Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-08-01
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS

" HaAAtSu huAuDAAn put W III puDils
places near said pond. any person who
thereafter enter upon such premises
without the consent OF the owner, 70:
the purpose OF fishing, or shall catch
in said pond or ponds. and take there
from any ash. shall be guilty OF {
trespass, and. in addition thereto, shall
be guilty Of misdemeanor and upor
conviction thereof before any Justice
of the Peace in this State shall be
fined not less than twenty-five dollars
($26.00) nor more than One Hundred
Dollars (e100), for each and every Of
Tense, and shall stand committed to
the County jail or Baltimore City
Jail until such fine and costs are paid
rs. Any person or company engaged
In the increase OF Brook Trout BY
artificial process known as fish cul-
ture) may take from his or their pond
or ponds in any way. and cause to be
transported and may Sell any Brook
Trout anu the spawn OF Brook Trout
at any time; and common carriers
may transport them. and dealers. may
sell them on condition that the pack
ages thereof SO transported are ac-
companied by a certificate from a Jus
tice OF the Peace, certifying that such
trout are sent by the owners or agents
or parties SO engaged in fish culture:
and such person or company may take
In any way and at any time. upon the
premises Of any person, under permits
sion OF the owners thereof. brook
trout to be kept and used for artificial
propagation only. and for no other
purpose. Permits for propagation OF
trout in a pond or ponds privately
owned may be issued by the State
Game and Fish Warden, free Of cost.
however, person propagating any OF
the game or fresh water fishes named
in this Act must apply for permit to
transport or sell, barter or exchange
any fish or fishes which may be SO
offered.
7S. No person shall catch or in any
manner take or kill in any waters OF.
this State above a point where the
tide GIBBS and flows. any Of the game
or fresh water fishes herein named
and no person or persons shall catch
take or kill or have In possession any
brown trout. brook trout or rainbow
trout or any other species Of the sal.
mon and trout family Except Sque.
teague) Of any size less than six
inches nor any large or small mouth
bass less than nine inches Or any
pike or pickerel less than fourteen
inches, measuring In case OF each fish
rom the tip Of the nose to the end
Of the caudal fin or tan, in any man
1er whatsoever, nor at any time save |
)nly with rod, line and hook or hooks |
oaited with natural bait, or tied with |
artificial ny or with a spoon or spin |
her, each equipped with hook. or
hooks.
so. No person shall, in this State. |
In any manner or at any time so OBJ
struct any stream above where the
tide GIBBS and flows. so that fish shall
not have free access up and down
said stream.
81. Every owner OF a dam or dams
upon any Of the waters of this State
Is hereby required to make and keep
In repair. or cause to be made and
kept in repair. and placed upon said
dam or dams at least one fish ladder
OF such character as to enable fish
to have a free course up and down
said waters at all times.
50. No person shall place. throw or
make use of in any waters of this
State except bona fide engineering.
milling or mining purposes. any dyna
mite or other explosive substance. or
any lime, poison. acid, sawdust, shaw
ing or other substance whatsoever
delterious to OF destructive Of fish
life. under q penalty OF not less than
One Hundred Dollars $4,000 nor
more than Three Hundred Dollars
(S300), 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 1. 1908. unless said sawmill OF
mills shall in the meantime change itl
or their location: and further pro
vided. that any sawmill or mills NOV
ing from its or their present location
shall be considered a new mill o.
mills. and shall be subject to the pro
visions OF this section.
SPA. Any person found guilty o
violating any section or part or part
Of sections OF this Act unless tn
penalty is provided for in the section
shall be deemed guilty of a misds
meanor and upon conviction thereo
before any Justice of the Peace OF thi
State shall be fined not less thai
twenty-five dollars (s25) nor NOR
than One Hundred Dollars (s100) 10
each and every offense, and shaI
stand committed to the County ia
or the Baltimore City Jail until sue
fine and costs are paid. that the fine
recovered for any violation OF thi
Act shall be paid over to the Stat
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