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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 51

The County Commissioners of Caroline County shall each
receive[, in lieu of the per diem and mileage,] an annual
salary of $8,000, and all necessary expenses as provided by
the State standard travel regulation.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1981.

Approved April 14, 1981.

CHAPTER 52

(House Bill 955)

AN ACT concerning

Carroll County - Snare Traps

FOR the purpose of prohibiting the use, sale, or possession
of a snare trap in Carroll County.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Natural Resources
Section 10-410(p)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1974 Volume and 1980 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article - Natural Resources

10-410.

(p) (1) (i) "Snare trap" means a device made of wire,
synthetic cord, or other material that:

1.  Is in the form of a noose with a
slipknot, stop, swivel, or eyelet holes; and

2.  Is designed or set with the
intent of capturing an animal by the neck.

(ii) "Snare trap" includes:

1.  A pole snare;

2.  Hanging snare; and

3.  Neck snare.