1710                             Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 777

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall be construed
as the separate enactment of each amendment to the applicable
sections of Article 41 of the Annotated Code and to this end, the
provisions of such sections are separable.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall become
effective on July 1, 1971 and the Compact shall be deemed to be
amended as soon thereafter as substantially similar concurring legis-
lation shall be enacted by or on behalf of the District on OF Columbia
and Virginia and consent thereto shall have been granted by the
Congress of the United States.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of this Act
shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision
of this Act is declared to be unconstitutional or the applicability
thereof to any signatory party, Political Subdivision or agency
thereof is held invalid, the constitutionality of the remainder of this
Act and the applicability thereof to any other signatory party,
Political Subdivision or agency thereof or circumstance shall
not be affected thereby. It is the legislative intent that the provisions
of this Act be reasonably and liberally construed.

Approved May 28, 1971.

CHAPTER 777
(House Bill 390)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 304A of
Article 66C of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1970 Replacement
Volume), title "Natural Resources," subtitle "Fish and Fisheries,"
subheading "Tidal Waters," to change the provision relating to
who is entitled to receive a restricted gill net permit in order to
allow any registered voter RESIDENT of any county of Maryland
to obtain this license; to correct an obsolete agency designation,
TO PERMIT REGULATIONS, TO PROVIDE A PENALTY, and
to clarify the language therein.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 304A of Article 66C of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1970 Replacement Volume), title "Natural Resources," subtitle "Fish
and Fisheries," subheading "Tidal Waters," be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

304A.

[The owner of any land bordering on any tidal waters of this
State where net fishing is lawful or anyone who is a tenant, renter
or lessee of such owner, shall by virtue of such ownership or occupancy
be entitled to receive a restricted gill net permit upon application to
the Department of Game and Inland Fish and payment of a fee of

$1.50] Any person registered to vote in a county of the State is

entitled to receive a restricted gill net permit in that county upon

application to the Fish and Wildlife Administration and payment