Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-05-23
FRESH WATER FISH LAW.
CHAPTER 1858.


General Laws, title Fish and Fish
cries" subtitle Trout and othel
Fish," to follow Section 78 of sal
Article, and to be designated Sec
tons 70 A, rs b, 70 c. Is d, rs Z
70 f, rs q, ~ II.
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 lows, in order
to more equitable and effectual en-
torcenent thereof.
Section BE it enacted by the uen-
eral Assembly of Maryland, That Ger
tain new sections be and the same are
hereby added to Article 80 of the ''o..,
of Public General Laws, title Fish
and Fisheries" subtitle Trout and
other Fish. to follow Section 70 of
said Article, to be designated Sections
7S A, rs b, rs G, Esd, 78 L, rs +, rs G,
and 7S II, and to read respectively as
follows:
rs 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,
pickerel or pike perch, otherwise
known as wall-eyed pike, and Califor-
MIA salmon, between the first day of
April and the fifteenth day of June
both inclusive in each and every year,
in any manner whatsoever, nor at any
time save only with rod, line and sin.
gle hook, baited with natural bait, or
tied 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 $500 for
each fish so unlawfully caught, taken
or killed.
10 B-NO persoA shall catch OF i'll
any manner take Or Nil, III said wa
tiers, aL amy time, any White perch OF
any size less than seven Inches i'll
length, OF any yelIow perch vi 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 Vi less lhan ten inches in
length, measuring, in the case OF each
nsh, from the Up OF the nose To the
end OF the caudal hin or tail.
70 C-No person shall have in pos
session, expose for sale, sell or buy
any of the aforesaid fish, alive or dead,
III the CITY oI BALTIMORE, OF IN any OF the
counties oG this state, dullng the atore-
SAID respective cIosed season, OF dates,
except white perch, between which 1t is
maze uniawiuI, ny 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
hSh so had in possession, exposed Tor
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 apenaity Ion having in posses
sion, exposing for sale, seillng or buying,
OF each such iish, 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
sioncrs 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 y erf ons or corpor-
ations Is engaged in Ii scientific cul.
ture Oh propagation of fish from hav-
ing in his or its possession, alive, at
any time, any fish for the purpose of
said scientihce culture or propagation
only, and to obtain such certificate
said persons or corporation must file
with said State Game Warden an APP
plication and affidavit to the truth and
bona tides 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 tame 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 any
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.
rs D-No person shall, in this State,
In any manner, or at any time, so Oh
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 $4,000 for
every such offence.
rs EVERY owner of a 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 character as to
enable fish to have a free course ul
and down said waters at all times,
under a penalty OF not less than TWEEN
ty-hve dollars (S25.00) nor more than
one hundred dollars ($10000) for each
and every offense.
rs 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 deleteri-
GUS to or destructive of fish life. under
penalty Of not less than one hun
dred dollars $(10000), nor more than
three hundred (S300.0CJ, or imprls-
onment In the penitentlary for not less