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but in case the said owner or owners shall refuse [to] or neglect to
kill said dog or dogs upon notice as aforesaid, the said owner or
owners shall be liable to the county commissioners for said damages
to the same extent as he would be liable in case of negligence or
malicious destruction of property, and the said county commissioners
may in their discretion have the special officers or constables to kill
said dog or dogs. In Montgomery County, however, the county
manager shall perform all powers, duties and responsibilities placed
within the jurisdiction and control of the County Council by this
section; and the county manager in lieu of notifying the owner or
owners to kill such dog or dogs may require such owner or owners
to execute and file with the county manager a bond in such amount
and upon such terms as he shall determine to indemnify the County
Council for any such damage as said dog or dogs shall have done,
but in case the said owner or owners should refuse or neglect to
execute and post such bond the said county manager may, in his
discretion, provide for the humane destruction of said dog or dogs.
In Washington County no payments shall be made under this section
unless the occurrence is reported to the justice of the peace, in order
to have appraisers appointed, within 48 hours of the damage com-
plained of, and unless such appraisers file their report with the
County Commissioners of Washington County within 15 days after
their appointment. In Frederick County, the appraisers to be ap-
pointed as provided by this section may also be appointed by the
Sheriff, or any deputy sheriff of said county.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1968.

Approved March 22, 1968.

CHAPTER 37
(House Bill 101)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 83R of
Article 66C of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1967 Replace-
ment Volume and 1967 Supplement), title "Natural Resources,"
subtitle "Agriculture," subheading "Promotion of Use and Sale
of Agricultural Products," amending the preservation of natural
resources laws in order to correct erroneous wording therein.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 83R of Article 66C of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1967 Replacement Volume and 1967 Supplement), title "Nat-
ural Resources," subtitle "Agriculture," subheading "Promotion of
Use and Sale of Agricultural Products," be and it is hereby repealed
and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

83R.

As an alternative method for the collection of assessments pro-
vided for in this subtitle, as amended, and as the same relates to
livestock sold for slaughter, upon the request of the duly certified
agency of the producers of livestock which are to be sold for slaughter,
the State Board of Agriculture shall notify, by registered letter,