of your game and
fish laws, that think you will be do
ing them a service by publishing the
following extracts as have instruct
ed all my deputies to enforce the
same:
Chapter 1889, Acts of 1900, compels
non-residents to obtain license to
hunt, costing $25, from the clerk of
your court. The license is not trans
ferable and cannot be issued to cor
porations but individual members
may obtain it.
Under this act it is unlawful to kill,
have in possession, etc., any wood
cock, partridge or quail, pheasant'or
wild turkey except during the month
OF November. The pr .alty one to
ten dollars. Rabbits may be shot
only from November list to December
LIST, wild ducks, wild swi wild goose
and wild brant from November 1st to
April 10th.
1t is unlawful to kill or hunt deer
until after the wear 1905.
Chapter -, Acts 19OO-And it is
unlawful at any time to chase deer
with dogs unless first wounded dur
ing the open season. Penalty $50 to
500.
P. L. L., Art. t2, Secs IS, 6e, 67-
Unlawful to trap or ensnare any of
the above at any time.
Chapter 371, Acts 1900, P. L. L.,
makes it unlawful to trap, catch, kill
or otherwise take any mink, raccoon
or muskrat in the state or to have
same in possession, if taken within
the state. between April 1st and Jan
uary Is Penalty S. to $50 or ten to
thirty days in jail for each animal.
This law applies to your county
and must be enforced.
TROUT FISHING.
The Legislature of 1900, Chan. 544.
made it unlawful to float saw dust in
the Casselman river or any of it's
tributaries. Penalty 5000 or one year
in jail for each offense. And while
this specific act applies to the above
river only, it is clearly unlawful I'm
der the state law to float saw dust or
to permit it to get into auy running
stream in your county, and my depu-
ties are instructed to enforce the law
against all offenders, or in cases of
special Importance to inform the
judge of the Circuit Court, who will
see that the proper witnesses are
summoned before the grand jury.
The Legislature of 1900 made no other
changes in your fish law.
Trout may be taken only on week
day during April, May, June and
July by angling with hook and line
only. 1t is unlawful at any other
time to take fish in your county by
any other means than hook or line,
except minnows for bait, from streams
where trout are not known to exist,
and there only and for the purpose of
bait only, with nets not over three
feet long and without other attach
ments. Penalty $40 to 500. P. L.,
Art. 70, Sec. 107-For destroying or
attempting to destroy any fish by
any explosive the penalty is $25 to
800.
Non-residents of the state must
have written permission from the
owner of the land from which they
fish or hunt to do so. Penalty $40 to
$50.
AS fishing for trout closes in two
weeks trust you will at once pub
fish the foregoing with such editorial
comments as its Importance warrants.
Your laws seem ample for the protec-
ton of game and fish and | trust you
will urge upon your people hearty
cooperation for their enforcement
with the officers of the county and
state.
His Honor, chief Judge of this cir
cult, has advised me of the propriety
of furnishing to the grand juries the
names of proper witnesses to all i'm
portant violations of the fish and
game laws and has promised the full
support of the courts.
Yours very truly,