The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-04-29
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1904
SYNOPSIS OF GAME AND FISH
LAWS PASSED AT THE JAN
UARY, 1904, SESSION..


UARY, 1904, SESSION.
The following chapters and titles
give general but complete information
on the subject:
Chapter 79-Anne Arundel-Upland
game, prohibit sale, except rabbit and
squirrel.
Chapter 91-Caroline. New game
law forbidding night shooting.
Chapter 104-Queen Anne's-ke-
moves the protection from crabs.
Chapter 142-Kent-Wild Fowl. Tx
tends duck shooting to April 25.
Chapter 148, Dorchester-Upland
birds and limit of bag.
Chapter l50-Howard-Fish-
hibits the use of dynamite or other ex-
plosive or substance harmful to fish.
Chapter 16S-kent-R the
killing or trapping of foxes.
Chapter 1S5-Harford-Mak the
closed season on Woodcock July 1 to
January 1 and on election days in Nov
ember.
Chapter 98-Somerset- game
law closes pheasant Shooting for i
years; makes owner of dogs RESPONSE
BILE for their depredations; provides
nonresident license $40.
Chapter -Garrett-torbids per-
sons under Is years from carrying
fire arms.
Chapter ontgomery-Repeals
Potomac game fish law as to closed
season; permits taking of game fish
at any time, but size and methods of
taking remain unchanged.
Chapter 253, Anne Arundel-New
closed season for upland game, includ-
ing WOodcOck, snipe and plover.
Chapter -Talbot-Prescribes the
size of fish to be taken in the waters
of Talbot, Caroline and Dorchester.
Chapter 475-Frederick- taDlishes
closed season on upland game from
November 1 to December rs and on
erection day.
Chapter 439-Allegany-Open squir-
rel season September l.; establishes
a nonresident license of $40; forbids
export; makes owner of dog liable for
depreciation.
Chapter -Allegany-Impo a
tax on dogs and in default compels
constables to kill the dogs of delin-
quents.
Chapter 54-Dorchester- kepeals
the provision Of 40 concerning the
size of fish to be taken in Talbot
Caroline and Dorchester
Chapter Worcester-Protects
foxes during the breeding season ana
when pursued by dogs
Chapter Allegany-Makes it
lawful to use dip nets IL niche to the
bar, February Is to April Is.
Chapter 651-Anne Arundel-FOr-
bids SEEMING in water narrower than
Is yards or within 100 yards of the
head of any creek, etc.
Chapter 633-Wicomico- Regulates
fishing in Quantico, Luvastico or Bar
rem Creek.
Chapter 593-Queen Anne's-Estab-
fishes dog tax in fourth election dis
trict (Kent Island); compels constable
to kill dogs of delinquent.
Chapter 551-Frederick- Makes it
unlawful to hunt from October 10th
to November 1 ana on election day.
Chapter S-Dorchester- spe-
cial privileges to the Hoopers Island
Cunning Club.
Chapter 509-Patuxent River-Reg-
uAates the shooting on marshes and
tributaries with license for non-resi-
dents or pushers.
Chapter 542-Baltimore Co.-New
game law establishes license for non
for depreciation of dogs; requires ex-
crease of game supply.
Chapter 4o6-Anne Arundel-Regu-
lates wild fowl shooting on West and
Rhodes rivers.
Chapter 452-Frederick-tor
shooting or trapping birds when bunch
ed except trapping for protection i'm
winter.
Chapter 4S2-St. Mary's and Calvert
Protects all song birds except robins,
larks and cedar birds.
Chapter -Frederick-Closed sea-
son in game birds November 1 to De-
cember Is and Sundays and election
days.
Chapter -Carroll-License for
non-residents to fish in the Monocacy
above Double Pike Creek.
Chapter 40S-Harford-Regu
fishing in Romney Creek.
Chapter 358-St. Mary's-Protects
all song and insectiverous birds; this
supercedes Chapter 1872 as to St.
Mary's.
Chapter 72-Allegany- Declares
fish pots or weirs nuisance, compels
sheriff to remove same and defines
c. & 0. canal as a tributary of the
Potomac river.
Chapter 346-Game Warden-Legis-
lates out of Office al deputy wardens
appointed prior to April 10, 1904; ex-
tends deputies powers to more than
one county; makes the State Fishery
force and the Sheriff and States At
torneys of the counties and Baltimore
city a part of the effective force of
this department.