8 Laws of Maryland [Ch. 7
PROVISIONS ALLOWING THE KILLING OF DOGS PURSUING
DEER.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 195 (c) of Article 66C of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1951 Edition), title "Natural Resources", sub-title "Deer", be
and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:
195. (c) It shall be unlawful for any person to make use of a
dog in hunting deer and every person who takes a dog into the woods
or who has possession or control of a dog in the woods and uses same
for chasing, taking or killing a deer shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Any dog or dogs found pursuing any deer may be killed by any
Deputy Game Warden of this State or any other person, provided
that the provisions of this
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Counties. EXCEPT THAT
IN CAROLINE, DORCHESTER, TALBOT, KENT, ANNE ARUN-
DEL, CECIL, CHARLES, GARRETT, ST. MARY'S, AND QUEEN
ANNE'S, AND CALVERT COUNTIES, DOGS THAT ARE EN-
GAGED IN FOX HUNTING AND WHICH HAVE BROKEN AWAY
THEREFROM, SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO BE KILLED UNDER
THIS SUB-SECTION.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1955.
This bill was passed at the 1955 session of the General Assembly
and was vetoed by the Governor on April 28, 1955. Under the pro-
visions of Section 17 of Article 2 of the State Constitution, bills vetoed
after adjournment of the Legislature must be returned by the Gov-
ernor to the next regular or special session of the General Assembly.
The bill was repassed over the Governor's veto by the Senate on
February 2,1956, and by the House of Delegates on February 6,1956.
Under the constitutional provisions it becomes effective on June 1,
1956.
CHAPTER 7
(Senate Bill 318)
AN ACT to add new Section 95 (d-1) to Article 33 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Elections", sub-title
"Elections", to follow immediately after Section 95 (d) thereof,
providing for alphabetical listing of all candidates for a particular
office on the general election ballot in Baltimore County.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That a new section be and it is hereby added to Article 33 of the
Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.
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