The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-09-28
NEW GAME REGULATIONS
State Game Warden Cites The
Law of 1916.
To the Editor of The Republican.


Inquiries still continue to arrive at
my Office relative to the new game and
fish laws as enacted by the General As
sembly Of 1916. In reply to such IN
quiries, l take this means of informing
the public of the construction of the
new laws as handed me by Attorney
General Albert c. Richie:
Open season for squirrel, in the fol-
lowing counties of Maryland, namely,
Baltimore, Caroline. Cecil, Garrett,
Horford, Howard, Kent Montgomery.
Queen Anne's, Somerset, Washington,
Wicomico and Worcester, the squirrel
season opens August 18th and runs
open until Oct. 1st, then remains closed
until Nov. 10th, then opens again until
Dec. "a.
The following counties were exempt
from this law on squirrels, and can
shoot them only from Nov. 10th to
Dec. 24th, namely: Anne Arundel,
Calvert, Dorchester. Prince Georges.
st. Mary's and Talbot. Mr.. Ritchie's
opinion states that these counties only
asked for exemption from the new
dates contained herein above, and ac-
cordingly, their season remains as it
was heretofore.
Squirrel season in Frederick and
Allegheny counties Frederick county
has a special law allowing squirrels to
be shot from August 18th to Dec. 9th.
Allegheny county has a special law al
lowing squirrels to be shot Sept. 18th
to Dec. oath. These two bills were
signed BY the Governor at a later date
than the Statewide bill on squirrels,
therefore, the law in these two counties
supercedes the State law.
Open season for Doves-Doves can
not be shot in any part of Maryland ex-
cept in Talbot county, and in this
county, from Aug. 18Th to Dec. oath
only.
New Fish regulations The new law
specifies no person shall catch or kill
any white or yellow perch less than I
inches in length, or any pike less than
Il inches, or any rock or striped bass
less than ten inches, or any taller
tor blue hshl less than ) inches. or
white catfish under Z pounds. Or any
sturgeon less than 20 pounds, or any
rock over 20 pounds. This law pro-
hIhlts the buying or selling or exposing
for sale of any fish herein mentioned,
also tbs catching of under and over
sized fish. No dealer receiving under
or diversified fish can expose or offer
same for sale at any time. especi-
ally call attention of all fish dealers IN
Maryland to this new law, ard shall ex-
pect them to take notice and govern
their sales accordingly, as the Deputy
Wardens have orders to strictly enforce
this law.
! shall expect all Deputy Wardens to
be on the lookout for violators of our
game and fish laws. This unlawful
catching and sale of understood fish has
worked very injuriously to the industry
IN our State for years past. and | ap-
peal to the Justices of the Peace and
Judges of all Courts to help the Com
mission break up this wholesale slaugh-
ter of our food supply by prosecuting
all offenders brought within their juris-
dictiOn.
We have opening for some good men
to act as Deputy Wardens in the fol-
lowing counties: Cecil. Kent, Queen
Anne's, Talbot Wicomico, Somerset,
Worcester, Calvert, Caroline, Charles,
st. Mary's and Howard counties. The
other counties of Maryland are very
well covered, Anyone wishing to act.
will please notify the State Game War
dep, at which time he will take the
matter under consideration.
Z. LEE LeCOMPTE,
State Game Warden.