ROBERT M. McLANE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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Chapter 44.

AN ACT to repeal sub-section thirty-eight of chap-

ter one hundred and eight of the acts of assembly

passed at the session of eighteen hundred and sev-

enty-eight, entitled " An act to add an additional

section to the Code of Public Local Laws, to be en-

titled Garrett county," sub-title " Fish," and to re-

enact said section with amendments.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That sub-section thirty-eight of chapter

one hundred and eight of the acts of General Assem-

bly, passed at the session of eighteen hundred and

Repealed and
re-enacted.

seventy-eight, entitled " An act to add a new article

to the code of Public Local Laws, to be entitled Gar-

rett county," sub-title " Fish," be and is hereby re-

pealed and re-enacted, to read as follows:

SEC. 38. No person shall take, catch or kill any

brook or river trout, or have any such trout in his or

her possession, except during the month of April,

May, June and July, and no person shall at any time

Not to catch or
kill any brook

take, catch or kill any such brook or river trout on

or river trout.

the Lord's day, commonly called Sunday, and no per-

son shall at any time take, catch or kill any such trout

except by angling with hook and line; and no person

shall at any time fish in any stream of said county

with net, seine, swab, fish-pot or other trap or devise,

except hook and line; and no person shall have in his

possession in said county, within one mile of any

stream inhabited by trout, any fish net, seine, swab

fish pot or other trap or device for catching fish, ex-

cept hook and line; provided, however, that this sec-

tion shall not be construed to prevent fishing for min-

How construed.

nows to be used for bait in streams where trout are

not known to exist, with nets not exceeding three feet

in length, without other attachments; and any and

every person violating this section, or any provisions

thereof, shall be fined for each offence a sum not less

than ten nor more than one hundred dollars.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this section shall

Effective,

take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved March 4, 1884.