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Session Laws, 1941
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HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 767

Any person found guilty of fishing or fishing for in non-
tidal waters any species of fish without having first procured
an angler's license and having said license, button or badge
displayed on person at time of said fishing, or for refusing
to show said license, button or badge when demanded by the
State Game Warden or any Deputy Game Warden, Sheriff,
Constable, or other officer or person or failing to display
license on person where it is visible at all times or violating
any of the other provisions of this sub-title, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof before
any Justice of the Peace or Court of Justice of the county or
city where the offense was committed shall be fined Ten
Dollars ($10. 00) for each and every offense and shall stand
committed to the county jail or the Baltimore City jail until
such fine and costs are paid, but such imprisonment shall not
exceed ten (10) days for each offense. Any person found
fishing or fishing for any species of fish in non-tidal waters
and who, through inadvertence, has not the license on his or
her person at the time of arrest but who shall present same
to the Court before whom he or she was convicted within five
(5) days after conviction and if said Court, after making an
investigation, finds said license and button or badge which is
presented was duly issued prior to the apprehension of said
person, then at the discretion of said Court the fine shall be
Five Dollars ($5. 00) for each and every offense instead of Ten
Dollars ($10. 00) as herein prescribed.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That if any clause, sen-
tence, paragraph or section of this Act shall, for any reason,
be adjudged by any Court of competent jurisdiction to be
unconstitutional and invalid, such judgment shall not affect,
impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be con-
fined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph or
section thereof so found unconstitutional and invalid.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That all laws, applying
to angler's licenses, whether general or local, except as pro-
vided in this Act, be and they are hereby repealed.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
become effective June 1, 1941.

Approved April 28, 1941.

CHAPTER 465.
Vacant

 

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