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upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and be
subject to a fine of not less than One Dollar ($1.00) or more
than Five Dollars ($5.00).

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

Approved April 25, 1947.

CHAPTER 863.
(House Bill 828)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 97
of Article 99 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1943
Supplement), title "Birds, Game and Inland Water Fish",
sub-title "Regulations for Taking Game and Fresh Water
Fish in Non-Tidal Waters", regulating the use of dip nets
in certain waters in Frederick County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 97 of Article 99 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1943 Supplement), title "Birds, Game and Inland
Water Fish", sub-title "Regulations for Taking Game and
Fresh Water Fish in Non-Tidal Waters", be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

97. (Further Restrictions in Non-Tidal Waters.) It shall
be lawful to fish with rod, hook and line when in the imme-
diate control of the angler, provided, however, no person shall
use or have in control more than two rods and two lines and
not more than two hooks to any one line; unless otherwise
provided artificial lures or plugs with multiple or gang hooks
are considered one unit.

It shall be lawful to use a slat basket commonly known as
the Chesapeake Bay Eel Pot for the purpose of catching eels.

It shall be lawful during the open season for any resident
of this State who has secured a resident anglers license to fish
by the use of a dip net in the waters of the Susquehanna River
in Cecil and Harford Counties and in the waters of Alle-
gany and Washington Counties; and in the waters of the
Monocacy and Potomac Rivers of Frederick County, except
within 50 yards of the mouth of any tributary or the brest of
any dam of said rivers; provided, however, it shall be unlaw-
ful for any person to use a dip net in any of the waters of
this State which have been stocked with trout.

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