Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-08-01
CHAPTER NO. $40
A BILL ENTITLED

an ACr " Fepohi anu re-euact Will
amendments Sections ~, 70, "A, rs
rs, n, rs. so. 81 and, so OF Article
80 Of Bagby's Annotated Code OF
Public General Laws OF Maryland
title. Fish and Fisheries" subtitle
Trout and other Fish, and to
further protect the fresh water fish
or fishes OF this State and to pro.
vide adequate legislation for protec.
ton and propagation Of fresh water
hsh or fishes.
SECTION /. Be II enacted BY the
General Assembly Of MdryIand, That
Sections 70. 7s. "a. 75. rs. n, rs. so,
81 and SO OF Article 80 Of Bagby's
Annotated Code Of Public .General
Laws Of Maryland. title, Fish and
Fisheries" subtitle, TROY. and other
Fish" be and the same are hereby
repealed and re-enscted with amend
L.enss so as to read as follows, and to
add a new section to be known, as
52A.
10 The term Game or Fresh Water
F'ish or Fishes shall include the fol-
lowing fish or fishes: Chairs, Brook
Trout. Brown Trout. Rainbow Trout
or any other species Of the Salmon
and Trout Family except squeteague,
small-mouth Bass, Large-mouth Bass
also called Straw Bass: Green OF
oswego BASS. Graphic, Grass or Cal
leo, Bass: Rock Bass otherwise known
as Red-eye or Goggle-eye. and al
other spsciee or varieties OF fresf
water fishos, commonly known as bass
texcspt Rtipt1 bass or rock fish. FAN
Flph. Biueeill, or Biumebream. and al
other species of fresh water fishes
commonly called subfsh. pike or pick
erel. Pike Perch, otherwise knewn a
Susquehanna Salmon or Wall.eye,
Pike: Green or Jack Pike. The term
bait FISH" shall include all forms o
minnows (except Fallfsh). and ston'
Cat Fish. sometimes called MAJ
Toms"
The term Food Fish" includes al
species or varieties of fish whatsoeve
within the waters OF this State no
included in the game or fresh waite
fishes or bait fish.
rs. No person or persons shall taki
catch, kill, ash or fish for any Broo
Trout, Brown Trout or Rainbow Trou
or any other species Of the Salmo
or Trout Family except squeteague
within the waters OF the State {
Maryland above point where tn
tide GIBBS and flows between the Ar.
day of-July and the first day of Apr
thereafter. both dates inclusive. nc
any Smali-mouth or Large-mouth Bias
or any other species Of game or fires
water fishes mentioned in this A,
between the first day OF Decembs
ana the tlrst day Of July. both date
inclusive. aud then only by means
rod. hook and line. No person ,
persons shall take, catch. kill, fl
or nsh Tor. any OF the fish or fish
herein named at any time in any
the waters Of this State above poi
where the tide Gibbs and flows wi
any kind OF seine or net, stir net, dr.,
net. gig or gig iron. fish baskets
fish pots, eel weirs. brush or fascil
nets, or by any means or contrivan
in the nature of a seine or net or ira
which are in use at present or mi
be devised hereafter, except bait o.
may be taken by use OF dip or Ian
ing net or seine not over six feet
length nor greater than three feet
depth.
"a, No person shall place in Al
fresh water stream, lake or pond. vii
out the consent OF the owner. or
thee waters and estuaries with I
rivers debouching into them. any lii
or other deleterious substance. wi
the intent thereby to poison or cat
fish. under penalty OF One Hundr
Dollars.
rs. Whenever any person who owl
controls or erects an artificial po
upon his own land. or land Of viii
he is in legal possession, shall |
therein any Ash or the eggs or spa
Of ilsh for the purpose 81 breeding a
cultivating fish. and shall give not
thereaf either in one or more ne'