WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 715

of Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Tal-
bot County", sub-title "Elections", be and they are hereby
repealed.

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

Approved April 16, 1947.

CHAPTER 411.
(House Bill 614)

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 27 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Crimes and Punish-
ments", said new section to be under a new sub-title "Wild
or Vicious Animals", to be known as Section 620A, and to
follow immediately after Section 620 of said Article, pro-
hibiting the display or exhibition of wild or vicious animals
under certain circumstances, and providing penalties
therefor.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new section be added to Article 27 of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland (193.9 Edition), title "Crimes and
Punishments", said new section to be under a new sub-title
"Wild or Vicious Animals", to follow immediately after
Section 620, and to be known as Section 620A, said new section
to read as follows:

WILD OR VICIOUS ANIMALS.

620A. Any person, who shall keep or permit to be kept on
his premises any wild or vicious animal for display or exhibi-
tion purposes, whether gratuitously, or for a fee, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be sen-
tenced to confinement in the jail or House of Correction for
not less than three months or more than one year, or be fined
not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or more than
One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or both fined and im-
prisoned, provided, however, that this section shall not be
construed to apply to the operation of parks or zoos by muni-
cipal corporations or other political subdivisions of this State,
or to the exhibition of wild or vicious animals at a duly
licensed circus or theatre.