SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                         89

said [officer] department [One Dollar ($1.00)] Two Dollars ($2.00)
[to defray the necessary expenses attending the granting of such
certificates, the balance] to be [paid to] deposited to the credit of
the State Game Protection Fund. On proof that the holder of such
certificate has captured or killed any [bird or fur-bearing animal]
wildlife or taken [the] nests or eggs [of any bird] for other than
scientific purposes, the certificate shall become void.

143. Poison—Not to be used.

It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to kill, attempt to
kill or injure by poison any [game birds or wild animals] species of
wildlife protected by law, or any domestic poultry.

It shall be unlawful for the Department of Game and Inland Fish
to pay bounties for any wildlife within the State of Maryland at any
time.

145.    SHOOTING GAME AT AND TRAINING DOGS FOR
TRIAL.

(B) TRAINING DOGS.—ANY PERSON OR PERSONS
OWNING ANY RACOON OR OPOSSUM, BIRD OR RABBIT
DOG, WHO DESIRES TO TRAIN SUCH DOG DURING ANY
CLOSED HUNTING SEASON, MUST SECURE A PERMIT
BY APPLYING TO THE DIRECTOR TO TRAIN SUCH DOG
DURING ANY CLOSED HUNTING SEASON.

146.    Special dog training area.

Upon application of any club or organization having twenty or
more members who are citizens of this State, or upon the application
of twenty or more citizens of this State and the payment of an annual
registration fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00), the [Commission] Depart-
ment may issue a permit authorizing the establishment and mainte-
nance by such club, organization or citizen on land owned by them,
or over which they have legal control, of a special dog training area
wherein and whereon dogs may be trained at any time during the
entire year. No such dog training area shall be of less than one
hundred acres, nor of more than two hundred fifty acres, nor shall
permits be issued for "more than [five] eight special dog training
areas in any one county.

The permittees shall from time to time during each year stock
twenty-five pieces of game per one hundred acres at their own ex-
pense under the supervision of the [Commission] Department and
unless the [Commission] Department shall determine that the area
is already adequately stocked. The permittees may at any time dur-
ing the entire year train their own dogs or the dogs of other persons
on such area or permit others so to do under such conditions as shall
be mutually agreed upon. Neither the permittees nor any other per-
son shall at any time hunt or trap within the confines of such area,
except that the permittees or any person authorized by them may
hunt or trap vermin and predators for the purpose of exterminating
vermin and predators on such area.

The boundary line of such special dog training area shall be plainly
and conspicuously posted prior to September first of each year with