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1929 Supplement to the Annotated Code of the Public General Laws of Maryland
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FISH AND FISHERIES. 227

navigable waters, and arrest such offender whenever found upon such
waters.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 65. 1912, ch. 4.

62. Any person violating sections 58-64, where not otherwise pro-
vided, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than twenty-five
dollars nor more than three hundred dollars; and where forfeiture of boat,
vessel, net or other equipment is provided for in sections 58-59 and 61-64
the said boat, vessel, net or other equipment shall be sold at public auc-
tion by the sheriff of the county for cash after ten days' notice; in case of
appeal, the appellant shall remain in custody, and the boat, ' vessel, net or
other equipment shall be sold as above provided, unless recognizance be
entered into for double the amount of the fine and double the value of
said boat, vessel, net or other equipment, conditioned on the performance of
the final judgment of the Court. Upon such recognizance being given, the
party convicted and the aforesaid property shall be discharged.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 66. 1912, oh. 4.

63. If any oyster inspector or other officer empowered with the duties
of enforcing the provisions: of sections 58-59 and 61-64, knowingly fail
to report violations of the same or to perform any of the duties herein
required of him, he shall, for every such offense, be liable to a fine of one
hundred dollars, to be applied to the oyster fund of his State.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 67. 1912, ch. 4.

64. Nothing in sections 58-59 and 61-64 shall be construed in any
way to impair, alter or abridge any rights which either State, or the citi-
zens thereof, may be entitled to, either by, through, under or against the
compact entered into between the States of Maryland and Virginia on
March 28th, 1785.

1929, ch. 480, sec. 67A.

65. The use of any sunken anchored gill nets is absolutely prohibited
in the waters of the Potomac River at all times, and the use of all gill nets,
known as floating or drift nets and all stake gill nets is prohibited at all
times of the year except during the shad and herring season. Any person,
firm or corporation violating the provisions of this section shall on convic-
tion thereof before any justice of the peace of any county of this State,
most accessible, forfeit said net or nets, or device, together with all boats,
vessels and tackle used in the violation of this section and be fined a sum
of not less than three hundred dollars and not more than one thousand
dollars, or to be subject to both fine and forfeiture, in the discretion of
the justice of the peace trying the same.

1929, ch. 480, sec. 67B.

66. Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed in any way to
impair, alter or abridge any rights which either state, or the citizens there-


 

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