178 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 120

alloy or soft-nosed or expanding bullet or ball at a single dis-
charge. It shall be unlawful to hunt or shoot at any deer with
a rifle using cartridges giving a muzzle energy of less than
1200 foot pounds, however, it shall be lawful to hunt or kill a
deer with bow and arrow. It shall be unlawful for any person
at any time to shoot at or kill, or wound, or capture a deer
while same is taking refuge in or swimming through the
waters of any stream, pond or lake.

(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to make use of a
dog in hunting deer and every person who takes a dog into
the woods or who has possession or control of a dog in the
woods and uses same for chasing, taking or killing a deer
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any dog or dogs found
pursuing any deer may be killed by any Deputy Game Warden
of this State or any other person.

(d) It shall be unlawful to set, lay or use any trap, snare,
net, deerlick, or pitfall, or to make use of any artificial light,
battery or other contrivance or device for the purpose of hunt-
ing or killing of deer except as permitted by law.

(e) It shall be unlawful to remove the head or hide or any
part thereof from any deer, except internal organs or cut the
meat into parts until it has been weighed and checked by a
game warden, deputy game warden or a State Policeman at a
designated checking station. Any deer, or parts thereof, the
sex of which cannot be definitely determined shall be prima
facie evidence that said deer is an illegal deer. Each separate
deer, part or parts thereof, taken illegally or found in posses-
sion shall for the purpose of this section be considered a
separate offense.

(f) Any person violating any of the provisions of this sec-
tion shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con-
viction before any Juctice of the Peace of this State shall be
fined not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than One
Hundred Dollars (f 100.00) and costs for each and every offense.
Any person who fails to pay the fine so imposed shall stand
committed to jail until the fine and costs shall have been paid
but such imprisonment shall not exceed ninety days for any
one offense. Provided, however, any person killing a deer and
not reporting the kill to the State Game Warden as provided
herein shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and upon con-
viction before a Justice of the Peace of this State shall be fined
not less than Five Dollars ($5.00) nor more than Twenty-five
Dollars ($25.00) for each and every offense.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the word "elk"
be eliminated wherever it appears in this Article.