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MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-803 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 8 - State Wildlife Management Areas and Hunting Grounds|Section 10-803 - Sale and Exchange of Property

    (a)    If the Department considers it in the State’s best interests and the Governor consents, the Department may exchange any area of land or water or part the Department owns together with any improvement on the area of land or water for any privately owned area of land or water equal to or greater in value than the area of land or water the Department exchanges and adapted for wildlife refuge and management. Also, the Department may sell any area of land or water or part of the area of land or water owned by the Department to the person who offers the highest price.    (b)    The Department may use any acquired area of land or water as a State park.    (c)    The Attorney General shall prepare any deed necessary to complete the exchange or sale of the area of land or water. The Secretary shall execute the deed. The net proceeds of any sale shall be deposited with the State Comptroller and placed to the credit of the State Wildlife Management and Protection Fund.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-804 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 8 - State Wildlife Management Areas and Hunting Grounds|Section 10-804 - Use; Sale of Timber; Rights-of-Way Across Areas; Caretakers

    (a)    An acquired area of land or water may be used to create and maintain State wildlife refuges, for wildlife management, and hunting grounds as the Department deems advisable for hunting grounds.    (b)    (1)    The Department may cut and remove and sell or permit the cutting and removing and selling of timber on lands to which title has been acquired by purchase, gift, or otherwise.        (2)    The net proceeds from the timber shall be deposited with the State Comptroller and placed to the credit of the State Wildlife Management and Protection Fund.    (c)    The Department may grant rights-of-way on or across any acquired area of land or water if the grant does not affect adversely wildlife protection, management, and propagation.    (d)    The Department may appoint a caretaker of the area of land or water and make an agreement with the caretaker for proper care and management of the wildlife refuge.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-805 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 8 - State Wildlife Management Areas and Hunting Grounds|Section 10-805 - State Wildlife Refuges -- Establishment on State or Federal Property; Markings and Notices

    (a)    The Department, in order to protect and propagate wildlife, may establish and maintain State wildlife refuges where wildlife may not be hunted, disturbed, or molested at any time. Upon the consent of the Governor and the superintendent in charge of any area of federally owned or State-owned land or water, the Department may locate a State wildlife refuge on any State-owned or federally owned forest, land, or water.    (b)    The boundaries of each wildlife refuge shall be clearly marked. At each refuge a notice shall be posted in a conspicuous place informing the public the area of land or water is a “State Wildlife Refuge -- Hunting Is Unlawful”, and other information or regulations the Department considers advisable.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-806 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 8 - State Wildlife Management Areas and Hunting Grounds|Section 10-806 - State Wildlife Refuges -- Leased Land or Water

    (a)    If a person who owns or controls any suitable area of land or water desires to have the area of land or water set aside for a refuge, the person may apply to the Department, giving a description of the area of land or water including a specific location, map, or sketch showing an outline of the area of land or water, the location of any structure or improvement and the nature of the area of land or water, such as woodland, abandoned farmland, or cultivated land, or lake, pond, marsh, or impounded stream.    (b)    The Department may examine the area of land or water to determine if the area of land or water is suitable for wildlife protection and management. If the area of land or water is acceptable as a wildlife refuge, the Department shall notify the person of this fact. The person shall sign a lease, vesting the State with every hunting right in the area of land or water without charge. The lease also shall provide that the owner, the owner’s family, agents, tenants, and any other person may not hunt on the area of land or water, and that the person will make every effort to protect the refuge from forest fires, hunting, or any violation of any State conservation law. The lease or agreement shall continue in force for an uninterrupted period of at least 5 years.    (c)    If the person who owns or controls the area of land or water named in any lease on which there is no charge sells the area of land or water, the area is released from the operation of the lease unless the purchaser agrees to allow the area to remain under lease. The Department or the owner of the area of land or water may rescind any lease for which there is no charge made pursuant to this section after giving 90 days written notice to the other party of intent to terminate the lease.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-807 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 8 - State Wildlife Management Areas and Hunting Grounds|Section 10-807 - State Wildlife Refuges -- Entry Upon

    (a)    A person may not enter in any manner on any State wildlife refuge without the consent of the Department or person in charge of the area of land or water.    (b)    (1)    A person may not allow any dog, domestic stock, or poultry to enter in any manner on any State-owned wildlife refuge.        (2)    The Department may grant a special written permit, subject to revocation at any time, to any person regularly residing on lands included within any wildlife refuge to have any trap, dog, or gun on the refuge. However, the trap, dog, or gun may not be used in hunting wildlife unless done under special permit from the Department for propagating purposes.        (3)    Where any portion of a State wildlife refuge is used for a State park, entry by any person within the refuge area for recreational pursuits may not be restricted on the portion used as a State park as long as the person does not carry any firearm or trap nor permit any dog to disturb or chase wildlife.    (c)    The Department by written permission may grant to any responsible person the right to hunt for vermin and use any dog and gun in connection with hunting on State wildlife refuges. The Department also may grant permission to hunt wildlife to be used for propagation purposes.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-808 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 8 - State Wildlife Management Areas and Hunting Grounds|Section 10-808 - State Wildlife Refuges -- Rules and Regulations

    The Department may adopt and post rules and regulations for the proper use and administration of any State land or water the Department controls or owns.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-901 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 9 - Captive Wildlife|Section 10-901 - Legislative Findings and Declarations

    The General Assembly finds and declares that it is in the public interest to insure the conservation, preservation, and condition of wildlife native to Maryland, by strictly regulating in the State the possession, importation, exportation, breeding, raising, protection, rehabilitation, hunting, killing, trapping, capture, purchase, or sale of certain wildlife which pose a possibility of:         (1)    Harmful competition to native wildlife;        (2)    The introduction of a disease or pest harmful to native wildlife;        (3)    Problems of enforcing laws and regulations relative to wildlife; or        (4)    Threatening native wildlife or other natural resources.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-902 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 9 - Captive Wildlife|Section 10-902 - Permits and Licenses

    (a)    Any person desiring to possess, import, export, breed, raise, protect, rehabilitate, hunt, kill, trap, capture, purchase, or sell any wildlife native to Maryland, shall first obtain a permit or license from the Department.    (b)    The Secretary shall establish by regulation:        (1)    The types and classes of permits and licenses which shall be issued;        (2)    The species of wildlife exempt from the permit and license requirement;        (3)    Sanitary housing or any other conditions which are necessary for the humane, safe, and healthy possession of wildlife;        (4)    Conditions under which captive wildlife may be hunted or released to the wild; and        (5)    Record keeping requirements.    (c)    The Secretary shall charge a reasonable fee for each permit or license.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-903 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 9 - Captive Wildlife|Section 10-903 - Regulations Prohibiting or Restricting Importation, Exportation, etc., of Nonnative Wildlife

    The Secretary may adopt regulations prohibiting or restricting the importation, exportation, sale, release, or possession of wildlife not native to Maryland on a finding that the wildlife is harmful to native wildlife or to natural ecosystems.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-904 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 9 - Captive Wildlife|Section 10-904 - Intergovernmental Coordination

    The Secretary shall coordinate with federal and local governments regarding the issuance of permits, inspection of facilities, and enforcement of compliance with pertinent laws and regulations. This subtitle may not be construed to limit local governments from enacting stricter requirements regarding housing and sanitation conditions under which wildlife must be kept or other health and safety requirements.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-905 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 9 - Captive Wildlife|Section 10-905 - Game Husbandry Licenses

    (a)    (1)    On payment of a reasonable fee, the Secretary may issue a game husbandry license to any person who desires to raise, breed, protect, or sell game birds or mammals.        (2)    The license shall expire on December 31 after the date of issuance and may be revoked at any time for noncompliance with the license’s terms and conditions.        (3)    The license shall specify:            (i)    The species of game birds and mammals which may be bred, raised, protected, or sold and for what purpose;            (ii)    The type of fencing or other requirements necessary to prevent undesirable mixing of native wildlife and the captive game birds or mammals; and            (iii)    Any other condition necessary to ensure adequate protection of native wildlife.    (b)    (1)    If any game bird or mammal raised in captivity is shipped or removed from the licensee’s premises, the game bird or mammal must be properly identified until prepared for final consumption or disposition.        (2)    Any game bird or mammal moved within the State shall be accompanied by an itemized bill of sale from the licensee.        (3)    Any game bird or mammal shipped out-of-state shall have a bill of lading attached to the shipping carton, crate, or other container.    (c)    Each licensee shall keep a ledger of any game bird or mammal raised, the number killed, and the number sold dead or alive. The licensee shall allow the Department:        (1)    To enter and inspect at any reasonable hour the premises where operations are carried on; and        (2)    To inspect the records.    (d)    The Secretary may prescribe, by regulation, the conditions under which a person may possess and sell game birds and mammals intended for human consumption which have been purchased from a licensed game breeder.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-907 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 9 - Captive Wildlife|Section 10-907 - Hunting With Falcons, Hawks, or Owls

    (a)    Any person desiring to take alive, possess, train, fly, and hunt with falcons, hawks, or owls shall first obtain a falconry permit from the Secretary.    (b)    The Secretary may issue a falconry permit, on the payment of a reasonable fee, to any properly accredited person who:        (1)    Is at least 14 years old;        (2)    Has demonstrated adequate knowledge and training in the care and handling of birds of prey; and        (3)    Possesses facilities demonstrated to be of sufficient design and size to properly maintain the permitted wildlife in captivity.    (c)    The Secretary may adopt regulations governing the issuance, revocation, terms, and conditions of the permit.    (d)    The birds authorized under this permit shall be used only for the sport of hunting game birds or mammals during the open season.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-908 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 9 - Captive Wildlife|Section 10-908 - Wildlife Damage Control Permits

    (a)    Any properly accredited person desiring to assist the Department in the control of wildlife injurious to agriculture or other interests, or to provide care and treatment of sick or injured wildlife for rehabilitation and release back to the wild, shall first obtain a wildlife damage control permit from the Secretary.    (b)    (1)    The Secretary may issue a wildlife damage control permit, on the payment of a reasonable fee, to a person who:            (i)    Has adequate training in the capture, handling, and care of wildlife; and            (ii)    Owns or leases facilities demonstrated to be of sufficient size and design to properly maintain the permitted wildlife in captivity.        (2)    The Secretary may adopt regulations governing the issuance, revocation, terms, and conditions of the permit.    (c)    The Secretary may designate in the permit the species and numbers of wildlife authorized to be possessed and the disposition of the wildlife.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-909 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 9 - Captive Wildlife|Section 10-909 - Collection of Wildlife, Nests, or Eggs for Scientific or Educational Purposes

    (a)    Any properly accredited person of known scientific attainment desiring to collect wildlife, nests, or eggs from the wild for scientific or educational purposes shall first obtain a scientific collection permit from the Secretary.    (b)    The Secretary may issue a scientific collecting permit, on the payment of a reasonable fee, to any properly accredited person who has demonstrated a legitimate scientific or educational need for the requested wildlife.    (c)    The Secretary may adopt regulations governing the issuance, revocation, terms, and conditions of the permit.    (d)    The permit:        (1)    Shall expire December 31 of the issuing year; and        (2)    May not be transferred to another person.    (e)    The permit becomes void on proof that the permittee has:        (1)    Captured or killed any wildlife;        (2)    Taken any nests or eggs for other than scientific or educational purposes; or        (3)    Taken or possessed any wildlife, nests, or eggs not authorized by the permit.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-911 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 9 - Captive Wildlife|Section 10-911 - Penalties; Nuisances

    (a)    In addition to any other penalty provided by the provisions of this title, the Secretary may revoke or suspend any license, permit, or certificate issued to any person pursuant to this subtitle if the Secretary finds the person or a guest of the person has violated:        (1)    The terms and conditions of the license, permit, or certificate;        (2)    Any regulation adopted to implement this subtitle; or        (3)    Any State or federal wildlife law or regulation.    (b)    Any wildlife for which a license or permit is required under this subtitle and for which a license or permit is not obtained shall be considered a nuisance and contraband and is subject to seizure by any authorized law enforcement officer.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-1101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 11 - Penalties and Fines, Searches, Seizures,and Forfeitures|Section 10-1101 - Penalties

    (a)    For the purpose of this title, each game bird or mammal taken illegally, purchased, offered for purchase, sold, bartered, or exchanged in excess of the bag limit or possessed illegally constitutes a separate offense.    (b)    Any person who violates any provision of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor. Unless another penalty is specifically provided elsewhere in this title, the person, upon conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,500, with costs imposed in the discretion of the court.    (c)    (1)    Unless another penalty is specifically provided elsewhere in this title any person found guilty of a second or subsequent violation of any provision of this title, is subject to a fine not exceeding $4,000, or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year, or both, with costs imposed in the discretion of the court.        (2)    For the purpose of this subsection, a second or subsequent violation is a violation which has occurred within 2 years of any prior violation of this title and which arises out of a separate set of circumstances.    (d)    In addition to any administrative penalty provided in this title, violation of any regulation adopted by any unit within the Department pursuant to the provisions of this title is a misdemeanor and is punishable as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section.    (e)    This section does not apply to a violation of § 10–424(2) of this title.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-1101.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 11 - Penalties and Fines, Searches, Seizures,and Forfeitures|Section 10-1101.1 - Restitution -- Poaching

    (a)    (1)    Notwithstanding § 10–1101 of this subtitle, if a person is convicted of poaching deer on any land in the State, the court shall order the person to pay the State restitution in accordance with this section.        (2)    For an act of poaching that involves trespassing on another’s property, this section applies with respect to the trespass violation only if the person trespasses in a knowing or willful manner.    (b)    (1)    For each sika deer or antlered white–tailed deer that obtains a score of 150 gross inches or less, as measured by the Boone and Crockett Club’s scoring system for white–tailed deer, a person convicted of poaching deer shall:            (i)    Pay restitution of not less than $2,000 but not exceeding $5,000, in an amount deemed reasonable by the court; and            (ii)    Perform 80 hours of community service.        (2)    For each antlered white–tailed deer that obtains a score of more than 150 gross inches, as measured by the Boone and Crockett Club’s scoring system for white–tailed deer, a person convicted of poaching deer shall:            (i)    Pay restitution of not less than $5,000 but not exceeding $10,000, in an amount deemed reasonable by the court; and            (ii)    Perform 80 hours of community service.        (3)    For each antlerless white–tailed deer, a person convicted of poaching deer shall:            (i)    Pay restitution of not less than $300 but not exceeding $500, in an amount deemed reasonable by the court; or            (ii)    Perform 40 hours of community service.    (c)    The restitution collected under this section shall be credited to the State Wildlife Management and Protection Fund, established under § 10–209 of this title.    (d)    The Department shall adopt regulations to implement this section.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-1102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 11 - Penalties and Fines, Searches, Seizures,and Forfeitures|Section 10-1102 - Collection and Disposition of Fines

    (a)    If any fine is imposed by the District Court for a violation of any provision of this title, the fine shall be collected pursuant to the provisions of law of the District Court system, with the exception of restitution payments made under § 10–1101.1 of this subtitle that are credited to the State Wildlife Management and Protection Fund, established under § 10–209 of this title.    (b)    If any fine is imposed by the circuit court of any county, the fine, less the costs of collection, shall be paid to the State Wildlife Management and Protection Fund, unless otherwise provided for.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-1103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 11 - Penalties and Fines, Searches, Seizures,and Forfeitures|Section 10-1103 - Search Warrants

    If any Natural Resources police officer or any law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that any person possesses any bird, mammal, amphibian, or reptile or any device in violation of this title, the officer shall go before any District Court judge of the county in which the species of wildlife or device is believed to be and make affidavit to that fact. If the judge finds the affidavit legally sufficient, the judge shall issue a search warrant against the person complained of, directed to the officer making the affidavit, commanding the officer to proceed at once and search for the bird, mammal, amphibian, or reptile or the device and, upon finding it, to seize, take possession, and keep it until further order by the judge. The warrant shall be executed pursuant to the Maryland Rules. The warrant shall be returned within 5 days from the issuing date or within a shorter period of time set forth in the search warrant.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-1104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 11 - Penalties and Fines, Searches, Seizures,and Forfeitures|Section 10-1104 - Searches Without Warrant

    (a)    If a Natural Resources police officer or any law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that any species of wildlife or any device is possessed in violation of this title, and it is not possible or feasible to secure a search warrant in time to seize the bird, mammal, amphibian, or reptile or the device, then the Natural Resources police officer may examine any boat, railway car, box, crate, package, or game bag without a warrant.    (b)    In this event, a Natural Resources police officer, in uniform or accompanied by a uniformed police officer, may stop and search an automobile, any vehicle, or trailer for the purpose of examining the game bags. The Natural Resources police officer also may determine whether the person has an appropriate license.    (c)    This section does not permit entering a dwelling house without first procuring a search warrant.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-1105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 11 - Penalties and Fines, Searches, Seizures,and Forfeitures|Section 10-1105 - Seizure and Disposition of Wildlife Unlawfully Caught, Sold, Offered for Sale, Transported, or Possessed

    A Natural Resources police officer or any law enforcement officer, upon arresting any person for violating any provision of this title or any regulation adopted pursuant to this title, may seize every bird, mammal, reptile, and amphibian unlawfully caught, sold, offered for sale, transported, or possessed. The Department may dispose of any seized species of wildlife at the Department’s discretion.