ROBERT M. McLANE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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Chapter 154.

AN ACT to protect Fish in the waters of Bush river

and its tributaries in Harford county.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That it shall hereafter be unlawful for

Unlawful to

any person to fish, by hauling seine, or to haul seine

haul seine.

in the waters of Bush river, or any of its tributaries,

in Harford county.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That from and after the

twentieth day of May, in each and every year, and

When unlaw-

until the twentieth day of August thereafter, it shall

ful to fish with

be unlawful for any person to fish with pound nets, or

pound nets

with gill nets, in any of the waters mentioned in the

first section of this act.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That hereafter it shall

be unlawful for any person to fish with pound nets in

any part of the waters mentioned in the preceding

Where entirely
unlawful.

section, distant over two hundred and fifty yards from

the shore line of said water as marked by ordinary

high water.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That hereafter it shall

be unlawful for any non-resident of this state to fish,

except with hook and line, in any of the waters men-

Unlawful for
non-resident.

tioned in the preceding sections, except such non-resi-

dent shall own real estate in Harford county, or be a

renter of lands bordering upon said waters.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That any person violat-

ing any of the provisions of this act shall forfeit the

nets hereinbefore described, and all appurtenances

thereto, together with the boats and materials used in

Penalty for

fishing the same; and shall also, for each offence, upon

violation.

conviction thereof before any justice of the peace of

said county, or upon indictment in the circuit court

for said county, pay a fine not less than twenty dol-

lars nor more than fifty dollars.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That all other laws re-

lating to the taking of fish, or the protection of fish,

Repealed.

in the waters mentioned in the preceding sections, be

and the same are hereby repealed.

Approved March 31, 1884.