Theodore R. McKeldin, Governor                     169

221 A. The County Commissioners of Queen Anne's County shall
appoint a Dog Warden and may appoint such Deputy Dog Wardens
as they in their discretion deem necessary. Said Dog Warden and
any deputies who may be so appointed shall serve at the discretion
of the County Commissioners of Queen Anne's County and shall be
paid such salary and allowances for travel as the County Commis-
sioners may prescribe. Before entering upon the duties of his office,
the Dog Warden and each of such Deputy Dog Wardens as may be
appointed shall give bond to the State of Maryland, with good and
sufficient surety, to be approved by the County Commissioners of
Queen Anne's County, in such penalty as said Commissioners shall
determine, conditioned that he shall faithfully perform his duties
and account properly for all monies and property received by virtue
of his position; the premiums of which shall be borne by Queen
Anne's County, and said bond shall be filed and recorded in the office
of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County.

221B. It shall be the duty of said Dog Warden and any deputies
who may be appointed to enforce the provisions of this sub-title.
Such Dog Warden and his duly authorized deputies shall have the
power to issue summons to any person violating any provisions of
this sub-title.

221C. The County Commissioners of Queen Anne's County may
construct or lease, operate and maintain a dog pound for Queen
Anne's County. The cost of said pound and the operation thereof
shall be borne by said County.

221D. Any person may kill any dog which he sees in the act of
pursuing, attacking, wounding or killing any poultry, livestock or
other domesticated animal or attacking human beings, whether or
not such dog bears the proper license tag required by this sub-title.
There shall be no liability on such persons in damages or otherwise
for such killing.

221E. Any dog found running at large without the proper license
tag attached to such dog in accordance with the provisions of this
sub-title is hereby declared a nuisance and is subject to seizure and
detention and destruction. And the said Dog Warden and/or his
duly authorized deputies are hereby authorized, empowered and
directed, whenever possible, to seize and impound any dog found
running at large without the proper license tag attached thereto.
When the Dog Warden or his duly authorized deputies are not able
to catch a dog running at large without a license tag as above set
forth, they are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to shoot
or otherwise kill said dog.

221F. All dogs seized and impounded under Section 221E shall be
held for the owner or keeper thereof for a period of seventy-two (72)
hours. During said period any dog seized under the provisions of
Section 221E shall be released unto the owner or keeper, or his duly
authorized representative, upon satisfactory proof of ownership or
right of possession, tender of a fee, in such amount as the County
Commissioners in their discretion shall determine, for the costs of
seizure and impounding, and upon presentation of the license for
said dog as prescribed in Section 220.

221G. Any owner or keeper not redeeming his dog within seventy-
two (72) hours, under the provisions of Section 221F, shall be deemed