78                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 74

[game warden] Wildlife Officer to comply with the provisions of
this section, by returning immediately to the Director his badge and
commission after notice has been given as provided by law, he shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined
five dollars ($5.00) and costs by any justice of the peace of the county
or city in which said [warden] Wildlife Officer resides; the said
fine to be payable to the State Game Protection Fund.

[120. Same—Termination of commission of deputy.

Whenever the services of any deputy game warden shall no longer
be required by the Director, the Director shall give a notice in writ-
ing to this effect to said deputy, and shall file the same in the office of
the clerk where the oath of office of such deputy shall be recorded,
which notice shall be noted by the clerk upon the margin of the
record where such oath or affirmation is recorded, and thereafter the
power of such deputy shall cease and discontinue, and a copy of such
notice shall be immediately served on such deputy by the Director
and such service shall be by registered letter through the U.S. mails
or by the Director in person or one of his deputies whom he may
designate to notify the deputy of the revocation of his commission.]

121. Search warrant; search without warrant; confiscation.

(a)    Issuance of warrant by justice of peace.—If the Director
or any [Game Warden] Wildlife Officer or police officer, constable
or any other person has reason to believe that any person has in his
possession, contrary to law, any game or fish as defined by law or
any device being used in violation of the law, it shall be the duty of
said officers to go before any justice of the peace of the county or city
in which the game, fish, or device being used unlawfully is supposed
to be and make affidavit to that fact; said justice shall thereupon
issue a search warrant against the person so complained of, directed
to the officer making the affidavit for said warrant, commanding him
to proceed at once and search for said game, fish, or device being
used unlawfully, and, upon finding the same, to seize and take posses-
sion thereof and keep it until further order by the justice. The said
officer shall read said warrant to the owner or person in whose pos-
session said game, fish, or device being used unlawfully is supposed
to be. Said warrant shall be returnable within forty-eight hours
from the date thereof.

(b)     Search without warrant; confiscation—In general. Pro-
vided, however, that if the Director or one of his salaried [wardens]
law enforcement personnel has just and reasonable grounds to be-
lieve that game, fish, or device being used unlawfully is in possession
in violation of the game or fish laws of this State, and, in his opinion,
it is not possible or practicable to secure a search warrant in time to
seize said game, fish, or device being used unlawfully so in possession,
then he may without a warrant examine any boat, railway car, box,
crate, package, or game bag, and [(in Garrett, Allegany, Carroll,
Frederick, Washington, Wicomico, Worcester, Talbot, and Montgom-
ery counties),] when dressed in uniform or accompanied by a uni-
formed police officer may stop and search an automobile, any vehi-
cle, or trailer for the purpose of examining the game or fish bag,
also to be sure the hunter or angler has conformed to the law by
having the proper hunter's or angler's license in possession and shall