3596 ARTICLE 99
ing, but it shall be lawful to hunt upland game, including deer, during
open season with bow and arrow.
(f) Provided, however, an owner of a dog or dogs between September
10th and March 1, inclusive, may be permitted to run or train such dogs
on Woodcock, English Ringneck, Mongolian and Melanistic Mutant
Pheasant or any other imported species, Ruffed Grouse, Rabbit or Hare,
and Partridge (Quail), provided an attendant accompanies it or them,
but in so doing, no person shall be allowed or permitted to carry a gun or
firearms of any description. Provided, however, it shall be unlawful for
any person to permit their dog or dogs to catch or kill any game during
said training.
Any person allowing any dog or dogs belonging to him to run at large
on any property other than that owned or tenanted by him between March
1st and September 9th and pursue game or destroy the eggs or nest thereof,
shall pay a penalty of Five Dollars ($5.00) and costs for each and every
offense. Any person harboring a dog or dogs shall be termed the lawful
owner of same.
Any person may and it shall be the duty of any deputy game warden
or other officer of this State to humanely destroy any cat found hunting
or killing any bird or animal protected by law and no action for damages
shall be maintained for such killing.
(g) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, purchase
or offer to purchase, barter, exchange, or buy at any time within the State
of Maryland, any bob-white or partridge (quail) ; English Ringneck,
Mongolian or Melanistic Mutant Pheasant, or any other imported species;
native pheasant, ruffed grouse, cottontail rabbit, deer, wild turkey or wild
water fowl, either dead or alive, whether same are caught or killed within
the State of Maryland or in any other State, territory or country, except
live game may be purchased and kept in captivity for propagation pur-
poses only, upon securing a permit from the Game Warden.
(h) Provided, however, nothing contained in this section shall pro-
hibit the person lawfully killing a rabbit from selling same to a consumer
in the county where said rabbit was killed for food; however, same shall
not be offered for re-sale, transported or shipped beyond the confines of
said county in which said rabbit was killed, except as provided in Para-
graph A of Section 23 of Article 99. Provided, however, nothing herein
shall prohibit the sale of rabbits in Baltimore City shipped into said city
from points outside of this State. And be it further provided it shall be
lawful to ship rabbits during open season for killing of same out of Garrett
County to Baltimore City for sale.
1927, ch. 568, sec. 21. 1937, ch. 524, sec. 21.
22. It shall be unlawful for any person to take or kill in any one day,
while hunting, more game than hereinafter enumerated:
Kind of Game Limit for One Day
Wild Ducks ........................ 25 in aggregate of all kinds.
Geese ........................... 8 in aggregate of all kinds.
Brant ............................. 8 in aggregate of all kinds.
Wilson Snipe or Jacksnipe............. 15 in aggregate of all kinds.
Railbirds .......................... 25 in aggregate of all kinds.
Reedbirds ......................... 50
Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs ........ 15
Woodcock ......................... 4
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