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1929, ch. 471, sec. 43.

44. Removal of Stakes and Nets. It shall be unlawful to permit or
allow to remain in the waters any stakes or nets after the close of the fish-
ing season or at other times when this Article prohibits stakes and nets
to be placed, but all nets must be removed at the end of the season and all
stakes must be removed within ten days thereafter.

1929, ch. 471, sec. 44.

45. Emptying Seines. It shall be unlawful for any person to empty
his seine upon the shore or beach so as to leave the small fish to perish, or
in any water less than 12 inches deep, but he shall at all times empty
same in waters of sufficient depth to enable the smaller fish to return to
the waters for growth and maturity.

1929, ch. 471, sec. 45.

46. Chesapeake Bay. It shall be unlawful for any person to use nets
of any kind in the waters in that part of the Chesapeake Bay which lies
between a straight line drawn from Drum Point Lighthouse in Calvert
County to Hog Island in St. Mary's County, and a straight line drawn
from Cove Point Lighthouse in Calvert County to Cedar Point Light-
house in St. Mary's County, nearer than 500 yards in every direction from
any other net, or any net of a total length of more than 175 yards includ-
ing the leaders or hedges or -wings thereof, or at a greater distance than
one-fourth the distance across the waters above mentioned at low water
mark on either side.

1929, ch. 471, sec. 46.

47. Head of Bay. The use of pound nets or stake nets shall be pro-
hibited in the head waters of the Chesapeake Bay hereinafter defined,
except the bay shore of Kent County up to Howell's Point, and except on
the west side of the Bay from Poole's Island north to one-half mile north
of Spesutia Island, not to exceed 800 yards from the shore. For the pur-
pose of this section the head waters of the Chesapeake Bay shall be defined
as follows: All waters west and south of the following line shall be con-
sidered belonging to the Chesapeake Bay, to wit: a line drawn from Car-
penter's Point, thence to Grove Point, and a line drawn from Grove Point
to Howell's Point, but not to include any tributary of said Bay.

1929, ch. 471, sec. 47.

48. Patuxent River. It shall be unlawful for any person, between the
5th day of March and the 15th day of May, both dates inclusive, to use
any seine or net with mesh less than 1 1/2 inches square, or during the rest

of the year with any seine or net with mesh less than 2 inches square.

It shall be unlawful for any person to set, place, construct or use any
net of any kind or description in any part of the Patuxent River from
Queen Anne Bridge to the mouth of said river, nearer than 500 yards in

every direction from any other net; or to set, place construct or use any
net more than 175 yards in length, including the leaders or hedges or