956                              LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 692

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this Act
applies to or affects any work or construction existing or in progress
on June 1, 1965.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1965.

Approved May 4, 1965.

CHAPTER 691
(Senate Bill 562)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 275 of
Article 66C of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition),
title "Natural Resources", sub-title "Fish and Fisheries", sub-
heading "Part 2. Tidal Waters", to provide the conditions for
taking snapping turtles in the tributary waters of Charles County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 275 of Article 66C of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1957 Edition), title "Natural Resources", sub-title "Fish and Fish-
eries", sub-heading "Part 2. Tidal Waters", be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

275. No person except bona fide residents of Charles and St.
Mary's counties shall, in any of the waters thereof except the Patux-
ent River, take or catch eels, terrapin and snapping turtles, with a
seine, gill net, pound net, trap net, fyke net, eel pot, or any kind of
net or device whatever for taking eels, terrapin and snapping turtles
[, except hook and line]. In the tributary waters of Charles County
no person shall take or catch or attempt to take or catch snapping
turtles except during the period beginning March 1 and ending May
31, both dates inclusive, provided further that the use of hooks and
lines and trot lines for the taking of snapping turtles in these waters
is prohibited. Any person violating any of the provisions hereof
shall, upon conviction, be fined one hundred dollars ($100.00) or
sentenced to the house of correction for not less than three months
nor more than one year, or both, in the discretion of the court.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1965.

Approved May 4, 1965.

CHAPTER 692
(Senate Bill 27)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 176A(a)
of Article 66½ of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1964 Supple-
ment), title "Motor Vehicles," subtitle "Unsatisfied Claim and