Section 10-603 – Hunting From Powered Boats
(a) Except while lawfully hunting under the requirements of this subtitle, a person in a boat may not purposely or unnecessarily disturb wild waterfowl. (b) A person may not hunt wild waterfowl while using a floating device towed by a power boat or a sailboat. (c) A person may not hunt wild waterfowl from a boat, sinkbox, or […]
Section 10-604 – Hunting While Standing in Water on the Natural Bottom
(a) A person may hunt wild waterfowl while standing in water on the natural bottom only in the waters of the Susquehanna Flats, the nontidal waters of the Potomac River, the waters of Tangier Sound, Fishing Bay, Monie Bay, Manokin River, Big Annemessex River, Pocomoke Sound, and Kedges Straits in the waters of Dorchester, Somerset, and […]
Section 10-605 – Hunting From Boat That Is Drifting or Being Sculled
(a) A person may hunt wild waterfowl from a boat that is drifting or being sculled, only in: (1) The nontidal waters of the Potomac River, Conococheague Creek, and the Monocacy River; (2) The Susquehanna Flats, Elk River, and that portion of the Sassafras River in Cecil County located west of 75 degrees 58 minutes 45 seconds; (3) Chincoteague […]
Section 10-606 – Hunting From an Anchored Boat
(a) A person may hunt wild waterfowl from a boat that is anchored only in: (1) The nontidal waters of the Potomac River; (2) The waters of the Susquehanna Flats, Elk River, and that portion of the Sassafras River in Cecil County located west of 75 degrees 58 minutes 45 seconds; (3) The waters of Chincoteague Bay, Sinepuxent Bay, […]
Section 10-607 – Riparian Landowners
(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, this section shall apply only to owners of riparian property in Maryland regardless of the residency of the owner. (2) Under this subtitle, persons owning riparian property in: (i) Maryland or Virginia that is adjacent to the tidal waters of the Potomac River may license state shoreline; and […]