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J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                             573

Edition), title "Natural Resources", sub-title "Birds, Game and
Inland Water Fish", sub-heading "Raccoon, Opossum and Skunks",
to change the season for taking, and disturbing from the tree or
den, and the manner of taking raccoon and opossum in Kent

County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 178 (a) and (b) of Article 66C of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1957 Edition), title "Natural Resources", sub-title
"Birds, Game and Inland Water Fish", sub-heading "Raccoon, Opos-
sum and Skunks", be and the same are hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

178.

(a). No person may hunt any raccoon or opossum except after
sunset and before sunrise of any day between October 1 SEPTEM-
BER 15 and the next succeeding January 31, inclusive. Except in

Kent County raccoon and oppossum may be hunted at any time be-

tween July 1 and the next succeeding March 31, inclusive. No person
shall hunt any raccoon or opossum between sunrise and midnight
Sunday. No person shall cut a tree for the purpose of catching, kill-
ing, or dislodging a raccoon or opossum without the consent of the
owner of such tree. No person may at any time set or otherwise use
any steel trap or other similar device to catch any raccoon or opos-
sum; except in Kent County, raccoon and opossum may be taken by

means of steel traps or other similar devices. EXCEPT THAT THE

LANDOWNER OR HIS AGENT MAY AT ANY TIME SET OR
OTHERWISE USE STEEL TRAPS OR OTHER SIMILAR DE-
VICES TO CATCH RACCOONS OR OPOSSUMS WHICH ARE
DAMAGING PROPERTY.

(b). No person shall between February 1 and September 30, in-
clusive, shake or throw out of any tree or den any raccoon or opos-

sum. Except in Kent County, no person shall shake or throw out of

any tree or den any raccoon or opossum between April 1 and June 30,
inclusive. Every person hunting raccoon or opossum must have a
hunter's license for the current year in possession and tag displayed
on outer garment.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1959.

Approved April 8, 1959.

CHAPTER 442
(Senate Bill 541)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 156 (a) of
Article 66C of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition),