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    (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.