The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-05-31
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1907
FRESH WATER FISH LAW.
CHAPTER s5s.

AN ACT to add certain new Sections
to Article 80 of the Code Of Public
General Laws, title Fish and Fish
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, 7S 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-
forcemeDt thereof.
Section BE it enacted by the Gen-
leral Assembly of Maryland, That Ger
itain new sections be and the same are
thereby added to Article 80 Of the fn.:s
Iof Public General Laws, title Fish
land Fisheries" subtitle Trout and
lother Fish" to follow Section IS Of
said Article, to be designated Sections
l7S A, 70 B, 70 C, 78D, Is e, 7S F, Is G,
land Is H, and to read respectively az
follows:
Is A-No person shall catch or in
lany maner take or kill In any waters
tof this State, above a point where the
tide GIBBS and flows, any black bass,
loickerel 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,
both inclusive in each and every year,
lin any manner whatsoever, nor at any
thine save only with rod, line and SIN
lyle hook, baited with natural bait, or
tiled with the artificial fly. or with a
lspoon or spinner, each equipped with
ia 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 ($5.00) for
each fish so unlawfully caught, taken
or killed.
Is 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.
jor any pike less than fourteen inches
lin length, or any rock, otherwise
known as striped bass, or any taylor
LOT any size OF less than ten inches in
length, measuring, in the case of each
Afish, from the tip of the nose to the
lend of the caudal fin or tail.
| Is C-No person shall have In pos
session, expose for sale, sell or buy
lany OF the aforesaid fish, alive or dead,
lin 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 1t Is
made unlawful, Dy the preceding sec
,tions of this Act, to catch or kill the
isame, or at any time of any size less
THAN therein provided, whether such
fish so had in possession, exposed for
isale, sold or bought, shall have been
caught, trapped or in any other man
liner taken or killed In that county, or
lin any other county of this State, or
lin any other State, Territory or coun-
Ilry under penalty for having in posses.
Ision, exposing for sale, selling or buying
Iof each such fish, similar in amount
respectively to that hereinbefore made
land provided for the illegal catching
Iof the same; but nothing in this Sec
Ition contained shall be 80 construed as
to prevent any of the Fish Commits
,sioners of this State, in pursuance OF
their capacity as fish culturists, or
amy other person or corporation which
shall first obtain a certificate in writ
ling from the State Game Warden to
1.-THE effect that such y srs ons or corpor
Iations Is engaged In tn. scientific cul
Iture or propagation Of fish from hav
ling in his or its possession, alive, al
aany time, any fish for the purpose Of
| said scientifice culture or propagation
H)nly, and to obtain such certificate
/ laid persons or corporation must filt
with said State Game Warden an ap
l)lication and affidavit to the truth ant
3oona fldes thereof, made by the person
}or officer of the corporation request
ling the same, and taken before an.
3oficer competent to administer al
oath in this State, and said affidavit
land application shall be retained an(
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 any
size less than the lawful size, shall
In every instance be prima facie evi
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 hsh
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 penalty OF not
less than ten dollars $4,000 nor more
than twenty-five dollars ($25.OO) fol
every such offence.
Is EVERY owner OF dam OF
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 vi
and down said waters at all times,
under a penalty Of not less than TWEEN
ty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than
one hundred dollars ($100.00) 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 deleteri-
Gus to or destructive of fish life, under