158                              Laws of Maryland                       [Ch. 126

this State for propagation purposes and said Director 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 cap-
tivity is shipped or removed from any premises the licensee shall
apply to the Director for a metal tag, which shall be supplied at
reasonable 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 of the birds or animals. The other
part of the tag containing the information required shall immediately
be returned to the Director. The tag attached to any container of
any bird or animal shall so remain until the contents of the con-
tainer 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 Director]. Said tags shall be
attached to each game bird or game animal before same is removed
from the premises and shall remain attached to the individual game
birds and game animals until prepared for final consumption and
shall not be used more than once, but be immediately destroyed on
removal. It shall be unlawful for any person who engages in the
occupation of raising and selling game, as provided for in Section
179, to ship same beyond the confines of this State at any time,
either dead or alive, without a permit from the Director so to do.
Every licensee shall keep a ledger of all game purchased by him,
number of eggs received, the number of birds or animals raised,
the number killed and sold either dead or alive, and make an itemized
report to the Director of this State on or before December 15 of each
and every year. Said report must be made as herein provided before
said licensee receives a breeder's permit for the following year.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1957.

Approved March 1, 1957.

CHAPTER 126
(House Bill 272)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, sub-section (11)
of Section 9 of Article 73B of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1951 Edition), title "Pensions," requiring that the annual report
of the Board of Trustees shall be furnished to political subdivisions
which contribute to the Employees' Retirement System.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That sub-section (11) of Section 9 of Article 73B of the Annotated

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.