1086 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 416

the Annotated Code of Maryland, title "Wild Fowl—Birds
and Game, " sub-titles "Raising Game in Captivity" and
"Elk and Deer, " as said Article was enacted by Chapter 568,
Acts of 1927, be and they are hereby repealed and re-enacted
with amendments to read as follows:

63. Any person desiring to raise and sell game birds, or
game animals of any species, on land or water of which he is
the bona fide owner or lessee, may make application in writing¹
to the Game Warden of this State for a license so to do. The
Game Warden, upon receipt of a license fee of Five ($5)
Dollars may issue to the applicant a Breeder's License permit-
ting such applicant to breed and protect the game raised on
the land or water owned or leased by said licensee. Said license
shall expire on the thirty-first day of December after date of
issuance. No license shall be issued to any person owning or
leasing land or water which is not enclosed with a fence, said
fence must be of such character as to prohibit egress and ingress
or water satisfactory to the Game Warden. If the land is an
entire island or if it is partially surrounded by water and en-
closed with a fence where it adjoins other land, the same shall
be acceptable under the terms of this section.

64. Before any licensee shall offer any game raised on
his property for sale, said game shall first be offered to the
Game Warden of this State for propagation purposes, and
said Game Warden within ten days after receipt of said
offer, shall notify the licensee whether he desires to purchase
same or not. Before any game raised in captivity is shipped
or removed from any premises, the licensee shall apply to
the Game Warden for a tag, which shall be supplied at cost,
said tag to be composed of two parts and when detached one
part thereof containing the name and address of the purchaser,
and the kind and number of game shipped or removed shall
be placed on the container or the birds or animals. The other
part of the tag containing the information required shall im-
mediately be returned to the Game Warden. The tag attached
to any container of any bird or animal shall so remain until
the contents of the container are removed, disposed of, or the
living bird released from the container, or the dead body of
any bird or animal is sold, or the dead body is cut up for
retail purposes or final consumption, at which time the tag
shall be removed by the person receiving same, and shall at
once be forwarded to the Game Warden. It shall be unlawful