1470 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 837

waters of Washington County which have been stocked with
trout.

It shall be lawful in the waters of Washington and Frederick
Counties 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. Provided, however, that in
Washington and Frederick Counties no person shall use a bush
bob or bank pole except between the hours of one hour before
sunset and two hours after sunrise.

It shall be lawful in the waters of Potomac River in Mont-
gomery 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. It shall be
unlawful to fish or fish for any species of fish in any stream
or waters of this State which have been stocked with trout
except during the legal open season for the taking of trout.

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 permitted
in this section, it shall be deemed prima facie evidence that
same was in possession for the purpose of violating 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 violation of this
section.

It shall be unlawful to fish with seines or nets of any
description, except for the purpose of catching minnows, in
the waters of Carroll County.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all Acts or parts
of Acts heretofore enacted inconsistent with this Act be and
they are hereby repealed.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1941.

Approved April 28, 1941.