WATER FOWL—BIRDS AND (GAME 3595
Provided, however, it shall be unlaw-
ful to hunt or kill the female Eng-
lish Ringneck or Mongolian or
Melanistic Mutant or any other
species of imported Pheasant at
any time.
Male Deer, with two or more points
to one antler—
May be hunted, pursued or killed for a period of five days,
beginning the first Monday in December, except on the
Woodmont Rod and Gun Club in Washington County, De-
cember 15th to December 24th, inclusive; provided, how-
ever, it shall be unlawful to hunt any deer in Worcester
County.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to set any trap (except box
traps for rabbits), net or snare of any description, for the purpose of taking
game, except fur-bearing animals. If any person is found in possession of
any trap, net or snare, it shall be prima facie evidence that said devices
were in possession for the purpose of violating this section, and shall be
confiscated by any officer of this State and destroyed. It shall be unlawful
for any person to place any traps of any description on the property of
another without their written permission.
(b) It shall be unlawful, to hunt, pursue, catch, kill, trap, shoot or
attempt to hunt, pursue, catch, kill, trap or shoot any game except during
the open season as provided by law, or have any dead game in possession
during any closed season whether same was killed within the State of
Maryland or in any other State, territory or country, provided, however,
that dead upland game may be possessed three days after the close of the
open season to be used as food. Provided, however, deer killed legally in
any other State or country may be brought into this State by the person
killing same upon presentation of permit from said State or country in
which said deer was killed and the required hunter's license of that State
or country, during any closed season for the hunting of same in Maryland,
provided, said deer or any part thereof shall not be sold or offered for sale.
(c) It shall be unlawful to hunt or kill any game on Sundays or when
the ground is covered with snow; provided, however, it shall be lawful to
hunt wild water fowl when the ground is covered with snow.
(d) Provided, however, it shall be lawful to hunt game during open
season in Garrett, Allegany and Washington Counties when the ground
is covered with snow, and to hunt deer in Frederick County when the
ground is covered with snow.
(e) It shall be unlawful to hunt any game at night time. The words
"night time" shall be construed to mean the time beginning with sunset
until sunrise the following day; the time stated by calendar of hour of
sunrise and sunset. It shall be unlawful to hunt any game mentioned
herein by use of automobile lights, spotlight or a light of any description.
It shall be unlawful to hunt, pursue or kill any upland game of any
species, except deer, by means of any automatic-loading or hand-operated
repeating shotgun capable of holding more than three shells, the magazine
of which has not been cut off or plugged with a one-piece metal or wooden
filler incapable of removing through the loading end thereof, so as to
reduce the capacity of said gun to not more than three shells at one load-
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