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MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-423.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 4 - Hunting Restrictions -- in General|Section 10-423.1 - Black Bear Damage Reimbursement Fund

    (a)    The General Assembly finds that it is in the public interest to provide funding to reimburse a person who has sustained damage to agricultural products or pets as a result of black bear.    (b)    (1)    There is a Black Bear Damage Reimbursement Fund in the Department.        (2)    The Fund consists of:            (i)    Proceeds from the sale of a conservation bear stamp or decal which may be purchased at a cost of $5 for each stamp or decal; and            (ii)    Gifts, grants, and contributions to the State that are designated for inclusion in the Fund.        (3)    The Fund is a continuing, nonlapsing special fund, and is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.        (4)    The State Treasurer shall hold and the State Comptroller shall account for the Fund.    (c)    The Department may reimburse a person from the Black Bear Damage Reimbursement Fund in accordance with subsections (d) and (e) of this section for any damage to the person’s:        (1)    Beehives, fruit, or other crops;        (2)    Livestock and poultry as defined in § 1–101 of the Agriculture Article; or        (3)    Pets as defined in § 4–501 of the Family Law Article.    (d)    (1)    A person is eligible to be reimbursed from the Fund if:            (i)    The person has followed all black bear damage preventive measures recommended by the Department;            (ii)    The damage amount is determined by an extension agent of the University of Maryland Cooperative Extension Service; and            (iii)    The Department has verified that the damage was caused by black bear.        (2)    Subject to available funding, a person may be reimbursed from the Fund in an amount not less than $200 or more than $3,000 per year.    (e)    If the money in the Fund is not sufficient to satisfy all the claims in accordance with the conditions described in subsection (d) of this section, an equal percent of each claim shall be paid.    (f)    The Department shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-424 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 4 - Hunting Restrictions -- in General|Section 10-424 - Limitations on Hunting or Pursuing Wildlife, Unprotected Birds, or Mammals

    (a)    While engaged in hunting or pursuing any wildlife or unprotected birds or mammals, a person may not:        (1)    Carelessly or negligently shoot, wound, or kill another person; or        (2)    Intentionally or willfully destroy or damage:            (i)    Any real property, personal property, or farm livestock of another person; or            (ii)    A domesticated animal that is in a safety zone established under § 10–410(g) of this subtitle.    (b)    (1)    A person may not conduct or participate in an organized contest for prizes or monetary awards for which unprotected birds are launched by mechanical or manual means as targets for the contest participants.        (2)    This subsection does not apply:            (i)    To the lethal taking of unprotected birds to protect or manage public or private property, domestic animals, livestock, or wildlife; or            (ii)    During an otherwise authorized hunting or dog training activity.        (3)    A person is subject to a fine of $25 for each unprotected bird killed in violation of this subsection.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-424.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 4 - Hunting Restrictions -- in General|Section 10-424.1 - Suspension of License for Violation of 10-424(1)

    In addition to any other penalty provided in this title, the Department may suspend the hunting license of a person who is charged with a violation of § 10–424(1) of this subtitle pending the disposition of the criminal proceeding against the person.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-425 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 4 - Hunting Restrictions -- in General|Section 10-425 - Waterfowl Processing Operations

    (a)    (1)    A person may not conduct a waterfowl processing operation unless the person has a waterfowl processing operation license issued by the Department under this section.        (2)    The Department may not charge a fee for any license issued under the provisions of this section.    (b)    (1)    A person desiring a waterfowl processing operation license shall apply on a form the Department supplies.        (2)    Upon receipt of a completed application, the Department shall issue a license.    (c)    A waterfowl processing operation license:        (1)    Shall expire on June 30 following the date of issuance; and        (2)    May be renewed by providing a completed renewal application.    (d)    A waterfowl processing operation may not receive or have in custody any wild waterfowl unless the wild waterfowl is properly tagged as required by State and federal laws and regulations.    (e)    A waterfowl processing operation shall keep on forms provided by the Department a record of:        (1)    The number of each species of wild waterfowl processed, received by, or in the custody of the operation;        (2)    The location (county and state) where each wild waterfowl received by the operation was taken;        (3)    The date each wild waterfowl was received by the operation;        (4)    The name and address of the person from whom each wild waterfowl was received;        (5)    The date each wild waterfowl was disposed of by the operation; and        (6)    The name and address of the person to whom each wild waterfowl was delivered.    (f)    A licensee shall submit a copy of the records required by subsection (e) of this section to the Department annually prior to the March 1 immediately following the date of the issuance of the license.    (g)    At any reasonable hour, a licensee shall allow any Natural Resources police officer or any law enforcement officer to enter and inspect the premises where the operation is conducted and to inspect records.    (h)    In addition to any other penalty under this title, the Department may suspend or revoke the license of a licensee who is convicted of violating a provision of this title, a regulation issued under this title, or a federal game law or regulation.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-426 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 4 - Hunting Restrictions -- in General|Section 10-426 - Hunting via Internet Connection Prohibited; Penalty

    (a)    A person may not shoot at or kill a bird or animal in the State with a gun or other device operated or accessed via an Internet connection.    (b)    Accessing, regulating access to, or regulating the control of a gun or device capable of being operated in violation of this section shall be prima facie evidence of the commission of an offense under this section.    (c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.    (d)    The hunting privilege or hunting license of a person convicted of violating this section shall be revoked, and the person shall be denied the privilege of hunting in the State for at least 2 years and not more than 5 years.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 5 - Restrictions Relating to Species Hunted for Their Fur, Pelt, or Hide|Section 10-501 - Definitions

    (a)    In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Fur dealer” means any person who buys or acquires raw and green furs, skins, hides, or pelts of wild quadrupeds from any person and sells or disposes of them.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 5 - Restrictions Relating to Species Hunted for Their Fur, Pelt, or Hide|Section 10-502 - Nonresident Trapping License

    (a)    Any nonresident of the State who desires to trap furbearers, except otter or beaver, first shall procure a nonresident trapper’s license in addition to any other license required. The license shall be issued only to residents of other states which grant the same trapping privileges to Maryland residents.    (b)    The license shall be:        (1)    Issued for a $25.50 fee or a fee equal to that charged by the nonresident’s home state for a similar license, whichever is greater;        (2)    Issued in accordance with the procedures for issuing nonresident hunting licenses; and        (3)    Effective for the same period as a hunter’s license.    (c)    In addition to the license fee, the designated person who sells and issues the license may collect a processing fee equal to 10% of the license fee, and the balance of the fee shall be paid and accounted for in the manner provided by § 10-209 of this title.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-504 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 5 - Restrictions Relating to Species Hunted for Their Fur, Pelt, or Hide|Section 10-504 - Restrictions Relating to Beaver, Muskrat, and Otter

    (a)    A person may not hunt any muskrat, beaver, or otter in any manner except by trapping. A person may not dig into or in any manner molest or destroy any part of a muskrat, beaver, or otter den or house. A person may not possess at any time the hide or skin of any muskrat, beaver, or otter which has been caught in any way except by trapping, and any muskrat, beaver, or otter hide or skin which has been punctured by a hole which appears to be a shot or bullet hole shall be prima facie evidence that the muskrat, beaver, or otter was killed illegally.    (b)    A person may not possess at any time a light for the purpose of hunting muskrats, beaver, or otter at nighttime. Possession of a light shall be prima facie evidence that the light was intended for this purpose.    (c)    A landowner or the landowner’s lessee shall have the exclusive right to trap for muskrats down to the mean low watermark or on marsh land adjacent to the landowner’s land. A person may not enter upon or place traps upon the land without first obtaining the written consent of the landowner or the landowner’s lessee.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-505 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 5 - Restrictions Relating to Species Hunted for Their Fur, Pelt, or Hide|Section 10-505 - Possession, Sale, and Transportation of Illegally Taken Furs

    (a)    A person may not possess, buy, sell, transport, or ship out of the State or offer to buy, sell, transport, or ship out of the State any fur or pelt of any wild quadruped, or any part of them, which has been unlawfully hunted, trapped, possessed, or transported.    (b)    The possession of a green pelt or part of the pelt by any person during closed season shall be prima facie evidence that the pelt or part of the pelt was taken and possessed illegally.    (c)    In addition to any other penalty provided by the provisions of this title, any person convicted of violating this section may have the person’s fur dealer’s or taxidermist and fur tanner’s license revoked for a period not exceeding 5 years.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-506 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 5 - Restrictions Relating to Species Hunted for Their Fur, Pelt, or Hide|Section 10-506 - Fur Dealer's License

    (a)    Subject to the exceptions of subsection (f) of this section, any person who desires to buy, acquire, sell, transport, ship, or store at any time any fur or pelt of any wild quadruped taken within or outside the State first shall obtain a fur dealer’s license from the Secretary.    (b)    A person who has resided permanently in the State for a period of not less than 6 months immediately preceding the time of application may obtain a resident State fur dealer’s license upon payment of a $50 fee.    (c)    A nonresident may obtain a nonresident fur dealer’s license upon payment of a $100 fee.    (d)    Every application for a license shall contain information the Secretary requires.    (e)    Every fur dealer’s license issued shall expire on June 30 following the date of issuance.    (f)    The Department may not require the following persons to obtain a fur dealer’s license:        (1)    A person who buys or otherwise acquires any fur or pelt of any wild quadruped for the personal use of the person and not for barter, exchange, or sale;        (2)    A person who can substantiate the fact that any fur or pelt the person possesses is bought from a licensed fur dealer or lawfully is obtained from a dealer in another state and is dressed, altered, trimmed, repaired, or manufactured into a finished product but not resold as a fur or pelt;        (3)    A tanner or taxidermist who possesses any fur or pelt legally owned by another person and which the tanner or taxidermist temporarily is holding solely for the purpose of processing;        (4)    A person who sells or possesses to sell the meat, pelt, carcass, or mounted specimen of any beaver, coyote, fisher, fox, mink, muskrat, nutria, opossum, otter, raccoon, skunk, or long-tailed weasel legally taken by that person;        (5)    Any person who butchers a deer for another person and who retains the hide or fur of the deer because the other person did not want or take the hide or fur; and        (6)    Any person who sells or possesses to sell the hide, hair, tail, or feet, excluding a mounted specimen of deer, squirrel, or rabbit legally acquired.    (g)    The licensee shall allow any Natural Resources police officer or any law enforcement officer to enter the premises and holding facilities where operations are being carried on at all reasonable hours for the following purposes:        (1)    To inspect the premises and holding facilities where operations are being carried on;        (2)    To inspect wildlife; and        (3)    To inspect records.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-507 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 5 - Restrictions Relating to Species Hunted for Their Fur, Pelt, or Hide|Section 10-507 - Required Records and Annual Reports by Fur Dealers

    (a)    Each fur dealer shall keep a ledger on a form provided by the Department which includes the name, address, and current hunting, trapping, fur dealer’s, taxidermist and fur tanner’s, or game husbandry license number of each person from whom any fur was purchased or received within or outside the State, the date of purchase or receipt, the quantity of each species of furs purchased, and the country, state, and county or political subdivision where the furs were taken, and identifies any appropriate official game or fur possession tag number or bill of sale. The ledger must state the final disposition of the furs and the date disposed of. Disposition includes selling, transporting, shipping, storing, or otherwise using or possessing the furs. The licensee also shall include the same information with regard to any wildlife taken from the wild by the licensee. The ledger shall cover every transaction from date of issuance of the fur dealer’s license until date of expiration and shall be kept up-to-date. In addition to any other penalty provided by this subtitle, any person convicted of failing to maintain and keep up-to-date a ledger as required by this subsection or of making false entries shall have the license revoked for a period of at least 1 year and not exceeding 5 years.    (b)    Between July 1 and July 10, every fur dealer shall submit the ledger to the Secretary along with a statement under oath that the information in the ledger is correct on forms furnished by the Secretary, indicating the number or quantity and species of furs possessed, and the county or place of origin where furs were taken, possessed, bought, sold, transported, shipped, stored, tanned, or used by him during the period covered by the previous license. Every fur dealer also shall include in the report the name, address, and current license number of each person from whom any fur was purchased within or outside the State, the date of purchase, the quantity of each species of furs purchased, and the county where the furs were taken, if purchased in the State. Each report shall cover every transaction from date of issuance of the fur dealer’s license until expiration. Application for renewal of a fur dealer’s license shall accompany the ledger.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-508 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 5 - Restrictions Relating to Species Hunted for Their Fur, Pelt, or Hide|Section 10-508 - Possession of License by Fur Dealer; Inspection of Records of Fur Dealer

    A fur dealer shall carry the license on the dealer’s person and shall exhibit the license upon demand. The licensee shall allow any Natural Resources police officer and any law enforcement officer to enter and inspect the premises where operations are being carried on and to inspect records at any reasonable hour.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-509 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 5 - Restrictions Relating to Species Hunted for Their Fur, Pelt, or Hide|Section 10-509 - Shipping Tags for Out-of-State Shipment of Furs -- in General

    (a)    A person knowingly may not ship, transport, or carry by any means any fur or pelt of any wild quadruped to a point outside the State unless each shipment has a special shipping tag attached on the outside.    (b)    Shipping tags shall be obtained from the Secretary.    (c)    Each tag shall be composed of 2 parts, and each part shall give the name and address of the consignee and the kind and number of any fur or pelt contained in the package. One part shall be attached to any fur or pelt personally carried open to view or attached on the outside of the container in which any fur or pelt is shipped or transported. The other part of the tag immediately shall be forwarded to the Secretary.    (d)    A licensed fur dealer in the State may not be required to attach a special tag to any shipment of furs or pelts of any wild quadruped to another state if the fur dealer’s license number for the current year appears on the outside of any package being shipped or transported.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-510 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 5 - Restrictions Relating to Species Hunted for Their Fur, Pelt, or Hide|Section 10-510 - Shipping Tags for Out-of-State Shipment of Furs -- Mutilation or Destruction Prohibited

    A person may not willfully or wantonly remove, mutilate, or destroy any tag attached to the outside of a container in which any fur or pelt is shipped.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-511 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 5 - Restrictions Relating to Species Hunted for Their Fur, Pelt, or Hide|Section 10-511 - Shipping Tags for Out-of-State Shipment of Furs -- Receiving Unmarked or Untagged Furs or Pelts Prohibited

    A common carrier or the carrier’s agent knowingly may not receive any fur or pelt of any wild quadruped for shipment to any point outside of the State unless the fur or pelt is tagged or marked as required.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-513 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 5 - Restrictions Relating to Species Hunted for Their Fur, Pelt, or Hide|Section 10-513 - Penalty

    In addition to any other penalty provided by the provisions of this title, any person convicted of violating any provision of this subtitle shall be fined $5 for each wild bird or wild quadruped or any part of them mounted or possessed for mounting.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-601 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 6 - Wild Waterfowl|Section 10-601 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Boat” includes any raft, canoe, floating blind, skiff, or other floating device.    (c)    “Offshore” means any place on waters of the State below the mean high tide mark on tidal waters or below the mean high water mark on nontidal waters.    (d)    “Offshore blind site” means a specific location in the water where a person may hunt wild waterfowl from a boat that is tied to or anchored at a stake which has been licensed pursuant to this subtitle.    (e)    “Offshore stationary blind” means an offshore structure built on pilings or stakes that has been licensed pursuant to this subtitle and used for hunting wild waterfowl.    (f)    “Waterfowl safety zone” means:        (1)    An area 150 yards from any occupied dwelling; or        (2)    A section of shoreline not exceeding 250 yards in length owned by a federal or State unit.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-601.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 6 - Wild Waterfowl|Section 10-601.1 - Regulations

    The Secretary may adopt regulations to implement the provisions of this subtitle.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-602 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 6 - Wild Waterfowl|Section 10-602 - Hunting Prohibitions

    (a)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, “nighttime” means the time the Secretary of Interior of the United States adopts by rule or regulation.    (b)    A person may not hunt wild waterfowl in the State at nighttime in any manner whether from the shore or otherwise. A person may not possess at nighttime any gun or light used for hunting wild waterfowl in or near the vicinity of feeding and resting grounds. Any gun or light found in possession shall be prima facie evidence of intention of a violation of this section, and the light shall be confiscated and turned over to the Secretary.    (c)    (1)    A person may not shoot a wild waterfowl resting on land or water.        (2)    A person who wounds and cripples a wild waterfowl may shoot the waterfowl.    (d)    A person may not hunt wild waterfowl from a position located more than 10 feet in the air.    (e)    (1)    The only firearm that a person may use to hunt wild waterfowl is a shotgun fired from the shoulder.        (2)    A shotgun used to hunt wild waterfowl may not be larger than a 10 gauge or loaded with shot not approved by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.        (3)    While hunting or attempting to hunt wild waterfowl, a person may not possess shotgun shells that are loaded with shot not approved by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.    (f)    (1)    Subject to federal rule or regulation, the prohibition of this subsection does not apply to an automatic loading or hand-operated repeating shotgun with a magazine that is cut off or that is plugged with a one-piece filler incapable of removal through the loading end that reduces the capacity of the gun to hold no more than three shells at any one time in the magazine and chamber combined.        (2)    A person may not hunt a wild waterfowl with an automatic loading or hand-operated repeating shotgun capable of holding more than three shells.        (3)    A person may not possess a rifle or pistol while hunting wild waterfowl.    (g)    (1)    A person may hunt wild waterfowl with any bow and arrow.        (2)    A person may not hunt wild waterfowl with a crossbow.    (h)    (1)    A person may hunt wild waterfowl with the aid of a dog or with an artificial decoy.        (2)    A person may not hunt wild waterfowl using a live decoy.