ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR, 321

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

It shall be lawful, during the open season, for any per-
son who has secured a resident angler's license to fish by
the use of dip net in the waters of Susquehanna River be-
tween Hog Back Shoals and the mouth of Deer Creek.

It shall be lawful for any person who has secured a resi-
dent angler's license, to catch suckers, catfish, carp, eels
and gudgeon by the use of dip net of not less than one and
one-fourth inch mesh between February 15th and April
15th, both dates inclusive, of each year, in the waters of
Potomac River; in the waters of Washington County; in
the waters of Monocacy River in Frederick County and in
Middle Creek for a distance of one-fourth of a mile from
where it empties into Potomac River near Lander, Fred-
erick County, and in the mouth of the waters of any
stream (for a distance not to exceed fifty yards) which
empties into the Monocacy River in Frederick County;
and also in the waters of Montgomery County. f

It shall be lawful in the waters of Frederick County and
in the waters of Montgomery County for any person who
has secured a resident angler's license to use bush bobs
or bank poles (not exceeding a total of 25 in all) and not
exceeding one hook to a pole or bob and when not baited
with scale bait or live bait to catch suckers, catfish, carp,
eels and gudgeon.

It shall be lawful in the waters of Potomac River in
Montgomery County for any person who has secured a
resident angler's license to catch shad by use of dip net
between the first day of April and the tenth day of June,
both dates inclusive.

It shall be lawful for any person to take, catch or have
in possession in any one day ten each of trout or bass of
any species. Any bass or trout caught and returned to the
waters shall be considered for the purpose of this section
as having been either taken, caught, or had in possession.

If any person is found in or about any waters designated
in this section with a gig or gig iron and a light, or with
nets or seines, fish pots or other fishing rigs other than per-
mitted in this section, it shall be deemed prima facie evi-
dence that same was in possession for the purpose of vio-
lating this section.

The catching, however, of bait fish by use of a dip or
landing net or seine not over six feet in length nor greater
than three feet in depth, shall not be considered as a viola-
tion of this section.