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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-

New sections

land, That certain new sections be and the same are hereby

of Chapter
enacted.

added to Article 10 of the Code of Public Local Laws, title

"Dorchester County," sub-title "Fish," to follow Section 186

of said Article, to be designated as Sections 186A, 186B and

186C; and that certain new sections be and the same are

hereby added to Article 21 of the Code of Public Local Laws,

title "Talbot County," sub-title "Fish," to follow Section 116

of said Article, to be designated as Sections 116A, 116B and

116C; and that certain new sections be and the same are

hereby added to Article 6 of the Code of Public Local Laws,

title "Caroline County," sub-title "Fish," to follow Section 146

of said Article, to be designated as Sections 146A, 146B and

I46C; which said sections so added are as follows:

Restricting the
catching of

186A, 116A, 146A. No person or persons shall catch or
' in any manner take or kill in any of the waters of Dor-

fish under
certain sizes.

chester, Talbot and Caroline Counties, or have in his, her

or their possession in any of said counties, any white perch

under seven inches in length, any yellow perch under eight

inches in length, any rock or bass under eleven inches in length,

any taylor under ten inches in length, any pike under fourteen

inches in length, any black bass under nine inches in length,

except where caught for private use and not for sale, with

rod, hook and line, baited with natural bait or tied with arti-

ficial fly or with spoon or spinner. The measurements to be

used in ascertaining the length of the fish aforesaid shall be

from the tip of the nose to the end of the caudal fin or tail.

Any person or persons violating the provisions of this sec-

tion shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con-

viction thereof be fined five dollars for each fish so unlawfully

Penalty.

caught, taken or killed or found in his or their possession, with

costs of prosecution, and to stand committed until such fines

and cost are paid.

186B, 116B, 146B. No person or persons shall catch or in

As to weight of
certain fish.

any manner take or kill in any of the waters of Dorchester,

Talbot and Caroline Counties, or have in his or their pos-

session in any of the said counties any roe rock or striped bass

weighing over twelve pounds. Any person or persons vio-

lating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of

a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof be fined fifty

dollars for each fish so unlawfully caught, taken or killed or

found in his or their possession with costs of prosecution,

and to stand committed until such fines and costs are paid.