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area of Harford County, or upon the sworn complaint of any one or
more persons that a dog is vicious and has bitten any person, a
summons shall issue to the owner or keeper of such dog to appear
before the People's Court. Upon proof that the dog disturbs the peace
and quiet of any neighborhood in an inhabited area, or is vicious and
has bitten any person, the owner or keeper shall be required to
deliver up the offending dog to be killed in the most humane manner
possible, unless he removes the dog permanently from the neighbor-
hood. If the owner or keeper is required to deliver up the dog to be
killed or to remove it as aforesaid, and he refuses or fails to do so,
then it is the duty of any police officer or any duly empowered agent
on behalf of the county to seize the dog wherever it may be found
and to cause it to be killed in the most humane manner possible. Any
owner failing to comply with the provisions of this paragraph is
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be subject
to a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each offense.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE AFOREGOING PROVISIONS OF
THIS SUBSECTION, THE BARKING OF HUNTING DOGS IN
PURSUIT OF GAME SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED A DIS-
TURBANCE OF THE PUBLIC PEACE FOR THE PURPOSES
HEREOF.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1966.

Approved May 6, 1966.

CHAPTER 691
(House Bill 885)

AN ACT to add new Sections 238(c), (d) and (e) to Article 81 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1965 Replacement Volume and
1965 Supplement), title "Revenue and Taxes," subtitle "State De-
partment of Assessments and Taxation," to follow immediately
after Section 238(b) thereof, and to repeal and re-enact, with
amendments, Sections 238A, 239 and 240 of Article 81 of said
Code, same title and subtitle, providing in Montgomery County
for the salaries and compensation of assessors, assessors' aides,
senior assessors, assistant supervisor of assessments, and the
supervisor of assessments, and further providing for authorizing
the designation of field supervisor of assessments in Montgomery
County and to provide for the salary payable to such field super-
visor.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Sections 238(c), (d) and (e), be and they are hereby
added to Article 81 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1965 Re-
placement Volume and 1965 Supplement), title "Revenue and Taxes,"
subtitle "State Department of Assessments and Taxation," to follow
immediately after Section 238(b) thereof, and that Sections 238A,
239 and 240 of Article 81 of said Code, same title and subtitle, be and
they are hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, and all
to read as follows;