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 […]
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 […]
Section 10-1106 – Seizure, Forfeiture, and Disposition of Devices, Equipment, or Property
(a) 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 any device, equipment, conveyance, or property unlawfully used. If the owner or person in charge of the seized device, equipment, conveyance, or property is […]
Section 10-1107 – Restitution
(a) If a person is convicted of violating any provision of this title and the violation causes or results in the injury, death, or destruction of any wildlife, including a protected species of animal, in addition to any other penalty provided in this title, the court may order the person to pay restitution to the State […]
Section 10-1108 – Suspension of Hunting License
(a) In addition to any other penalty provided by this title, the Department or the court may suspend for a period not exceeding 5 years the hunting license or hunting privileges of a person who is convicted of a State or federal hunting violation. (b) The Department shall adopt regulations: (1) To implement this section; and (2) That list […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]