88                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 74

the owner or occupant, while hunting or trapping for wild birds or
wild animals of any kind, to shoot or discharge any firearm or other
deadly weapon within [one hundred yards] one hundred fifty yards
of occupied dwelling house, residence, or other building or camp
occupied by human beings, the area within said distance being here-
by defined as a "safety zone," or to shoot at any wild bird or wild
animal while it is within such safety zone, without the specific
advance permission of the owner or [tenant] occupant thereof.

It shall be unlawful for any person while hunting to dig in or drive
a motor vehicle on any cleared field except with the permission of
the owner, tenant, or other person in charge of such land; or to park
or leave standing any motor vehicle in such manner as to block the
means of ingress or egress to any person's property, cattle ways or
fields.

During any open hunting or trapping season it is unlawful for any
person, other than the owner or occupant to wilfully hunt for, pursue,
disturb, or otherwise chase any wild animal or bird within the
safety zone designated in the preceding paragraph, without the spe-
cific advance permission of the owner or occupant thereof.

Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section
shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than
fifty dollars and costs of prosecution.

[(n)] (m) Killing or possessing wild birds, etc.; exceptions;
penalty for violation.—Except for the English or European house
sparrow, European starling, buzzard, and crow, and except as pro-
vided in Section 141 of this Article, it shall be unlawful for any per-
son to hunt, shoot, kill, trap, net, or destroy, or to possess in any
manner within the limits of this State, any wild bird or any part,
nest, or egg thereof. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to
make it unlawful for the owner of land or his agent to shoot hawks or
owls when said landowner or his agent considers it necessary to kill
these species to protect from destruction his poultry or game on his
property or whenever any county considers it necessary to permit
the killing of these species. Nothing herein contained shall prohibit
the control of animals or birds which have become obnoxious in
nature or habit or that are doing damage to wild life, by the Depart-
ment of Game and Inland Fish or its employees, on any lands within
the State.

Any person who violates any provision of this subsection shall,
upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than seventy
dollars and costs of prosecution.

141. Scientific permits.

(a) In general.—Certificates may be granted by the Director to
any properly accredited person of known scientific attainment [the
age of twenty-one years or upwards], permitting the holder thereof
to collect [birds] wildlife [their], nests or eggs [,] [also fur-
bearing animals] for strictly scientific purposes only. In order to
obtain such certificate the applicant for the same must [present to
the Director written testimonials from two well-known ornitholo-
gists, certifying to the good character and fitness of said applicant to
be entrusted with such privilege,] submit to the Department of Game
and Inland Fish proof of necessity of said permit and must pay to