Chap. 308.—An ACT to authorize certain officers of the Conservation Commission
of the State of Maryland to make arrests in the State of Virginia under certain
conditions, to authorize and empower certain officers of the Commission of
Fisheries of the Commonwealth of Virginia to make arrests in the State of Mary-
land under certain conditions, and to provide that the provisions of this act
shall become effective, after the enactment of concurrent legislation by the
General Assembly of the State of Maryland, upon proclamation of the Governor.

[S B 254]
Approved March 28, 1940

Whereas, a necessity has arisen for the enactment of concurrent
legislation regarding the enforcement of the laws relating to the fish
and shellfish industry along the Maryland-Virginia line, in the Chesa-
peake Bay, in accordance with a compact or agreement entered into
between the commissioner of fisheries of the Commonwealth of Vir-
ginia and the Conservation Commission of the State of Maryland;
1. Beit enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia as follows:

Section 1. It shall be lawful for any police officer of the Con-
servation Commission of the State of Maryland, or other officer of
said commission having policing powers and charged with the duty
of enforcing the fish and shellfish laws of the State of Maryland,
along the Maryland-Virginia line in the Chesapeake Bay, while in
the act of arresting or attempting to arrest a person or persons for an
alleged violation of said laws, committed in his presence and for
which he is attempting an immediate arrest, to pursue said person
or persons across the State line into the Commonwealth of Virginia,
and to make said arrest in said Commonwealth of Virginia.

Section 2. The several police officers of the Commission of Fish-
eries of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and any other officer or agent
of the said commission, having policing powers and charged with the
duty of enforcing the fish and shellfish laws of the Commonwealth of
Virginia in the Chesapeake Bay along the Maryland-Virginia line,
are hereby authorized and empowered to pursue any person or per-
sons whom they are attempting to arrest for an alleged violation of
the fish and shellfish laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, com-
mitted in their presence and for which they are seeking an immediate
arrest, across the said State line into the State of Maryland, if any
such person or persons should flee across the said line, to arrest such
person or persons in the State of Maryland and to return him or
them to the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Section 3. This act shall not take effect unless and until the
General Assembly of the State of Maryland shall have enacted con-
current legislation and the Governor of this Commonwealth shall
have issued his proclamation as hereinafter provided; and if and
when such concurrent legislation shall have been enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of Maryland and provisions made
whereby the same will become effective concurrently herewith, the
Governor shall issue his proclamation declaring the provisions of
this act effective.