WATER FOWL—BIRDS AND GAME. 623

1927, ch. 568, sec. 45.

46. Any person who shall obtain a license as provided for in this
Article to erect a blind and the same may thereafter be destroyed in any
manner beyond the control of the owner, shall have thirty days in which
to replace or restore same without losing the set which the same formerly
occupied.

(a) Whenever an owner of land bordering on any waters of this State
shall desire to erect a booby, brush or stake blind in front of his property,
or other person to whom he shall give permission, he shall not place same
within 250 yards of the dividing line of any property owned by him and
the adjoining property bordering on said waters (the distance contained
herein shall not apply to the waters that are tributary of the Chesapeake
Bay and the Potomac River in the Counties of Charles, Calvert and St.
Mary's), meaning a line extending out over the waters drawn direct from
the dividing line of said properties at the shore line, unless with the con-
sent of the adjoining landowner, same being for the purpose of allowing
each landowner bordering on any of the waters of the State permission to
avail himself of the privilege of setting, erecting or maintaining a booby,
brush or stake blind in front of his property.

1927, ch. 568, sec. 46.

47. It shall be unlawful for any person to enter, use or occupy any
other person's booby, brush or stake blind, which is licensed as provided
for in this sub-title, for the purpose of hunting water fowl, without first
obtaining the permission from the licensee of said blind. Any person vio-
lating any provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of trespass;
and be subject to the penalty as herein provided for other violations, the
prosecution of such offenders shall be made and proceedings instituted by
the licensee of said blind.

1927, ch. 568, sec. 47.

48. It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt water fowl in the State
of Maryland at night time in any manner whether from the shore or other-
wise. The words "night time" shall be construed to mean the time begin-
ning with one-half hour after sunset until one-half hour before sunrise the
following day; the time stated by the calendar of hour of sunrise and
sunset. And if it shall be proven that any person charged with hunting
water fowl between the hours of one-half hour after sunset and one-half
hour before sunrise the following day, and that said person had a gun in
possession on the night in question, in the vicinity thereof, such facts
shall be deemed prima facie evidence of violations of this section.

It shall be unlawful to have in possession any light which is used for
hunting water fowl at night in or near the vicinity of the feeding or
resting grounds, and any such light found in possession shall be prima
facie evidence of intention of a violation of this section, and shall be con-
fiscated and turned over to the Game Warden.