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Laws of Maryland

[Ch. 629

(1957 Edition), title "Natural Resources", sub-title "Birds, Game
and Inland Water Fish. Game and Fresh Water Fish", sub-heading
"Regulations for Taking in Nontidal Waters", be and the same is
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as fol-
lows :

207. The open seasons for the taking of game and fresh water
fish in nontidal waters shall be set by regulation of the Game and
Inland Fish Commission under authority conferred upon it by Sec-
tion 115 of this Article within the prescribed dates listed below. The
Game and Inland Fish Commission shall adopt and publish seasons
on game and fresh water fish annually on or before October 25 for
the ensuing calendar year.

Kind of Fish

Bass (largemouth bass, small-
mouth bass)

Pike, pickerel

Walleye

Rockfish (striped bass)

Trout (brook, brown, rainbow)
Shad, hickory shad and herring

Suckers, catfish, carp, eel, gud-
geon; all species of sunfish,
including bluegills, rock bass
(commonly known as red-
eye), fallfish, crappie, perch
(white and yellow)

[June 1
January

sive.
[June 1
January

sive.

[April 1
January

sive.
January

sive.
April 15
[March
January

sive.

Open Season

to November 30,]

1 to December 31, inclu-

to November 30,]

1 to December 31, inclu-

to November 30,]

1 to December 31, inclu-

1 to December 31, inclu-

to March 14, inclusive.
1 to September 15,]
1 to December 31, inclu-

January 1 to December 31, inclu-
sive.

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

Approved April 28, 1959.

CHAPTER 629
(House Bill 379)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 314 (b),
315 (B), 316, and 317 of Article 66C of the Annotated Code of

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.