The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-01
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A BILL ENTITLED

a BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Sections ~, Is, IA, Is,
76, n, rs, 80, 81 and 50 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
fish or fishes.
SECTION l. Be it enacted By the
General Assembly OF Maryland, That
Sections 70, Is. "A, 75. rs. II. Is, 80,
81 and 50 of Article 80 Of Bagby's
Annotated Code OF Public General
Laws OF Maryland, title, "Fish and
Fisheries" subtitle, Trout and other
Fish," be and the same are hereby
repealed and re-enacted with amend
ments SO as to read as follows, and to
add new section to be known as
82.A..
70. The term Game or Fresh Water
Fish 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 or
Oswego Bass, Graphic, Grass or Cal
leo Bass; Rock Bass otherwise known
as Red-eye or Goggle-eye, and all
other species or varieties of fresh
water fishes, commonly known as bass
Except striped bass or rock fish, Fall
Fish, Bluegill, or Blumebream, and all
other species of fresh water fishes.
commonly called subfish, pike or pick
erel. Pike Perch. otherwise known as
Susquehanna Salmon or Wall-eyed
Pike: Green or Jack Pike. The term,
"bait fish" shall include all forms Of
minnows Except F'allfish), and stone
Cat Fish, sometimes called Mad
Toms"
The term Food Fish" includes all
species or varieties Of fish whatsoever
within the waters Of this State not
included In the game or fresh water
fishes or bait fish.
78. No person or persons shall take,
catch, kill. fish or fish for any Brook
Trout, Brown Trout or Rainbow Trout
or any other species of the Salmon
or Trout Family Except Squeteague)
within the waters Of the State OF
Maryland above a point where the
tide GIBBS and flows between the first
day Of July and the first day of April
thereafter. both dates inclusive, nor
any Small-mouth or Large-mouth Bass
or any other species Of game or fresh
water fishes mentioned in this Act
between the first day Of December
and the first day Of July. both dates
inclusive, and then only by means of
rod, hook and line. No person or
persons shall take, catch, kill, fish
or fish for, any Of the fish or fishes
herein named at any time in any Of
the waters of this State above point
where the tide GIBBS and flows with
any kind OF seine or net, stir net. drag
net, gig or gig iron, fish baskets or
fish pots. eel weirs, brush or fascine
nets, or by any means or contrivance
in the nature Of seine or net or trap,
which are in use at present or may
be devised hereafter, except bait fish
may be taken by use of dip or land
ing net or seine not over six feet in
length nor greater than three feet in
depth.
"A. No person shall place in any
fresh water stream. lake or pond, with
out the consent of the owner, or in
the waters and estuaries with the
rivers debouching into them, any lime
or other deleterious substance, with
the intent thereby to poison or catch
fish, under a penalty of One Hundred
Dollars.
rs. Whenever any person who owns
controls or erects an artificial pond
upon his own land, or land of which
he is in legal possession, shall put
therein any fish or the eggs or spawn
OF flsh for the purpose Of breeding and
cultivating fish, and shall give notice
thereof either In one or more news