MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                        359

the necessary power and authority to determine when, to what extent,
if at all, and by what means it is desirable to enlarge, extend, restrict
or prohibit in any degree the provisions of law obtaining in this
State for the hunting, taking, capture, killing, possession, sale,
purchase, shipment, transportation, carriage or export of any wild
bird, wild animal, or fish from inland waters and may adopt regu-
lations for such purpose. Any such rule or regulation concerning or
affecting the subject matter of Sections 132, 133, 207 and 210 of this
article shall be effective only within the limits in said sections,
respectively.

(b)    Upon written petition fifty residents of this State, at least
25 of whom shall hold valid hunter's license or angler's license and
at least 25 of whom shall be bona fide farmers actually residing on a
farm may propose regulations to the [Commission] Director for
adoption. The full text of any regulations so proposed shall be pub-
lished ten days before the same may be acted upon and shall name
the time and place that the matters mentioned therein will be taken
up, at which time any interested citizen may be heard. Such pub-
lication shall be made in a newspaper published in this State. If the
[Commission] Director is satisfied that the proposed regulation, or
any part thereof is advisable, such regulation, or any part thereof,
may be adopted in the manner directed for proposing the same and
shall name the date when it is to become effective. The [Commis-
sion] Director shall have full power and authority in case of fire
hazard or similar emergency to adopt and publish in a newspaper
in this State, regulations in connection therewith, which said regu-
lations or regulation shall become effective immediately upon
publication.

(c)    It shall be a misdemeanor to violate such regulation adopted
by the Commission or Director or any part thereof, and any person
so convicted of such violation shall be fined not less than twenty-five
dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) and
may be sentenced to thirty (30) days in jail, either, or both, in the
discretion of the court or justice of the peace before whom said
person shall be tried, and in addition to said fine, shall be fined five
dollars ($5.00) for each and every wild bird, wild animal, or fish
illegally killed or found in possession. A second conviction within
the same twelve-month period for a violation of any regulation
adopted by the Commission or Director shall result in suspension of
the violator's license for a period of twelve months from the date of
such conviction. A copy of any regulations adopted by the Commis-
sion or Director shall be mailed to the clerk of the circuit court who
shall make a record thereof and cause the same to be posted in front
of the courthouse of the county.

(d)    All regulations of the Commission in effect on June 30, 1969,
shall continue in effect until changed by the Director.