1172 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 471

and the fines and penalties prescribed for violation of said laws
respectively shall apply to the same extent.

DUTIES OF CONSERVATION COMMISSIONER.

Sec. 3. In addition to any other duties embraced in this
Article or Article 19A, it shall be the duty of the Conserva-
tion Commissioner to inspect all the waters of this State
with a view to stocking same with such food fish as in his
judgment shall be most advantageous. The Conservation Com-
missioner is also authorized and empowered to erect and main-
tain suitable fish hatcheries, ponds, and rearing stations for
propagation purposes and for stocking the streams with fresh
water fish, and to maintain such hatcheries on the waters of
the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries for the purposes of
propagation of salt water or anadromous fish, such hatcheries
to be maintained out of any funds under the control of the
Conservation Department.

DUTIES OF OFFICERS OF THE CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT.

Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the Conservation Commis-
sioner and his Deputy Commanders and Inspectors and of
the State Game Warden and his Deputies to see that the pro-
visions of this Article are not violated, to arrest all persons
found violating any of the provisions of said Article and to
take the said offender or offenders to the nearest or most ac-
cessible justice of the peace qualified to try same, to be dealt
with according to law, and to seize any and all fish, crabs
and clams that may be caught, sold, offered for sale or are
being held in possession in violation of any of. the provisions
of this Article, to be disposed of at the discretion of the Con-
servation Commissioner to the best interests of the State; and
all boats, seines, nets or other fishing outfit used or set for the
purpose of using to violate this Article shall be seized and
dealt with as hereinafter provided.

ARREST UPON INFORMATION.

Sec. 5. Upon information given upon oath or affirmation
to any justice of the peace of the violation of any section of
this Article, he shall issue his warrant for the arrest of the
offender and the seizure of the seines, nets, boats or other
fishing outfit, to be directed to any officer of the Conservation
Department, including Deputy Game Wardens, or to the Sheriff