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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, pro-
vided however, the additional penalty herein provided shall not apply
to game birds and animals, wild waterfowl and deer, the penalties
for which are those set forth in §§ 148, 152, 196 and 196A of this
article. A second conviction within the same twelve-month period
for a violation of any regulation adopted by the Commission or Di-
rector 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 Commission 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.

§ 119. Director and wildlife officers to wear badge, return of wild-
life officer's badge and commission.

The Director and wildlife officers shall, when acting in their official
capacity, except when on detective duty, wear in plain view a metal-
lic badge with the words "Director" or "wildlife officer" as the case
may be, inscribed thereon, as furnished by the Director of this State.
The metallic shield or badge provided for in this section is hereby
declared to be the property of the State, and upon the termination of
a commission of any wildlife officer he shall forthwith return the said
shield or badge and commission to the Director. In case of the
failure of said 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] District
Court judge of the county or city in which said wildlife officer re-
sides[; the said fine to be payable] pursuant to the provisions of
article 26 § 155; however if the fine is imposed by the circuit court of
any county or Criminal Court of Baltimore, as the case may be,, the
fine shall be paid to the State Game Protection Fund.

§ 121. Search warrant; search without warrant; confiscation.

(a) Issuance of warrant by [justice of the peace] District Court
judge.—If the Director or any wildlife officer or police officer, [con-
stable] 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] District Court
judge 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] judge 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 possession thereof and keep it until further
order by the [justice] judge. The said officer shall read said warrant
to the owner or person in whose possession said game, fish, or device
being used unlawfully is supposed to be. Said warrant shall be re-
turnable within [forty-eight hours] five days from the date thereof
or within such earlier time as may be set forth in the search warrant
for its return.