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deer as above specified, on payment of fifty cents for each deer retailed; said mar- 

 ketmen and provision dealers holding these licenses shall annually, on December 

 fifteenth, make, sign, and send to the commissioners, under oath, a statement set- 

 ting forth in detail the iiuniber of deer by them bought, and of whom bought, 

 and the date of each purchase, during the time covered by their licenses: and who- 

 ever fails to make the report required in this section shall be subject to a penalty 

 of one hundred dollars and costs. 



Sec. 28. The commissioners may annually issue licenses to suitable persons to 

 buy and sell, or tan, deer skins lawfully taken. Such persons shall keep a record 

 of all deer skins purchased, of whom purchased, and the date of purchase, and 

 shall report annually to the commissioners. The fee for such license shall be five 

 dollars, to be paid to the commissioners and by them to the State treasurer; and 

 whoever, licensed as aforesaid, unreasonably and willfully refuses to make such 

 report, shall be punished bj^ a fine of one hundred dollars and costs. 



Approved, March 8, 1899. 



MARYLAND. 



The general State game law. Acts of 1898, chap. 206, only contains provisions 

 against sale of game in close seasons. The following abstracts of local laws are 

 taken from the compilation of the game and fish laws prepared by the Maryland 

 Game and Fish Protective Association, and are arranged alphabetically by 

 counties. 



Anne Arundel. [Unlawful to sell any partridge, quail, woodcock or pheasant 

 taken in Anne Arundel County, or to carry the same out of the county alive or 

 dead. Penalty, |5 for each bird, or 10 days: one-half to informer, one-half to 

 county schools. Acts 1900, chap. 151.] 



Caroline. [Unlawful to ship or attempt to ship out of this county at any season, 

 any partridges, quail, woodcock, or rabbits shot or trapped in said county. Pen- 

 alty. |5 for each bird, etc. , so shipped. Possession by any express or transportation 

 company of any of said game is prima facie evidence of violation. Public Local 

 Laws, 1888, Art. 6, Sees. 30, 31.] 



Frederick. [Unlawful to sell, barter or trade, (or to attempt the same) any 

 pheasant, partridge, squirrels or woodcock that have been trapped or shot in Fred- 

 erick county. Penalty, $10 for each bird, etc.; one-half to informer. Public Local 

 Laws, 1888, Art. 11, Sees. 45, 48,53. 



[Unlawful to ship or attempt to ship beyond the limits of Frederick county, or 

 to sell for the purpose of shipping, or to send or carry beyond said limits for the 

 purpose of sale, etc., any pheasants, partridges, squirrels or woodcock shot, 

 snared, etc. , in said county. Penalty, $50 for each violation; one-half to informer. 

 Ibid., Sees. 47, 48, 53. 



[Possession of any pheasant, partridge, squirrel or woodcock in Frederick 

 county, prima facie evidence that the same was shot, trapped, etc., in said county. 

 Ibid.. Sec. 49. 



I [Transportation or offer to transport any pheasants, partridses, squirrels or 

 woodcock is prima facie evidence that the same were transported or shipped or 

 offered for transportation or shipment for the purpose of sale. Ibid., Sec. 50. 

 [Carrying of pheasants, partridges, squirrels, or woodcock from door to door is 

 prima facie evidence that the same were offered for sale. Ibid., Sec. 51. J 

 Kent. [Unlawful for any person or corporation in this county to ship or trans- 

 port for sale beyond said county (or attempt the same) any bird, rabbit, or squirrel 

 killed or taken in said county without first obtaining a license. Penalty, $30 for 

 each offense; one-half to informer. Possession of any of said game by an express 

 or transportation company at any time is prima facie evidence of violation. Acts 

 1894, chap. 501, Sees. 38, 39.] 



