The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-05-04
CHAPTER lsi.

IN Act Ia repeal Sections -. =. SO
81. 50 50 NJ aud % - Article - Of
the Code Of Public General Laws.
entitled Fish and Fisheries sub
title. Trout and other Fish. as the
same we're amended by Chapter as
81 the Acts Of 1879. and 10 rrsn-
SGT the same With amendments
Whereas II is desirable 10 secure
greater uniformity tn thu isss ut this
State governing the pruipstiDu AHi IN
crease of tbs. food nfhss IN al the ~
tiers Of th.s State above the point
where the tide ebts aud flows len nr
Der Ia a more equitable aud etfevtuAl
enforcement insrs OF
Section l. Be Il enacted bN the
General Asssmhly % Mar land That
So, iiohs -. - 50 NJ. -. -. 81 -
anI - 81 Article - II The Cote uf
Pat.llC General I.avs oi MBTS land en-
titisI Fish aud Fisheries sub title
Tr,i4t aud other Fish as amended
hy the Acts Of 1889. Chapter 2SS b.
aud the same are hereby repealed aud
r,.-eaaCted 80 80 20 read az follows
- No Esrson shall catch or Ia
any maauer take or kitl.tn any waters
of this State. above puint where the
iiie Gibbs ANA nuWs. ans black bass.
Uickersl or pike perch. uthsgWls.
known as Wali-~Yed pike. and Csiifor,
MIA salmon .hetWeen the first aay Of
April and the fifteenth day OF June.
10th Inclusive in each and every
wear. In am manner whatsoever. nor
az any time. save only with rod line
sud single hook baitsd with natural
bait. OF tied With artificial ny. OF with
sIsCn ar spinner each equipped
with single hook OF 81 any ziEo less
than eight inches measuring in the
ease ~ each fish from the tip OF the
nose Ia the end % the caudal I'm or
tail under > penalty III FIVE dollars
ts5.uUi for each hsh 50 unia fully
caught. taken or killed
~. No person shall catch. or in anv
manner take or Nil. In said waters. at
any time. any white perch OF ans 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 Ia length. or
any rock. otherwise known a. striped
bass. or any taylor of any size less
than ten inches in length. measuring
In the ease of each FISH from the tip
Of the nose 20 the end OF the Caudal
I'm OF tail
so. No person shall. In this State.
In an manner or AT any time. So oh
struct any stream above where the
tide ebbS and lows. In which trout or
other Ash have been placed by the
State or natural government. 50 that
said fish shall not have free access
up and down said stream. under a
penalty Of not less than ten dollars
4
for every such offensp
81 Every owner Of a dam OF dams
upon any Of the said waters Of this
State Is hereby required To make aud
keep In repair or cause 10 be made
and kept ia repair. aud placed upon
said dam Ut dams al least one fish
ladder Of such character as to en-
able fish 10 have e free course up and
down said waters at all times. under
a penalty of not less than twenty-five
ts25j nor more than one hundred dol
lars tsl00i. Tor each and every Of
Tense
50. No person shall plaea throw
or make use OF in any OF said wa
teTs. except from bona fide engineer.
ing. milling or mining purposes. any
dynamite or other explosive substance
vi any Hlars pOiSoH ICiu. saw aust,
shaFines OF other substance whatsO-
ever deleteTlous To or destructive of
fish life, under a penalty of not less
than one hundred dollars (Sl00B nor
more than three hundred dollars
t$300l or Imprisonment in the peni.
Tertiary for not less than one year
nor more than three years, or be both
fined and imprisoned in the discretion
of the Court; provided. however. that
nothing in this section shall apply to
sawmills now in operation until Octo-
Der /. 1903, unless said sawmill or
mills shall in the meantime change its
or their location; and further provid-
ed. that any sawmill or mills moving
from its or their present location.
shall be considered a new mill or
mills, and shall be subject to the pro
visions of this section.
81. No Lerson shall at any time
empty any seine or net of any de-
scription whatsoever upon the beach
shore or land bordering upon any OF
the waters of this State, above tide
and no person shall at any time so
empty any such seine or net as to
leave to perish upon the said beach,
shore or land. or upon any boat or
float any white perch of any size less
than seven inches in length, or any