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hunt or trap within the confines of such area, except that
the permittees or any person authorized by them may hunt
or trap vermin and predators for the purpose of exterminat-
ing vermin and predators on such area.

The boundary line of such special dog training area shall
be plainly and conspicuously posted prior to September first
of each year with legible notices at least ten inches by twelve
inches in size placed not more than one hundred yards apart
which shall bear the following warning:

SPECIAL DOG TRAINING AREA
HUNTING IS UNLAWFUL

This Land is Set Aside Under Special Permit For the
Training of Dogs.

Entering Hereon for the Purpose of Hunting Or Disturbing
Game or Permitting Dogs to Enter Without Proper Au-
thorization is Punishable by a Penalty of Twenty-five
Dollars ($25.00) for each offense.

(Name and Address of Permittee to be Printed Here)

Each person violating any of the foregoing provisions of
this section shall upon summary conviction be sentenced
to pay a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each offense,
together with the costs of prosecution.

It is unlawful for any person wilfully, negligently or mali-
ciously to cut, remove, cover up, deface or otherwise mutilate,
injure or destroy any special dog training area boundary
fence or wire or poster placed in accordance with the pro-
visions of this section. Each person violating any provision
of this paragraph shall upon summary conviction be sen-
tenced to pay a fine of ten dollars ($10.00) for each offense,
together with costs of prosecution.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1947.

Approved March 15, 1947.

CHAPTER 123.
(House Bill 41)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections
15, 17 and 20 of Article 99 of the Annotated Code of Mary-