Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-05-17

Secretary of the Senate.
b. l.. SMITH,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates
CHAPTER 3ss.
AN ACT TO ADD CERTAIN NEW SEC
TONS TO ARTICLE SO OF THE CODE
OF PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS, TITLE
FISH AND FISHERIES" SUBTITLE
TROUT AND OTHER FISH" TO FOL-
Low SECTION IS OF SAID ARTICLE,
AND TO BE DESIGNATED SECTIONS
7SA, zSB, 7SC, 7SD, 7SE, 7SF, 7SG, 7SH
WHEREAS 1T IS DESIRABLE TO SE-
CURE GREATER UNIFORMITY IN THE
LAWS OF THIS STATE GOVERNING
THE PROTECTION AND INCREASE OF
THE FOOD FISHES IN ALI. THE
WATERS OF THIS STATE ABOVE THE
POINT WHERE THE TIDE EBBS AND
FLOWS, INORDER TO \ MORE EOUIrA-
BILE AND EFFECTUAI. ENFORCEMENT ;
THEREOF
Section l. Be il enacted by the General As
Sembly OF Maryland That certain new sec
tons be and the same are hereby added TO
Article SO OF the Code of Public General
Laws, title Fish and Fisheries SUBTITLE. 4
Trout and Other Fish to follow Section IS ;
OF said Article to be designated Sections 7SA,
7SB. 7SC, Esd, zSE, 7SF. zSG and ssh. and 10
read respectively as follows
7SA. No person shall catch, or is@-4.y man
ner take or kill, III any waters S State, I
'bove point where the tide -. i'll flows, :
xise .,ase->....-.s 'srrr-eycd pike, -; 80:
salmon. between the first day of snnJ ' ina f
fifteenth day of June, both inclusE ~ ny :
and every year, III any manner whaiS3ever
nor at any time, save only with rod, line and
single hook. bated with natural bait, or tied
with the artificial fly, with spoon or spin
ner. each equipped with a single hook or of
any size less than eight inches measuring in
the NJ each n Sin he nfs
to the end OF The caudal fin tail, under a
penalty of live $500 dollars for each fish 50
unlawfully caught, taken or killed.
7S3. No person shall catch, or in any man
ner take or kill III said waters at any time. any
white perch OF any size less than seven inches
i'll length any yellow perch OF any size less
than eight inches i'll length, or any pike less
than fourteen inches i'll length, or any rock
otherwise known as striped bass, any tailor
OF any size less than ten inches i'll length
measuring i'll the case of each fish, from the tip
of the nose to the end of the caudal lin or tail
under penalty of two dollars 81 for each
fish 50 caught, taken or killed.
sc. No person shall have in possession ex-
pose for sale, sell or buy any of the aforesaid
fish, alive or dead, in the CITY of Baltimore or
III any OF the counties of this State during the
aforesaid respective closed season or dates, ex-
cept white perch, between which it Is made
unlawful by the preceding sections of this
Act to catch or kill the same, al any time
hi ANY SIG less IMAM tUcfC whether
such hsh so had III posSes,io exposed for
sale, sold or bought, shall have been caught
trapped, or III any other manner taken or
killed IN that county, or in any other county
OF this state or III any other State territory or
county, under penalty for having i'll posses
sion, exposing for sale, selling or buvng OF
each such fish similar in amount respectively
to that hereinbcfore made and provided for
the illegal catching of the same; but nothing
III this section contained shall be so construed
As To prevent any of the Fish Commissioners
OF this State, i'll pursuance OF their capacity as
fish culturists. any other person or corpora
ton which shall first obtain certificate III
writing from the State Game Warden to the
effect that such persons or corporations is
engaged III the scientific culture or propaga-
ton OF tish from having i'll his or lis possessions
alive, at any time, any fish for the purpose of
said scientific culture or propagation only, and
to obtain Such certificate said persons or cor
porationS must file with said Stare Game War
den an application and affidavit TO the truth
and bona hdes thereof, made by the person or
officer OF the corporation requesting the same
and taken before any officer competent TO adj
minister an oath III this State, and said aiii-
davit and application shall he retained and
kept OF file by said State Game Warden: but
the possession of any OF the aforesaid fish dur
ing any of the aforesaid closed seasons or dates
between which 1t is herein before made unlaw-
tul To catch or trap the same, any size less
than the lawful size, shall in every instance
be PJfWd Jdfie evidence OF unlawful purpose
1oP. 40 person shall, III tins State, III any
manner OF at any time, SO obStruct any stream
above where the tide Gibbs and flows. IN which
ir"ut 81 other hsh have been placed by the
State OF National Government, so that said
hsh shall not have free access up and down
sad stream. under penalty OF not less than
ten tsio.ool dollars nor more than twenty-five
t>25.o"i dollars Tor every such oifense.
7SE. Every owner of dam or dams upon
OF tile said waters of this State il hereby
required 10 make and keep in repair, or TO
cause 10 be made and kept III repair, and
placed upon said dam or dams, at least
fish Ladder OF such character a. to enable fish
10 have free course up and own said waters
at all times under a penalty of not less than
twenty-five $4,000 dollars nor more than one
hundred $1,000 dollars for each and every
ohense
7of \" person shall place. throw, or make
use OF, III any OF said waters, except for b0nd