The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-05-16
FRESH WATER FISH LAW.
CHAPTER 35S.

cries. subtitle Trout and other
Fish" to follow Section IS of said
Article, and to be designated Sec
lions IS A, IS B, IS C. IS D, IS E,
IS F, IS G, IS H.
Whereas, 1t is desirable to secure
greater uniformity in the laws of this
State, governing the protection and in
crease of the food fishes in all the wa
tiers of this State, above the point
where the tide GIBBS and flows, in order
to a more equitable and effectual en-
forcement thereof.
Section BE it enacted by the 9TH
eral Assembly of Maryland, That ccf-
tain new sections be and the same are
hereby added to Article 80 of the ''n'.t
of Public General Laws, title Fish
and Fisheries" subtitle Trout and
other Fish" to follow Section IS of
said Article, to be designated Sections
IS A, Is B, Is C, 7SD, IS E, IS F, Is G,
and Is H, and to read respectively as
follows:
70 A-No person shall catch or in
any maner take or kill in any waters
of this State, above point where the
tide GIBBS and flows, any black bass.
lpickerel or pike perch, otherwise
known as wall-eyed pike, and Califor-
tnia salmon, between the first day OF
April and the fifteenth day of June,
3both inclusive in each and every year.
lin any manner whatsoever, nor at any
thine save only with rod line and sim
lyle hook, baited with natural bait, or
tiled with the artificial fly. or with
spoon or spinner, each equipped with
a single hook, or of any size less than
eight inches, measuring in the case of
each fish from the tip of the nose to
the end of the caudal fin or tail. under
a penalty of five dollars (s5.00) for
each fish so unlawfully caught, taken
or killed.
70 B-No person shall catch or in
any manner take or kill, in said Wa
tiers, at any time, any white perch of
any size less than seven inches in
length, or any yellow perch of any
size less than eight inches in length,
or any pike less than fourteen inches
in length, or any rock, otherwise
known as striped bass, or any taylor
of any size of less than ten inches in
length, measuring, in the case of each
fish, from the tip of the nose to the
end of the caudal fin or tail.
| Is C-No person shall have in pos
session, expose for sale, sell or buy
any of the aforesaid fish, alive or dead,
in the city of Baltimore, or in any OF the
counties of this State, during the afore-
said respective closed season, or dates,
except white perch, between which it is
made unlawful, by the preceding sec
tons of this Act, to catch or kill the
same, or at any time of any size less
than therein provided, whether such
fish so had in possession, exposed for
sale, sold or bought, shall have been
caught, trapped or in any other man
ner taken or killed in that county, or
in any other county of this State, or
in any other State, Territory or coun
try under apenalty for having in posses
sion, exposing for sale, selling or buying,
of each such fish, similar in amount
respectively to that hereinbefore made
and provided for the illegal catching
of the same; but nothing in this Sec
ton contained shall be so construed as
to prevent any of the Fish Commits
sioners of this State, in pursuance of
their capacity as fish culturists, or
any other person or corporation which
shall first obtain a certificate in writ
ing from the State Game Warden to
the effect that such ers ons or corpor-
atoms is engaged in th . scientific cul-
ture or propagation of fish from hav
ing in his or its possession, alive, at
any time, any fish for the purpose of
said scientific culture or propagation
only, and to obtain such certificate
said persons or corporation must file
with said State Game Warden an ap-
plication and affidavit to the truth and
bona fides thereof made by the person
or officer of the corporation request
ing the same, and taken before any
officer competent to administer an
oath in this State. and said affidavit
and application shall be retained and
kept on file by said State Game War
den, but the possession of any Of the
aforesaid fish during any of the afore-
said closed seasons or dates, between
which it is hereinbefore made unlaw-
full to catch or trap the same. or anv
size less than the lawful size. shall
in every instance be prima facie evil
dence of unlawful purpose or streams
in the State of Maryland.
IS D-No person shall in this State,
in any manner. or at any time. so OBJ
struct any stream, where the tide GIBBS
and flows in which trout or other fish
have been placed by the State or Ma
tional government so that said fish
shall not have free access up and down
such stream, under a penalty of not
less than ten dollars $4,000 nor more
than TWENTY-FIVE dollars ($25.00) for
every Auch offence.
70 E-Every owner of dam or
dams upon any of the said waters of
this State is hereby required to make
and keep in repair, or to cause to be
made and kept in repair, any placed
upon said dam or dams at least one
fish ladder of such a character as to
enable fish to have a free course up
and down said waters at all times.
under a penalty of not less than TWEEN
ty-five dollars (s25.00) nor more than
one hundred dollars (s100.00) for each
and every offense.
IS F-No person shall place. throw
or make use of, in any of said waters.
except for bona fide engineering or
mining purposes. any dynamite or 9th
er explosive substance, or any lime,
poison. acid. saw dust. shavings. or any
other substance whatsoever deleter1-
GUS to or destructive of fish life. under
a penalty of not less than one hun
dred dollars 100000, nor more than
three hundred (s3000tl. or impris-
onment in the penitentiary for not less
than one year nor more than three
wears. or both fined and imprisoned in