J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor

1595

notwithstanding any court order to the contrary no person may
kill deer at night-time with the aid of a spotlight.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 132 (a) of Article 66C of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1964 Supplement), title "Natural Resources," subtitle "Upland
and Migration Game Birds and Game Animals," be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

132.

(a) The open season for game birds and game animals shall be set
by regulations of the Game and Inland Fish Commission under
authority conferred upon it by Section 115 of this article within the
prescribed dates listed below. The Game and Inland Fish Commis-
sion shall adopt and publish seasons on game birds and game animals
annually on or before April 25 of each year, and antlerless deer
seasons, if any, before November 1 of each year, provided, however,
that whenever the Game and Inland Fish Commission, in the exer-
cising of its powers and authority, restricts or reduces the number
of days normally allowed for the hunting, taking, capturing, killing,
possession, sale, purchase, shipment, transportation, carriage or ex-
port of any wild bird or wild animal because of an emergency situa-
tion or condition, said Game and Inland Fish Commission shall have
the authority to extend the period aforementioned beyond the days
specified below so as to provide a comparable number of days in any
given season for the hunting, taking, capturing, killing, possession,
sale, purchase, shipment, transportation, carriage or export of any
wild bird or wild animal. The seasons for wild ducks, geese, brant,
railbirds, woodcock, doves and jacksnipe shall be set annually and
published each year in order that they may, in the discretion of the
Commission, conform to the federal migratory bird regulations
adopted annually by the Secretary of the Interior.

Kind of Game
Squirrel and wild turkey

Partridges (quail)

Male English Ringneck, Mon-
golian or melanistic mutant
pheasant or any other
imported species, ruffed
grouse, rabbit, or hare

Open Season

October 5 to November 30, inclu-
sive. Provided further, that a land-
owner, residing on his farmlands,
or a tenant, of said farmlands, may
kill any squirrel if said squirrel is
destroying corn on said farmlands
between August 15 and October 1,
inclusive. And in Baltimore City,
where squirrels are damaging per-
sonal property the owner or tenant
of said property may kill said
squirrel or squirrels at any time.

November 15 to February 15, inclu-
sive.

November 15 to January 5, inclu-
sive.

It shall be unlawful to hunt any
upland game in any manner in Gar-
rett and Allegany counties during
the open season for the hunting of
deer.