3590 ARTICLE 99

1927, ch. 568, sec. 9.

10. Whenever the services of any Deputy Game Warden shall no
longer be required by the Game Warden, the Game Warden shall give a
notice in writing to this effect to said Deputy, and shall file the same in
the office of the Clerk where the oath of office of said Deputy shall be
recorded, which notice shall be noted by the Clerk upon the margin of the
record where such oath or affirmation is recorded, and thereafter the power
of such Deputy shall cease and determine, and a copy of such notice shall
be immediately served on such Deputy by the Game Warden and such
service shall be by registered letter through the U. S. Mails or by the Game
Warden in person or one of his deputies whom he may designate to notify
the Deputy of the revocation of his commission.

1927, ch. 568, sec. 10. 1929, ch. 474.

11. If the Game Warden or any Deputy Game Warden or Police Offi-
cer, Constable or any other person has reason to believe that any person
has in his possession, contrary to law, any game as defined by law, fish, or
unlawful device being used in violation hereof, it shall be the duty of said
officers to go before any Justice of the Peace of the County or City in
which the game, fish or unlawful device is supposed to be and make affi-
davit of that fact; said Justice shall thereupon issue a search warrant
against the person so complained of, directed to the officer making the
affidavit for said warrant, commanding him to proceed at once and search
for said game, fish or unlawful device, and, upon finding the same, to seize
and take possession thereof and keep it until further order by the Justice.
The said officer shall read said warrant to the owner or person in whose
possession said game, fish or unlawful device is supposed to be. Said
warrant shall be returnable within not less than forty-eight hours from the
date thereof.

(a) Provided, however, that if the Game Warden or one of his salaried
Deputies has reason to believe that game, fish or unlawful device are in
possession in violation of the game or fish laws of this State, and, in his
opinion, it is not possible or practical to secure a search warrant in time
to seize said game, fish or unlawful devices so in possession, then he may
without a warrant examine any boat, railway car, boxj crate, package or
game bag, and may seize any game, fish or unlawful device so found in
possession; and any game, fish or unlawful device so taken shall be dis-
posed of by the Game Warden as he may deem advisable for the best inter-
est, of the State.

(b) Provided, however, that this section shall not authorize entering a
dwelling house without first procuring a search warrant.

(c) Any Game Warden of the State of Maryland, or Deputy Game War-
den, or employee of the State Game Warden, engaged in the enforcement
of this Article, or any other law of the. State of Maryland, who shall search
any dwelling house without a warrant directing such search, or who, while
so engaged shall maliciously and without reasonable cause, search any other
building or property, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and for the first
offense, shall be fined not more than $500 and for each subsequent offense,
not more than $500, or imprisonment of not more than six months, or both
said fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the Court.