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game birds or game animals or young or eggs of such birds or animals,
while such animals or the young or eggs thereof are kept or maintained
on a game preserve used for the purpose of raising or propagating game
birds or game animals, without the consent of the owner or owners of such
game preserve, and any person who shall trespass upon such game pre-
serve, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall
be liable to a fine of not less than fifty dollars or more than one hundred
dollars, or to imprisonment in the House of Correction for a period of not
more than six months.
As to wild fowl, birds and game, see art. 99.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 241. 1924, ch. 432.

285. Any person or persons, his, her or their aiders or abettors, who
shall enter upon any game preserves or refuge for game maintained for
the propagation of game in the State of Maryland, where such preserve or
refuge is enclosed with fencing six feet or more in height, for the purpose
of stealing game, birds or eggs or game animals therein, or who shall kill,
shoot, trap, wound, pursue, hunt, take, capture or attempt to kill, shoot,
trap, pursue, hunt, take or capture game birds or game animals in such
preserve or refuge, either in the day time or night time, with the use of
searchlights, sulphur fires or any other means whatsoever, except with the
written consent of the owner or owners of such preserve or refuge, or who
shall destroy any part of the fencing about said preserve or refuge in
any manner whatsoever, or shall enter into such preserve or refuge and
drive, or attempt to drive the game birds or game animals therefrom, either
in the day time or in the night time, except, with the written consent of
the owner or owners thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be liable for each offense to a fine of not less than
$100.00 or not more than $500.00 or to imprisonment in the House of
Correction for a period of not less than six months: nor more than one year,
or be subject both to said fine and said imprisonment, in the discretion of
the Court.

Trespass.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 242. 1920, ch. 112, sec. 1.

286. It shall be unlawful for any person to enter or trespass on any
property which is posted against trespassers in a conspicuous manner. Any
person so doing shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
before any Justice of the Peace shall pay a fine of fifteen dollars ($15.00)
and the costs; the prosecution of such offenders shall be made and proceed-
ings instituted by the landowner or tenant of the property unlawfully
entered.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 243. 1920, ch. 112, sec. 2.

287. In order to protect the State of Maryland in its propagation of
game and fish, it shall be unlawful for any person to enter or trespass in
any manner, unauthorized, on any land or waters owned or controlled by
the State for the use of the Game Department or Fish Department, or
lands which have been acquired as game preserves or refuges, or for fish
ponds or hatcheries, and it shall be unlawful to destroy or deface or dam-
age in any manner such properties. Any person violating the provisions