670                              Laws of Maryland                       [Ch. 486

Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland), and said Section 29 being
in the sub-heading "Metropolitan District", be and it is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

29. Additional Power to Acquire Lands Located Outside Metro-
politan District.

The Commission is authorized to acquire lands for [park] the
purposes described in Sections 43, 44 and 45 of this sub-title outside
the Metropolitan District in Montgomery County and in Prince
George's County, but within the Maryland-Washington Regional
District in those counties, if the Commission finds within the exer-
cise of its discretion that such acquisitions are necessary to preserve
any portion of the Commission's regional park plan for the Metro-
politan District in Montgomery County and Prince George's County,
respectively, which plan is a part of the Commission's general plan
for the physical development of the Maryland-Washington Regional
District. Except as limited by Section 22 of this sub-title, the [The]
Commission is authorized to expend, for the foregoing purposes, any
current funds which under the provisions of [the Metropolitan
District] this sub-title are authorized to be expended for [park]
land acquisitions in said counties respectively within the Metro-
politan District for the [purchase of lands authorized by this section
to be acquired by the Commission within the Maryland-Washington
Regional District.] purposes authorized by this section, and the
funds which may be so expended by the Commission in that portion
of the Maryland-Washington Regional District known as the Upper
Montgomery County Metropolitan District, may include the proceeds
of bonds issued by the Commission under Section 45 of this sub-title.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1,1961.

Approved April 24, 1961.

CHAPTER 486
(House Bill 170)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 158 of
Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), title
"Crimes and Punishments", sub-title "Fish", to establish the
offense of taking, or molesting or disturbing fish and crabs from
boats, crab pots, live boxes and nets, and providing penalties for
violations.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 158 of Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1957 Edition), title "Crimes and Punishments", sub-title "Fish",

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.