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In addition
to the regulations listed elsewhere in this guide, IT IS
UNLAWFUL TO:
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Hunt any game bird or mammal while under
the influence of alcohol or any narcotic drug.
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Hunt or trap on private land without written
permission of the landowner.
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Hunt any game bird or mammal on Sunday with
the exception of:
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a person who possesses a Falconry Permit,
who may hunt specified game birds and mammals on Sundays
during the open season;
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an unarmed person participating in an
organized fox chase, who may chase foxes on Sundays;
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persons hunting on Regulated Shooting
Areas may shoot captive raised game birds on Sundays;
and
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persons hunting deer on those Sundays
specified in Region
A & Region
B Deer Hunting Seasons and Bag Limits.
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Hunt any animal other than deer on the first
day of Deer Firearms Season, November 29, 2008, except
sea ducks in the Sea Duck Zone.
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Have a loaded firearm in, on, or leaning
against any vehicle. This includes ammunition in the magazine
or a muzzleloader ready to fire.
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Have a cocked crossbow in or on a vehicle.
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Shoot on, from or across any public road.
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Hunt or shoot at wildlife within 150 yards
of an occupied structure or camp without permission of
the owner or occupant.
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Cast the rays of an artificial
light from a vehicle on woods, fields, orchards, livestock,
wild mammals or birds, dwellings or buildings. However,
in Baltimore City, Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties,
a person may cast the rays of an artificial light from
a vehicle for the sole purpose of observing or photographing
wildlife until 9:00 P.M. A person may not have a weapon
in his possession while casting rays of artificial light.
Note: coyote, fox, opossum, or raccoon may be hunted on
foot at nighttime during open season with the use of a
dog or light, or both.
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Target shoot on state lands except in designated
areas.
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Construct or use permanent blinds or tree
stands on state-owned or controlled properties. (Tree
stands and blinds are limited to those of a temporary
nature which must be removed at the end of each day.)
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Trap on state lands without written permission
from the controlling agency.
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Hunt without a form of positive identification,
such as a drivers license, other photo identification
or a secondary form of positive identification.
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Tamper with any legally set trap and to
remove the catch from any legally set trap.
Note: The woodchuck and nutria are classified
as “unprotected mammals.” As such, a hunting license is not
required to hunt woodchucks and nutria except in Baltimore
and Frederick Counties. Woodchucks and nutria may be hunted
throughout the year, including on Sundays. Hunters must wear
fluorescent orange while hunting woodchucks. All legal hunting
devices may be used to hunt woodchucks and nutria. |
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