The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-10-30
CUNNING Law
SEASON OPENS NOVEMBER 10, CLOSES
dec. HUNTING PROHIBITED
WHEN SNOW is ON GROUND -C CAN
NOT BUY GAME TO SHIP FROM COUN-
TY-NON RESIDENTS HAVE TO TAKE
OUT LICENSE, Etc.

OUT LICENSE, Etc.
The cunning season il rapidly ap-
preaching and the following is sum
mary OF the laws relating to Carroll
County:
The last Legislature passed a game
law (Acts of 1914, ch. 412b applying to
the whole State making uniform
open season from November 10th till
December 24th, and prohibiting hunt
ing on Sunday or when the ground Il
covered with snow sufficient 70 track
game. and allowing shooting only De-
tween sunrise and sunset The com
plete provision OF the law II AZ fol
lows:
mo person shall shoot, trap, catch
or kill, or gun or hunt for any par
fridge, or quail, English or Mongolian
pheasant, American pheasant, dark
neck Bohemian pheasant, pheasant or
ruffed grouse. rabbit, squirrel. wild
turkey, woodcock or deer within the
State Of Maryland between the twenty
fourth day of December and the tenth
day Of November in any year. exclu-
sive of both dates. Nor upon Sunday
or when the ground is sufficiently
covered with snow to track the birds
or game above mentioned. And there
shall be daily closed season on all
the above enumerated game birds and
game animals, with the exception OF
rabbits, between sunset and sunrise.
The violation of this law carries
with it fine OF not less than $500
nor more than 10000: one-half Of
which is paid TO the Deputy Game
Warden, Constable or other person
who shall procure conviction.
! In addition, it is no longer in Car,
roll county lawful to sell any game
except rabbits, or ship 1t out of the
county This is provided by Chapter
1S7 of the Acts OF 1914, which IL as
follows:
That no person, firm or corpora
tion shall buy, barter, sell or offer FOL
sale, ship or export from Carroll
county or have in possession for the
purpose of shipping or exporting, any
partridge, quail, pheasant, dove
squirrel or woodcock: except that the
bona fide guest of any land owner
authorized to hunt in said county
may on leaving take as his persona
baggage and plainly exposed to view
not more than ten partridEaS cr quail
three pheasants- twelve squirrels, si1
woodcock and twelve doves, or a non
resident under a license taken out II
Carroll county may carry away will
him the same number of pieces o
game, for his own use, but not fol
sale.
n The penalty for the violation OF thil
Act Is from $1.00 to $500 for eacl
piece of game, sold, shipped or had il
possession for such purposes; one
half OF which fine IL to be paid to th,
informer. IL is expressly made tn,
duty OF all Game Wardens, Constable
and Police Officers to see to the en-
forcement of this law.
! Another law applying to the Who'll,
State Code Art SO C. 40) prohibit
! the killing OF more than Is partridge
or pheasantsr or 25 doves, or !.
wOodcock, Or ~ rabbits, or IL squir
rels in any one day. The penalty 70
the violation or this Act il $500 70
each piece OF game killed over th,
above limit.
! A law passed in 1872 (chap. 341
relating expressly to Carroll count,
prohibits the killing of any blue birds
robins, wood pecker, doves, whippoor
wills, sparrows, wrens, martins O.
any other insecfiverous birds, excep
by person on his own premises, "a
any time. "a general law passed b,
the last Legislature Acts of 1914, ch
1901 prohibits the killing OF tht
enumerated birds as well as lark
anywhere. This may be construed Il
repeal the local law of Carroll count!
which permitted the shooting on tn,
owners premises. The general Law
also prohibits the having in posses
sion or the wearing Of the plumage
wings or feather OF any or these birds
lin fact ii may be stated that ii II
lawful now to kill only game birds ii
the open season, and hawks, bird
destructive OF poultry, english spar
rows, crows and black birds, at an,
time of the year. OF course the Law
does not prevent the keeping of mock
ing birds or other song birds il
cages.
A license Of $1000 to shoot in Car
rGii county II required OF every on,
not bona fide resident or taxpayel
which license gives the non residen
only the same right as citizens Of tn,
county. "A land owner may by express
authority extend permission to Kill
game upon his land to whom h
pleases, unless the person is engaget
in taking or killing game for market
The penalty for violating the provis
ions of this Act il fine OF $1,000 fol
each piece OF game found in his pos
session OH proved to b. killed by Tho
nonresident and the forfeiture OF hii
gun, which becomes the property O.
the person on whose premises he ma,
be found cunning. The fRformer get
one-half of the fine.
This nonresident license law II
contained in Chapter 224 of the Actl
Iof 1894, and though it has been Law
for twenty years has never been OBJ
served Oh enforced.
In addition to these laws IL is made
"a crime (Code Art 27, ". 233) for any
person to hunt with dog Oh gun upor
tthe land OF another without leave OF
license OF the owner or person II
possession of the land being first had
and obtained. The fine is not less
than $500 nor more than $500. There
is no provision in this law providing
for any part OF the fine to be paid tC