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 […]
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.
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
Section 10-414 – Hunting Restrictions Relating to Raccoon and Opossum
(a) A person may not possess any live raccoon or opossum unless the person first procures a permit from the Department. Any raccoon or opossum reduced to possession by a hunter or trapper shall be immediately killed. (b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, the owner of a marsh or the owner’s employees may hunt any […]
Section 10-415 – Deer Hunting — in General
(a) There are the following 3 seasons to hunt deer: (1) Deer bow hunting season; (2) Deer firearms season; and (3) Deer muzzle loader season. (b) A person who harvests a game bird or mammal shall report the harvest in accordance with regulations adopted by the Department. (c) (1) A person with a hunting license also may purchase bonus deer stamps from […]
Section 10-416 – Deer Hunting — Prohibited Methods
(a) (1) A person may not hunt deer in the State with any automatic firearm. In this subsection, an automatic firearm means a firearm designed to fire, or which is mechanically altered to fire, 2 or more shots with 1 continuous pressure on the trigger. (2) A person may not use full metal-jacketed, incendiary, or tracer bullets in […]
Section 10-417 – Export and Shipment of Game or Nongame Birds or Mammals
(a) A person may not export from the State any game bird or mammal, except wild waterfowl and fur-bearing mammals. However, a licensed hunter may take out as personal baggage in the open season only the prescribed possession limit as set by regulation. The hunter shall produce the hunter’s hunting license upon demand of any Natural […]