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enters upon such premises, without the consent of the owner, for the pur-
pose of fishing, or shall catch in said pond or ponds, and take therefrom
any fish, shall be guilty of a trespass and in addition thereto, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof before any justice
of the peace in this State shall be fined not less than $25.00 nor more than
$100.00 for each and every offense, and shall stand committed to the
county jail or Baltimore City jail until such fine and costs are paid.

1929, ch. 471, sec. 66.

83. (Private Propagation of Game Fish.) Any person or company en-
gaged in the increase of Brook Trout or Bass by artificial process (known
as fish culture) may take from his or their pond or ponds in any way, and
cause to be transported and may sell any Brook Trout or Bass and the
spawn of Brook Trout or Bass at any time; and common carriers may
transport them, and dealers may sell them on condition that the packages
thereof so transported are accompanied by a certificate from a justice of
the peace, certifying that such trout or bass are sent by the owners or
agents or parties so engaged in fish culture; and such person or company
may take, in any way and at any time, upon the premises of any person,
under permission of the owners thereof, brook trout or bass to be kept and
used for artificial propagation only, and for no other purpose. Permits
for propagation of trout and bass in a pond or ponds privately owned may
be issued by the State Game Warden, free of cost, however the person
propagating any of the game or fresh water fishes named in this Article
must apply for a permit to transport or sell, barter or exchange any fish
or fishes which may be so offered.

1929, ch. 471, sec. 67.

84. (Unlawful to Take Out of Frederick and Washington Counties
Any Bass Bait, Etc.—Penalty.) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell
and carry, send or ship, out of or from Frederick or Washington Counties,
or sell or dispose of or furnish to any person for the purpose of taking the
same out of or from Frederick or Washington Counties at any time, any
live bass bait known as scale bait, stony cats or mad toms; the carrying,
sending or shipping from or out of said Frederick or Washington Coun-
ties shall constitute prima facie evidence of the violation of this Article,
and the burden of proof shall be upon the person so taking, carrying, send-
ing or shipping any live bass bait known as scale bait, stony cats or mad
toms, that the same are not sold or intended for sale, unless said bait were
taken from the owners of enclosed ponds. Any person violating any of the
provisions of this section shall upon conviction thereof before any justice
of the peace in said Frederick or Washington Counties, be fined not less
than $10 nor more than $50, and in default of the payment of the fine
imposed and costs shall be sentenced to the county jail for not less than 10
days nor more than 60 days in the discretion of the justice of the peace.

1929, ch. 471, sec. 68.

85. (Protection of Fish Upon Their Natural Spawning Grounds—
Penalty.) No person shall at any time wilfully molest or disturb, take or
catch, destroy or kill any fresh water fish while they are upon their natural
spawning beds. Nor shall any person catch or take, kill or destroy any
of the fish mentioned by shutting off or drawing off any portion of the