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Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.04 - Forest Wildlife › Section 08.03.04.23 - Hunting Deer When the Black Bear Season is Open

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A person may not bow hunt or assist with bow hunting deer in the hunted area for black bears as defined by COMAR 08.03.04.20B when the black bear hunting season is open unless the person wears:
A. A cap of solid daylight fluorescent orange or daylight fluorescent pink color;
B. A vest, jacket, or jacket containing back and front panels of at least 250 square inches of a solid daylight fluorescent orange or daylight fluorescent pink color; or
C. An outer garment of camouflage fluorescent orange or daylight fluorescent pink worn above the waist which contains at least 50 percent daylight fluorescent orange or daylight fluorescent pink color.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.04 - Forest Wildlife › Section 08.03.04.24 - Wanton Waste of Deer Prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Except as provided in §C of this regulation, an individual who intentionally wounds or kills a deer with a firearm, bow, or crossbow shall make a reasonable effort to take possession of the wounded or dead deer. If recovered, the deer shall be tagged and reported in accordance with Regulation .03 of this chapter and retained in the individual's possession until any of the following occurs:
(1) The deer is processed for consumption;
(2) The deer is transported to the individual's residence, to the individual's temporary place of lodging, to a taxidermist, or to a place for commercial or noncommercial processing or is donated to another individual or organization;
(3) The deer is utilized for scientific, educational, or research purposes; or
(4) The deer is properly disposed of according to conditions included in a permit issued by the Department.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.05 - Upland Game Birds and Mammals › Section 08.03.05.01 - Doves, Shooting Hours

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
The shooting hours for mourning doves in this State are from 12 noon to sunset during the designated half-day segment of the hunting season.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.05 - Upland Game Birds and Mammals › Section 08.03.05.02 - Devices for Hunting Upland Game

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A person may hunt mourning doves and woodcock with a bow, an air gun propelling an arrow, or shotgun only. A person may hunt all other upland game with a bow, a rifle, or any other means not prohibited by these regulations. A person may not hunt upland game with any automatic loading or hand operated repeating shotgun capable of holding more than three shells, unless the less the magazine is cut off or plugged with a solid, one-piece filler which cannot be removed from the loading end, so that the gun cannot hold more than three shells in the magazine and chamber combined.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.05 - Upland Game Birds and Mammals › Section 08.03.05.04 - Migratory Bird Tagging Requirement

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A person may not put or leave any migratory game birds at any place other than at his personal abode, or in the custody of another person for picking, cleaning, processing, shipping, transportation, storage (including temporary storage), or for the purpose of having taxidermy services performed, unless the birds have been properly tagged by the hunter. Migratory game birds may not be considered in storage or temporary storage if they are being transported in a vehicle and are in the possession of the hunter.
B. Tagging.
(1) It shall be the responsibility of the hunter to furnish and tag his migratory game birds. The tag shall include the:
(a) Hunter's signature;
(b) Home address;
(c) Hunting license number or DNRid and state where issued, when applicable;
(d) Total number and species of birds; and
(e) Date the birds were killed.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.05 - Upland Game Birds and Mammals › Section 08.03.05.05 - Crow and Blackbird Depredation

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In this regulation, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Blackbirds" means Brewer's, red-winged, and yellow-headed blackbirds, cowbirds, and all grackles.
(2) "Crows" means American and fish crows.
(3) "Wildlife Services" means the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.06 - Furbearer Wildlife › Section 08.03.06.01 - Otter and Fisher Pelt Tags and Carcass Submission

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. All otter and fisher pelts shall be tagged within 15 days after the close of the season. Pelts may not be sold or otherwise disposed of unless properly tagged. A person may not possess an untagged otter or fisher pelt, or part of a pelt, following the above date, whether it was trapped, killed, or caught in this State or in any other state, territory, or country. Otter and fisher pelt tags may be obtained from the local field offices of the Service and the Natural Resources Police Force.
B. All skinned river otter carcasses harvested in Garrett and Allegany counties shall be forfeited to the Service at one of the Service offices in Garrett or Allegany counties within 45 days after the close of the season.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.06 - Furbearer Wildlife › Section 08.03.06.03 - Trapping

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Except as otherwise expressly permitted or prohibited by law, trapping shall conform to the conditions in §§B-H of this regulation.
B. A person may set, tend, or operate smooth-jawed leg-hold traps having a jaw spread no greater than 5-3/4 inches except that smooth-jawed leg-hold traps set completely submerged underwater may have a maximum jaw spread of 7-3/4 inches.
C. A person may not set or tend body-gripping traps exceeding 8 inches by 8 inches or 8 inches in diameter except when the traps are submerged partially or totally in water.
D. A person may set and tend body-gripping traps equal to or less than 8 inches by 8 inches or 8 inches in diameter in State and private tidal wetlands, flooded nontidal wetlands, and in those portions of inland freshwater marshes, shrub swamps, wooded swamps, and bogs where water is covering the surface of the soil or the soil is waterlogged to the surface. In all other locations these traps may only be set if submerged partially or totally in water.
E. A person who sets any traps authorized by this regulation shall tend them or cause them to be tended at least once every day, except those traps which are set in water or tidal marshes, which shall be tended at least once every 2 days.
F. Live traps such as box or cage traps are permissible in all upland and wetland areas.
G. A person who traps any furbearer, taken during any established trapping season, may not transport it from the place of capture unless the animal has been killed.
H. A person who uses a snare, a trap, or another similar device to capture wildlife shall stamp their DNRid number on each device, or affix a metal tag with their DNRid number to each device, unless the device is being used on private property that is owned or rented by the person placing the device.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.06 - Furbearer Wildlife › Section 08.03.06.04 - Hunting Foxes with the Aid of Dogs

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A person may not hunt, pursue, catch, or kill any fox with the aid of dogs, or attempt to do so during the firearms deer season, except that unarmed persons may conduct organized fox hunts of the type known as "Riding to the Hounds" in that season.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.06 - Furbearer Wildlife › Section 08.03.06.05 - Devices for Hunting Furbearers

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. An individual may hunt coyote, fisher, gray fox, opossum, raccoon, red fox, or skunk, with a firearm, air gun, or bow, during the established open hunting season.
B. An individual may not hunt furbearers with an automatic loading or hand-operated repeating shotgun capable of holding more than three shells, unless the magazine is cut off or plugged with a solid, one-piece filler which cannot be removed from the loading end, so that the gun cannot hold more than three shells in the magazine and chamber combined.
C. An individual may not hunt, except by trapping, beaver, long-tailed weasel, otter, muskrat, or mink.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.06 - Furbearer Wildlife › Section 08.03.06.06 - Furbearer Permits

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Permit Required.
(1) Except as provided in §A(2) and (3) of this regulation, a person shall obtain or be authorized by a furbearer permit from the Department or a designee of the Department before:
(a) Hunting fur-bearing mammals; or
(b) Actively participating in the unarmed chasing of fox.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.06 - Furbearer Wildlife › Section 08.03.06.07 - Trapper Education

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Certificate Required.
(1) Except as provided in §A(2) of this regulation, on or after August 1, 2007, an individual shall obtain a certificate of trapper education from the Service or a designee of the Service before trapping or attempting to trap any fur-bearing mammal.
(2) A certificate of trapper education is not required to trap fur-bearing mammals if the individual:
(a) Is exempt from the requirement to obtain a furbearer permit as specified in Regulation .06 of this chapter; or
(b) Held a valid furbearer permit before August 1, 2007.
(3) Any similar certificate issued by another state is acceptable as complying with the requirements of this regulation if the privileges are reciprocal for Maryland residents.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.07 - Waterfowl › Section 08.03.07.01 - Trapping Wild Waterfowl

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A person may not construct, maintain, or operate, or assist in the construction, maintenance, or operation of any trap or snare of any description for the taking of wild waterfowl in this State.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.07 - Waterfowl › Section 08.03.07.02 - Shooting from Offshore Stationary Blinds or Blind Sites

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A person may not shoot or attempt to shoot wild waterfowl from any unlicensed stationary blind or blind site in this State.
B. A person may not hunt or attempt to hunt wild waterfowl from any tidal or nontidal waters of the State covered by ice, except at or from licensed stationary blinds or blind sites or from boats in areas where offshore waterfowl hunting is allowed by law or regulation as set forth in Natural Resources Article, Title 10, Subtitle 6, Annotated Code of Maryland, or COMAR 08.03. This regulation does not prohibit hunting or attempts to hunt wild waterfowl from ice-covered land, tidal wetlands, or nontidal wetlands, or the legal blind site licensee from hunting on the ice only within the distance limits required by statute.
C. A hunter or group of hunters hunting at a licensed offshore stationary blind or offshore blind site shall possess at least one copy of the license issued by the Department for the site.
D. Hunters shall mark offshore blind sites licensed by the Department with either a stake or buoy showing the licensee's name and license number. Blind site stakes shall be marked on all sides with reflective material at least 4 inches wide located at least 3 feet above the high water mark.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.07 - Waterfowl › Section 08.03.07.05 - Captive Waterfowl (Live Decoys)

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A person may not hunt wetland game birds by the use or aid of live birds as decoys.
B. Although not limited to, it shall be a violation of this regulation to hunt wetland game birds on an area where tame or captive live ducks or geese are present unless the birds are, and have been for a period of 10 consecutive days before hunting, confined within an enclosure which substantially reduces the audibility of their calls and totally conceals the birds from the sight of wetland game birds.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.07 - Waterfowl › Section 08.03.07.06 - Devices for Hunting Wetland Game Birds

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Except as provided in §B of this regulation, a person may hunt wetland game birds only with a:
(1) Vertical bow; or
(2) Shotgun which is not larger than 10-gauge:
(a) Loaded only with shot approved by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as nontoxic for waterfowl and coots pursuant to 50 CFR 20 ; and
(b) Fired from the shoulder.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.07 - Waterfowl › Section 08.03.07.09 - Migratory Bird Tagging Requirement

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A person may not put or leave any migratory game birds at any place other than at his personal abode, or in the custody of another person for picking, cleaning, processing, shipping, transportation, storage (including temporary storage), or for the purpose of having taxidermy services performed, unless the birds have been properly tagged by the hunter. Migratory game birds may not be considered in storage or temporary storage if they are being transported in a vehicle and are in the possession of the hunter.
B. Tagging.
(1) It shall be the responsibility of the hunter to furnish and tag migratory game birds. The tag shall include the:
(a) Hunter's signature;
(b) Home address;
(c) Hunting license number and state where issued, when applicable;
(d) Total number and species of birds; and
(e) Date the birds were killed.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.07 - Waterfowl › Section 08.03.07.10 - Resident Canada Goose Depredation Control

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In this regulation, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Agricultural facilities" means any parcel or parcels of land from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally have been produced and sold, during the last 12 month period.
(2) "Agricultural producer" means an agricultural lease holder, farm manager, landowner, or sharecropper, who is actively engaged in commercial agriculture.
(3) "Resident Canada goose" means a Canada goose that:
(a) Nests within Maryland; or
(b) Resides in Maryland during the months of April, May, June, July, and August.
(4) "Wildlife Services" means the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.07 - Waterfowl › Section 08.03.07.11 - Release of Captive-Raised Mallards

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Except as provided for in §B of this regulation, a person may not release captive-raised mallard ducks to the wild.
B. Persons possessing the following permits from the Department may release captive-raised mallard ducks to the wild as authorized by their permit:
(1) Regulated shooting area permit issued pursuant to COMAR 08.03.13.02B;
(2) Retriever training permit issued pursuant to COMAR 08.03.09.09B; or
(3) Field trial permit issued pursuant to Natural Resources Article, §
										10-701, Annotated Code of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.07 - Waterfowl › Section 08.03.07.12 - Shooting Hours for Light Goose Conservation Order Season

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A person may hunt light geese from 1/2 hour prior to sunrise to 1/2 after sunset during the Light Goose Conservation Order season if this method is allowed in Maryland pursuant to a final rule adopted by the Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as published in the Federal Register pursuant to 50 CFR 21.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.07 - Waterfowl › Section 08.03.07.13 - Shooting Hours for Resident Canada Geese in September

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A person may hunt resident Canada geese in September from 1/2 hour prior to sunrise to 1/2 after sunset if this method is allowed in Maryland pursuant to a final rule adopted by the Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as published in the Federal Register pursuant to 50 CFR 20.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.08 - Threatened and Endangered Species › Section 08.03.08.02 - Petitioning

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Except for species determined to be threatened or endangered pursuant to the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. §
										1531-- 1543, any interested person may petition the Director to add or remove a species or natural heritage area to or from a list in this chapter. The Director shall review the evidence regarding the requested action and make a recommendation to the Secretary whether or not to list or delist the species or natural heritage area.
B. In a petition to list or delist a natural heritage area, the following information shall be provided:
(1) A map of the proposed natural heritage area;
(2) A description of the physical boundaries of the proposed area, total acreage, landowner name and address;
(3) A description of the biological community represented by the natural heritage area including, as far as practical, a list of the fauna and flora there, and other geologic, hydrologic, or other features which blend together to make this area unique;
(4) A description of all major threats to the continued existence of the area, or if petitioning to delist an area, a description of how the natural features and species composition of the area have changed so it is no longer suitable to be designated as a natural heritage area;
(5) A statement indicating why the area should or should not be considered as among the best statewide examples of its kind;
(6) Other relevant information which might assist the Director in making a determination.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.08 - Threatened and Endangered Species › Section 08.03.08.03 - Permits

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Permits to take, transport, possess, sell, offer for sale, export or import any listed species may be obtained from the Director only after written application on a form provided by the Administration, and upon payment of a fee of $10.
B. Each permit shall be subject to an expiration date and other limitations as may be prescribed by the Director.
C. Each permit application requesting permission to take a listed species from private property shall be accompanied by a signed statement from the landowner granting the applicant permission to enter the property to take the species.
D. A permit application shall describe the purpose of the request in such detail that the Director can determine whether it is in the best interest of the species and the State to issue it.
E. The Director shall consider, but not be limited to, the following information:
(1) The number of other known occurrences of the species in the State;
(2) Which of the occurrences of the species in § E(1) exist on:
(a) Private lands,
(b) Public lands, and
(c) What protection there is for the species' continued existence;
(3) The number of individuals in the occurrences of the species in § E(1) and the relative state of ecological stability.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.08 - Threatened and Endangered Species › Section 08.03.08.04 - Endangered Species of Wildlife, Reptiles, Amphibians, Mollusks, Crustaceans, and Finfish

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Listing Criteria. The following factors shall be considered for listing any species other than plants as endangered:
(1) Whether the species is restricted to a minimal geographic area within Maryland;
(2) Whether the species has experienced a rapid, substantial decline in Maryland, and if the decline continues, the species' extirpation from Maryland is imminent;
(3) Whether the species' essential habitat has been rapidly lost and that loss is likely to continue;
(4) Whether the species' biology makes it highly susceptible to changes in its environment; or
(5) Whether the species' essential habitat is easily altered by even relatively minor activities.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.08 - Threatened and Endangered Species › Section 08.03.08.05 - Endangered Species of Plants

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Listing Criteria. The following factors shall be considered for listing a plant species as endangered:
(1) Whether only a few populations are known in Maryland and they cover only a small portion of land;
(2) Whether the species is restricted to a minimal geographic area;
(3) Whether the species has experienced a substantial decline in Maryland, and if the decline continues, the species' extirpation from Maryland is imminent;
(4) Whether the species' essential habitat has been rapidly lost and that loss is likely to continue;
(5) Whether the species' biology makes it highly susceptible to changes in its environment; or
(6) Whether the species' essential habitat is easily altered by even relatively minor activities.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.08 - Threatened and Endangered Species › Section 08.03.08.06 - Endangered Extirpated Species

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Listing Criteria. The following factors shall be considered for listing a species as endangered extirpated:
(1) The species was once a viable component of the State's flora and fauna and there are no records of it naturally occurring in Maryland after 1950; or
(2) The species was once a viable component of the State's flora and fauna and recent scientific investigations have documented the loss of its habitat or disappearance of its population in Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.08 - Threatened and Endangered Species › Section 08.03.08.07 - Threatened Species of Wildlife, Reptiles, Amphibians, Mollusks, Crustaceans, and Finfish

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Listing Criteria. The following factors shall be considered for listing species other than plant species as threatened:
(1) Whether the species has experienced a steady, substantial decline in Maryland, and if the decline continues, the species is likely to become endangered;
(2) Whether there has been steady, widespread loss of the species' essential habitat; or
(3) Whether protection measures already taken have significantly reduced the chances of the species becoming extirpated from Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.08 - Threatened and Endangered Species › Section 08.03.08.08 - Threatened Species of Plants

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Listing Criteria. The following factors shall be considered for listing a plant species as threatened:
(1) Whether the species has experienced a substantial decline in Maryland, and if the decline continues, the species is likely to become endangered;
(2) Whether there has been a steady widespread loss of the species' essential habitat; or
(3) Whether the species has been listed as endangered but it has been shown that protection measures taken have significantly reduced the chances of the species becoming extirpated from Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.08 - Threatened and Endangered Species › Section 08.03.08.09 - Species in Need of Conservation

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Listing Criteria. The following factors shall be considered for listing a species as in need of conservation:
(1) Whether the population is limited or declining within Maryland; and
(2) Whether the species may become threatened in the foreseeable future, if current trends or conditions persist.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.08 - Threatened and Endangered Species › Section 08.03.08.10 - Natural Heritage Areas

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Listing Criteria. In order to qualify as a natural heritage area a natural community shall:
(1) Contain one or more threatened or endangered species or wildlife species in need of conservation;
(2) Be a unique blend of geological, hydrological, climatalogical or biological features; and
(3) Be considered to be among the best Statewide examples of its kind.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.08 - Threatened and Endangered Species › Section 08.03.08.11 - Restricted Areas

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Without written permission from the Secretary, a person may not trespass, enter, or release an animal on lands owned or controlled by the State which are located between the mean high and mean low water lines of waters of the State and which are posted in a conspicuous manner as a restricted area for the purpose of protecting:
(1) An endangered or threatened species of wildlife or plant listed in this chapter; or
(2) A species of wildlife in need of conservation listed in this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.08 - Threatened and Endangered Species › Section 08.03.08.12 - Additional Lists

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
The Fisheries Service also maintains a list of fish species that are designated as endangered, threatened, or in need of conservation under COMAR 08.02.12. Regulations implementing protective measures for these species appear elsewhere under COMAR 08.02.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.08 - Threatened and Endangered Species › Section 08.03.08.13 - Violation of Regulations

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
Violation of these regulations is a misdemeanor punishable under Natural Resources Article, 10-2A-07, 10-1101, 10-1105-----10-1108, 4-2A-07, 4-1201, 4-1205-----4-1207, and 4-1209, Annotated Code of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.08 - Threatened and Endangered Species › Section 08.03.08.14 - Puritan Tiger Beetle Incidental Taking

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Permit Required. A person shall obtain a permit from the Department before the person may conduct any activity that will result in the incidental taking of Puritan tiger beetles.
B. Application. To apply for a permit for the incidental taking of Puritan tiger beetles, an applicant shall submit the following information to the Department:
(1) A completed application form including the applicant's:
(a) Full name;
(b) Address of residence or business;
(c) Birth date; and
(d) Telephone number; and
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.08 - Threatened and Endangered Species › Section 08.03.08.15 - Protected Nongame Mammals

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A person may not take, export, possess, process, sell, offer for sale, deliver, carry, transport, or ship by any means, except by special permit issued by the Department, nongame mammals listed in §C of this regulation.
B. Permits.
(1) Permits to take protected nongame mammals may only be issued for:
(a) Scientific research;
(b) Educational purposes designed to further public awareness regarding the species;
(c) Protection of human health and safety; or
(d) To address damage to property.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.09 - Wildlife Possession › Section 08.03.09.02 - Dog Training With Call-Back Pens

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A person may possess pen-reared quail or chukar partridge for the purpose of training dogs with call-back pens if that person first obtains a game husbandry license. The trainer or anyone assisting in the training shall possess a valid hunting license while training.
B. Captive-raised birds released during the training process shall be marked in such a way as to identify the birds as captive-raised birds. The markers shall remain attached to the birds until the birds are disposed of, and the markers shall be destroyed after they are removed.
C. A person may not use a call-back pen on State owned or controlled lands.
D. A person may carry and discharge a device known as a starter's pistol while training dogs. The starter's pistol shall have been manufactured in such a manner as to prohibit the firing of a projectile or shot charge which could be projected through the barrel.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.09 - Wildlife Possession › Section 08.03.09.03 - Rabies Emergency

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A. A person may not import into Maryland any live raccoons, skunks, foxes, wolves, coyotes, bobcats, or any other mammalian wildlife species, or hybrids, for which there is no U.S.D.A. certified vaccine against rabies.
B. A person or incorporated or unincorporated organization may not harbor or move within Maryland any live raccoons, skunks, foxes, wolves, coyotes, bobcats, or any other mammalian wildlife species, or hybrids, for which there is no U.S.D.A. certified vaccine against rabies, without first having obtained a permit from the Service, except that it shall be lawful to transfer those living animals within a county or city to a designee of local government for the purpose of humane euthanasia.
C. This regulation does not prohibit the importation or possession of gerbils, hamsters, domesticated rats and mice, chinchillas, European ferrets, domestic rabbits, guinea pigs, hedgehogs, sugar gliders, and primates of the families Cebidae, Cercopithecidae, and Pongidae only.
D. Except as provided in COMAR 08.03.09.12B, this regulation does not prohibit or restrict the importation or possession of mammals into Maryland for use at a circus, carnival, or fair licensed under 9 CFR §§
										2.1- 2.11, Subpart A.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.09 - Wildlife Possession › Section 08.03.09.04 - Importation and Possession of Wildlife

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A. A person or corporation shall obtain a permit from the Service before he may import or possess any live wildlife for release into the wild.
B. The Service shall grant a permit only on satisfactory proof that the specific wildlife intended to be imported will:
(1) Be free of any communicable disease at the time of their importation; and
(2) Not be inimical to the native flora and fauna.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.09 - Wildlife Possession › Section 08.03.09.06 - Permit to Possess Protected Species of Wildlife Birds

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A. Exceptions. This regulation does not apply to a bird on the threatened or endangered species lists. Further, any person who holds a valid federal bird banding or marking permit with authority to band or mark birds in Maryland, may salvage, for the purpose of donating to a public scientific or educational institution, birds killed or found dead as a result of the permittee's normal banding operations, and casualties from other causes, without holding additional State permits for salvage.
B. Permit. Any properly accredited person wishing to possess a protected bird or parts of a protected bird for educational or scientific purposes, or for the purpose of propagation, may apply to the Department for a permit.
C. Application. Application for a permit shall be made on the form the Department prescribes and shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Department the reasons for which the applicant wishes to possess the bird.
D. Non-transferability. The permit is non-transferable and expires December 31 of each year.
E. Annual Report. By December 31 of each year, every permittee shall make an annual report on forms the Department prescribes. The report shall include the disposition by species, the number, the age, the sex, the sources of any protected birds, as well as any other information the Department may require.
F. Revocation and Suspension. The Department may suspend or revoke a permit if the permittee fails to comply with the terms of the permit or submit the annual report.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.09 - Wildlife Possession › Section 08.03.09.07 - Falconry

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A. Definitions.
(1) In this regulation the following terms have the meanings indicated.
(2) Terms Defined.
(a) "Eyas" means a nestling raptor incapable of flight.
(b) "Falconer" means the holder of a valid falconry permit issued by the Department.
(c) "Falconry" means the sport of hunting game birds and mammals or other wildlife by the means of a trained raptor.
(d) "Imping" means replacing a damaged feather with a molted feather.
(e) "ISO" means the International Organization for Standardization.
(f) "Passage bird" means a raptor in juvenile plumage less than 1 year old and capable of flight.
(g) "Permittee" means the holder of a valid falconry permit issued by the Department.
(h) Raptor.
(i) "Raptor" means a live bird of the family Accipitridae of the family Falconidae or of the family Strigidae.
(ii) "Raptor" does not include a bird of the family Pandionidae or the family Tytonidae.
(i) "Take" means to trap or capture or legally acquire, or to attempt to trap or capture or legally acquire, a raptor for falconry.
(j) "USFWS" means the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.09 - Wildlife Possession › Section 08.03.09.08 - Raptor Propagation Permits

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A joint Federal-State raptor propagation permit is required before any person may take, possess, transport, sell, purchase, barter, or transfer any raptor, raptor egg, or raptor semen for propagation purposes. These activities are subject to all definitions, application procedures, and requirements as found in 16 U.S.C. §§
										703- 711, Code of Federal Regulations, Title 50, Part 21, Subpart A, § 21.3, and Subpart C, § 21.30, and all other applicable federal regulations.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.09 - Wildlife Possession › Section 08.03.09.09 - Retriever Training

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A. For the purposes of retriever training, a person may possess and release captive raised quail, chukar partridge, pheasant, and mallard ducks after obtaining a retriever training permit. Persons accompanying or assisting the permittee are not required to possess a retriever training permit. If the birds are held for more than 72 hours, a game husbandry permit is also required. The permittee or anyone assisting in the training by shooting a firearm loaded with shotshell ammunition shall possess a valid hunting license or hunter safety certificate while training.
B. Birds released during retriever training shall be marked in such a way as to identify them as captive-raised birds. The markers shall remain attached to the birds until the birds are disposed of. For mallard ducks that have been physically marked by removal of the hind toe from the right foot before they are 4 weeks old, no other form of marking is required.
C. Persons releasing captive raised mallard ducks under the authority of a permit under this regulation shall make a reasonable effort to immediately kill or retrieve each released duck.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.09 - Wildlife Possession › Section 08.03.09.11 - Deer Cooperator License

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A. Scope. A deer cooperator license issued by the Service allows a licensee to conduct deer removal and handling operations upon issuance of an Operational Plan in accordance with §E of this regulation. The fee to apply for this license is $100. A license expires 1 year from the date it is issued. If the Service does not issue the license, the fee shall be refunded. There are two deer cooperator licenses as follows:
(1) Agricultural Deer Cooperator License: valid only on agricultural lands actively farmed for commercial crops. An applicant for an Agricultural Deer Cooperator License shall be the owner or lessee of the properties covered under the Deer Cooperator Operational Permit as described in §E(1) of this regulation, or their employee.
(2) General Deer Cooperator License: valid on commercial, private, or other lands. An applicant shall be an owner or lessee of the properties covered under the Deer Cooperator Operational Permit as described in §E(1) of this regulation, or their designee. General Deer Cooperator licensees may also conduct operations as an Agricultural Deer Cooperator in accordance with the requirements of §E(1)(c) of this regulation.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.09 - Wildlife Possession › Section 08.03.09.12 - Live Cervid Importation and Movement

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A. For the purpose of this regulation, "cervid" means a hoofed mammal that is a member of the Family Cervidae. This includes, but is not limited to, white-tailed deer, mule deer, moose, elk, black-tailed deer, caribou (reindeer), fallow deer, roe deer, musk deer, swamp deer, Pampas deer, tufted deer, red deer, and sika deer.
B. A person may not transport a live cervid into or out of the State or transport, move, or possess a live cervid within the State, except as provided in §§C-E of this regulation.
C. Accredited American Zoological Association facilities may exchange live cervids for the purpose of genetic diversity. These cervids may be transported only after meeting all applicable federal and State departments of agriculture laws.
D. Persons possessing a game husbandry license pursuant to Natural Resources Article, §
									10-905, Annotated Code of Maryland, may only possess the live cervids listed on their licenses.
E. A person possessing a letter of authorization from the Service may transport a live cervid through the State.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.09 - Wildlife Possession › Section 08.03.09.13 - Possession and Trade of Captive Mute Swans

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A. Except as provided in §B of this regulation, it shall be a violation to buy, sell, barter, trade, or transfer any mute swan or mute swan eggs to or from another person.
B. Prior to March 1, 2009, a permittee may sell or transfer mute swans to a person residing in another state if the permittee has:
(1) A letter from the state agency responsible for managing wildlife in the destination state authorizing the import of mute swans; and
(2) A letter from the Service authorizing the export of mute swans from the State.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.09 - Wildlife Possession › Section 08.03.09.14 - Take of Passage Peregrine Falcon

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A. Definitions.
(1) In this regulation, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
(2) Terms Defined.
(a) "Allowable take" means the number of passage peregrine falcons authorized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to be taken from the wild in Maryland in a given year.
(b) "Apprentice falconer" means a person that holds an apprentice class falconry permit as described in Regulation .07C(1) of this chapter.
(c) "Falconry" means the sport of taking wildlife by the means of a trained raptor.
(d) "General falconer" means a person that holds a general class falconry permit as described in Regulation .07C(2) of this chapter.
(e) "Master falconer" means a person that holds a master class falconry permit as described in Regulation .07C(3) of this chapter.
(f) "Passage" means first-year migrant raptor.
(g) "Take" means to trap, capture, or legally acquire, or to attempt to trap, capture, or legally acquire, a raptor for falconry.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.10 - General Wildlife Hunting Regulations › Section 08.03.10.02 - Recorded Bird or Animal Calls

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A. Except as provided in §B of this regulation, an individual, or two or more individuals together, may not hunt or attempt to hunt game birds or mammals, except foxes, coyote, raccoon, opossum, striped skunk, fisher, and crows, with the aid of or possession of:
(1) Recorded bird or animal calls or sounds;
(2) Recorded or electrically amplified imitations of bird or animal calls or sounds; or
(3) Any electronic device by which these calls are conveyed or amplified.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.10 - General Wildlife Hunting Regulations › Section 08.03.10.03 - Crippled Game

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Every game bird or game animal wounded by hunting and reduced to possession by the hunter shall be immediately killed.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.10 - General Wildlife Hunting Regulations › Section 08.03.10.05 - Shooting From Unpaved Highways

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A person may not shoot from or across any public highway, whether paved or unpaved.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.10 - General Wildlife Hunting Regulations › Section 08.03.10.07 - Baiting

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A. A person may not hunt, or attempt to hunt, any upland game bird (except pheasant and quail) or wetland game birds, by the aid of baiting, or on or over any baited area if the person knows or reasonably should know that the area is a baited area.
B. Definitions.
(1) As used in this regulation, "baiting" means the placing, exposing, depositing, distributing, or scattering of shelled, shucked or unshucked corn, wheat or other grain, salt, or other feed so as to constitute for upland game birds (except pheasant and quail) or wetland game birds a lure, attraction, or enticement to, on, or over any areas where hunters are attempting to hunt them.
(2) "Baited area" means:
(a) Any area where shelled, shucked or unshucked corn, wheat or other grain, salt, or other feed capable of luring, attracting, or enticing upland game birds (except pheasant and quail) or wetland game birds is directly or indirectly placed, exposed, deposited, distributed, or scattered.
(b) With respect to mourning dove or any wetland game bird, any area which has been seeded for a cover crop by broadcasting, within the 10 days immediately preceding the hunting of mourning dove or any wetland game birds, where the seed has not germinated or been plowed or disced under, or removed by other means. An area is considered a baited area for 10 days following the complete removal of all corn, wheat or other grain, salt, or other feed.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.10 - General Wildlife Hunting Regulations › Section 08.03.10.09 - Special Permit - Disabled Persons

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A. A person who possesses a valid hunting license and who has a disability which impairs his mobility may receive a permit from the Department to hunt from a vehicle. However, the person may not shoot or have a loaded weapon in the vehicle while the vehicle is on a public roadway or the shoulder of a public roadway.
B. To be issued a Universal Disability Pass a person shall:
(1) Submit a completed Department application to the DNR Licensing and Registration Service's office in Annapolis; and
(2) Obtain a physician's signature on the application which certifies that the applicant is mobility impaired.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.10 - General Wildlife Hunting Regulations › Section 08.03.10.10 - Guiding on Service Owned or Controlled Lands

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A person may not guide hunting parties for economic gain on those lands owned or controlled by the Department of Natural Resources and managed by the Service.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 03 - WILDLIFE › Chapter 08.03.10 - General Wildlife Hunting Regulations › Section 08.03.10.12 - Migratory Game Bird Harvest Information Program Permit and Validation

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A. Before an individual may hunt wetland game birds, dove, or woodcock, during hunting seasons established by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pursuant to 50 CFR 20, an individual shall obtain a Migratory Game Bird Harvest Information Program Permit. A printed validation is required in addition to any other required licenses or stamps to hunt wetland game birds, dove, and woodcock.
B. An individual who is exempt from purchasing a hunting license by any provision of Natural Resources Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, is required to obtain a permit before hunting any species described in §A of this regulation.
C. Application. An individual may obtain a permit and printed validation by applying to the Department, or a person designated by the Department.
D. Possession of Printed Validation. An individual hunting the species listed in §A of this regulation shall possess this printed validation at all times while hunting.