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| 3 | 3 | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. | |
| 4 | 4 | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. | |
| 5 | - | Underlining indicates amendments to bill. | |
| 6 | - | Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by | |
| 7 | - | amendment. | |
| 8 | 5 | *hb0874* | |
| 9 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | HOUSE BILL 874 | |
| 11 | 8 | M2 2lr1672 | |
| 12 | 9 | CF SB 233 | |
| 13 | 10 | By: Prince George’s County Delegation | |
| 14 | 11 | Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2022 | |
| 15 | 12 | Assigned to: Environment and Transportation | |
| 16 | - | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 17 | - | House action: Adopted | |
| 18 | - | Read second time: March 11, 2022 | |
| 19 | 13 | ||
| 20 | - | ||
| 14 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 21 | 15 | ||
| 22 | 16 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 23 | 17 | ||
| 24 | 18 | Prince George’s County – Natural Resources – Sunday Deer Hunting and 2 | |
| 25 | 19 | Archery Hunting Safety Zones 3 | |
| 26 | 20 | ||
| 27 | - | PG 405–22 4 | |
| 21 | + | FOR the purpose of authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person to 4 | |
| 22 | + | hunt deer on certain Sundays of the deer hunting seasons in Prince George’s County; 5 | |
| 23 | + | adding Prince George’s County to the list of counties in which the safety zone for 6 | |
| 24 | + | archery hunters extends a certain distance from certain structures; and generally 7 | |
| 25 | + | relating to hunting in Prince George’s County. 8 | |
| 26 | + | ||
| 27 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 9 | |
| 28 | + | Article – Natural Resources 10 | |
| 29 | + | Section 10–410(a) and (g)(3) 11 | |
| 30 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 12 | |
| 31 | + | (2012 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 13 | |
| 32 | + | ||
| 33 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 14 | |
| 34 | + | Article – Natural Resources 15 | |
| 35 | + | Section 10–410(g)(1) and (2) 16 | |
| 36 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 17 | |
| 37 | + | (2012 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 18 | |
| 38 | + | ||
| 39 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19 | |
| 40 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20 | |
| 41 | + | ||
| 42 | + | Article – Natural Resources 21 | |
| 43 | + | ||
| 44 | + | 10–410. 22 | |
| 45 | + | ||
| 46 | + | (a) (1) The Department may allow a person to hunt on each Sunday of the 23 | |
| 47 | + | game bird and game mammal seasons in: 24 | |
| 48 | + | 2 HOUSE BILL 874 | |
| 28 | 49 | ||
| 29 | 50 | ||
| 30 | - | FOR the purpose of authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person to 5 | |
| 31 | - | hunt deer on certain Sundays of the deer hunting seasons in Prince George’s County; 6 | |
| 32 | - | adding Prince George’s County to the list of counties in which the safety zone for 7 | |
| 33 | - | archery hunters extends a certain distance from certain structures; and generally 8 | |
| 34 | - | relating to hunting in Prince George’s County. 9 | |
| 51 | + | (i) Allegany County; 1 | |
| 35 | 52 | ||
| 36 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 10 | |
| 37 | - | Article – Natural Resources 11 | |
| 38 | - | Section 10–410(a) and (g)(3) 12 | |
| 39 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 13 | |
| 40 | - | (2012 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 14 | |
| 53 | + | (ii) Cecil County; 2 | |
| 41 | 54 | ||
| 42 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 15 | |
| 43 | - | Article – Natural Resources 16 | |
| 44 | - | Section 10–410(g)(1) and (2) 17 | |
| 45 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 18 | |
| 46 | - | (2012 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 19 | |
| 55 | + | (iii) Garrett County; 3 | |
| 47 | 56 | ||
| 48 | - | ||
| 57 | + | (iv) St. Mary’s County; and 4 | |
| 49 | 58 | ||
| 59 | + | (v) Washington County. 5 | |
| 50 | 60 | ||
| 51 | - | Article – Natural Resources 1 | |
| 52 | - | Section 10–410(g)(3) 2 | |
| 53 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 3 | |
| 54 | - | (2012 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 4 | |
| 61 | + | (2) The Department may allow a person to hunt deer on each Sunday of the 6 | |
| 62 | + | deer hunting seasons from the first Sunday in October through the second Sunday in 7 | |
| 63 | + | January, inclusive, in: 8 | |
| 55 | 64 | ||
| 56 | - | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 5 | |
| 57 | - | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 6 | |
| 65 | + | (i) Carroll County; 9 | |
| 58 | 66 | ||
| 59 | - | ||
| 67 | + | (ii) Dorchester County; [and] 10 | |
| 60 | 68 | ||
| 61 | - | ||
| 69 | + | (iii) Frederick County; AND 11 | |
| 62 | 70 | ||
| 63 | - | (a) (1) The Department may allow a person to hunt on each Sunday of the 9 | |
| 64 | - | game bird and game mammal seasons in: 10 | |
| 71 | + | (IV) PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY. 12 | |
| 65 | 72 | ||
| 66 | - | (i) Allegany County; 11 | |
| 73 | + | (3) (i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the Department 13 | |
| 74 | + | may allow a person to hunt deer on each Sunday of the deer hunting seasons from 30 14 | |
| 75 | + | minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m. in: 15 | |
| 67 | 76 | ||
| 68 | - | | |
| 77 | + | 1. Kent County; and 16 | |
| 69 | 78 | ||
| 70 | - | | |
| 79 | + | 2. Montgomery County. 17 | |
| 71 | 80 | ||
| 72 | - | ( | |
| 81 | + | (ii) The time restrictions under this paragraph do not apply: 18 | |
| 73 | 82 | ||
| 74 | - | (v) Washington County. 15 | |
| 83 | + | 1. To a participant in a junior deer hunt authorized under 19 | |
| 84 | + | this subtitle; 20 | |
| 75 | 85 | ||
| 76 | - | (2) The Department may allow a person to hunt deer on each Sunday of the 16 | |
| 77 | - | deer hunting seasons from the first Sunday in October through the second Sunday in 17 | |
| 78 | - | January, inclusive, in: 18 | |
| 86 | + | 2. On one Sunday designated by the Department during the 21 | |
| 87 | + | deer firearms season; 22 | |
| 79 | 88 | ||
| 80 | - | (i) Carroll County; 19 | |
| 89 | + | 3. In Kent County, on each Sunday during the deer bow 23 | |
| 90 | + | hunting season and the deer muzzle loader season; and 24 | |
| 81 | 91 | ||
| 82 | - | (ii) Dorchester County; [and] 20 | |
| 92 | + | 4. In Montgomery County, on one Sunday designated by the 25 | |
| 93 | + | Department during the deer bow hunting season. 26 | |
| 83 | 94 | ||
| 84 | - | (iii) Frederick County; AND 21 | |
| 85 | - | ||
| 86 | - | (IV) PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY. 22 | |
| 87 | - | ||
| 88 | - | (3) (i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the Department 23 | |
| 89 | - | may allow a person to hunt deer on each Sunday of the deer hunting seasons from 30 24 | |
| 90 | - | minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m. in: 25 | |
| 91 | - | ||
| 92 | - | 1. Kent County; and 26 | |
| 93 | - | ||
| 94 | - | 2. Montgomery County. 27 | |
| 95 | - | ||
| 96 | - | (ii) The time restrictions under this paragraph do not apply: 28 | |
| 95 | + | (4) The Department may allow a person to hunt deer during the deer 27 | |
| 96 | + | firearms season: 28 | |
| 97 | 97 | HOUSE BILL 874 3 | |
| 98 | 98 | ||
| 99 | 99 | ||
| 100 | - | 1. To a participant in a junior deer hunt authorized under 1 | |
| 101 | - | this subtitle; 2 | |
| 100 | + | (i) On each Sunday in: 1 | |
| 102 | 101 | ||
| 103 | - | 2. On one Sunday designated by the Department during the 3 | |
| 104 | - | deer firearms season; 4 | |
| 102 | + | 1. Calvert County; 2 | |
| 105 | 103 | ||
| 106 | - | 3. In Kent County, on each Sunday during the deer bow 5 | |
| 107 | - | hunting season and the deer muzzle loader season; and 6 | |
| 104 | + | 2. Caroline County; 3 | |
| 108 | 105 | ||
| 109 | - | 4. In Montgomery County, on one Sunday designated by the 7 | |
| 110 | - | Department during the deer bow hunting season. 8 | |
| 106 | + | 3. Charles County; 4 | |
| 111 | 107 | ||
| 112 | - | (4) The Department may allow a person to hunt deer during the deer 9 | |
| 113 | - | firearms season: 10 | |
| 108 | + | 4. Harford County; 5 | |
| 114 | 109 | ||
| 115 | - | | |
| 110 | + | 5. Queen Anne’s County; 6 | |
| 116 | 111 | ||
| 117 | - | | |
| 112 | + | 6. Somerset County; and 7 | |
| 118 | 113 | ||
| 119 | - | | |
| 114 | + | 7. Worcester County; 8 | |
| 120 | 115 | ||
| 121 | - | | |
| 116 | + | (ii) On the first Sunday in: 9 | |
| 122 | 117 | ||
| 123 | - | | |
| 118 | + | 1. Anne Arundel County; and 10 | |
| 124 | 119 | ||
| 125 | - | | |
| 120 | + | 2. Talbot County; and 11 | |
| 126 | 121 | ||
| 127 | - | | |
| 122 | + | (iii) In Wicomico County, on: 12 | |
| 128 | 123 | ||
| 129 | - | | |
| 124 | + | 1. The first Sunday; and 13 | |
| 130 | 125 | ||
| 131 | - | (ii) On the first Sunday in: 19 | |
| 126 | + | 2. The second Sunday from 30 minutes before sunrise until 14 | |
| 127 | + | 10:30 a.m. 15 | |
| 132 | 128 | ||
| 133 | - | 1. Anne Arundel County; and 20 | |
| 129 | + | (5) The Department may allow a person to hunt deer during the deer bow 16 | |
| 130 | + | hunting season on: 17 | |
| 134 | 131 | ||
| 135 | - | 2. Talbot County; and 21 | |
| 132 | + | (i) The last three Sundays in October and the first two Sundays in 18 | |
| 133 | + | November in: 19 | |
| 136 | 134 | ||
| 137 | - | | |
| 135 | + | 1. Calvert County; 20 | |
| 138 | 136 | ||
| 139 | - | | |
| 137 | + | 2. Caroline County; 21 | |
| 140 | 138 | ||
| 141 | - | 2. The second Sunday from 30 minutes before sunrise until 24 | |
| 142 | - | 10:30 a.m. 25 | |
| 139 | + | 3. Charles County; 22 | |
| 143 | 140 | ||
| 144 | - | (5) The Department may allow a person to hunt deer during the deer bow 26 | |
| 145 | - | hunting season on: 27 | |
| 141 | + | 4. Harford County; 23 | |
| 142 | + | ||
| 143 | + | 5. Queen Anne’s County; 24 | |
| 144 | + | ||
| 145 | + | 6. Somerset County; 25 | |
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| 147 | 147 | ||
| 148 | 148 | ||
| 149 | - | (i) The last three Sundays in October and the first two Sundays in 1 | |
| 150 | - | November in: 2 | |
| 149 | + | 7. Talbot County; 1 | |
| 151 | 150 | ||
| 152 | - | | |
| 151 | + | 8. Wicomico County; and 2 | |
| 153 | 152 | ||
| 154 | - | | |
| 153 | + | 9. Worcester County; and 3 | |
| 155 | 154 | ||
| 156 | - | | |
| 155 | + | (ii) The first Sunday in November in Anne Arundel County. 4 | |
| 157 | 156 | ||
| 158 | - | 4. Harford County; 6 | |
| 157 | + | (6) The Department may allow a person to hunt turkey on each Sunday of 5 | |
| 158 | + | the spring turkey hunting season in: 6 | |
| 159 | 159 | ||
| 160 | - | | |
| 160 | + | (i) Calvert County; 7 | |
| 161 | 161 | ||
| 162 | - | | |
| 162 | + | (ii) Caroline County; 8 | |
| 163 | 163 | ||
| 164 | - | | |
| 164 | + | (iii) Carroll County; 9 | |
| 165 | 165 | ||
| 166 | - | | |
| 166 | + | (iv) Charles County; 10 | |
| 167 | 167 | ||
| 168 | - | | |
| 168 | + | (v) Dorchester County; and 11 | |
| 169 | 169 | ||
| 170 | - | ( | |
| 170 | + | (vi) Kent County. 12 | |
| 171 | 171 | ||
| 172 | - | (6) The Department may allow a person to hunt turkey on each Sunday of 13 | |
| 173 | - | the spring turkey hunting season in: 14 | |
| 172 | + | (7) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the Department 13 | |
| 173 | + | may allow a person with a deer management permit to shoot deer on any Sunday 14 | |
| 174 | + | throughout the year in accordance with the terms of the permit. 15 | |
| 174 | 175 | ||
| 175 | - | (i) Calvert County; 15 | |
| 176 | + | (8) The Department may allow a person using a State certified raptor to 16 | |
| 177 | + | hunt game birds or mammals on each Sunday during the open season for the game birds 17 | |
| 178 | + | or mammals. 18 | |
| 176 | 179 | ||
| 177 | - | (ii) Caroline County; 16 | |
| 180 | + | (9) The Department may allow an unarmed person participating in an 19 | |
| 181 | + | organized fox chase to chase foxes on Sunday. 20 | |
| 178 | 182 | ||
| 179 | - | (iii) Carroll County; 17 | |
| 183 | + | (10) The Department may allow a person shooting pen–reared game birds 21 | |
| 184 | + | or tower–released flighted mallard ducks to hunt on Sunday at a regulated shooting ground 22 | |
| 185 | + | in accordance with § 10–906 of this title. 23 | |
| 180 | 186 | ||
| 181 | - | (iv) Charles County; 18 | |
| 187 | + | (11) The Department may allow a person who is 16 years old or younger to 24 | |
| 188 | + | hunt on Sunday if participating in a junior hunt established by the Department in 25 | |
| 189 | + | accordance with this subtitle. 26 | |
| 182 | 190 | ||
| 183 | - | (v) Dorchester County; and 19 | |
| 191 | + | (12) Except as provided in paragraphs (8) through (10) of this subsection and 27 | |
| 192 | + | subject to paragraph (7) of this subsection, a person may not hunt on Sunday in: 28 | |
| 184 | 193 | ||
| 185 | - | (vi) Kent County. 20 | |
| 186 | - | ||
| 187 | - | (7) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the Department 21 | |
| 188 | - | may allow a person with a deer management permit to shoot deer on any Sunday 22 | |
| 189 | - | throughout the year in accordance with the terms of the permit. 23 | |
| 190 | - | ||
| 191 | - | (8) The Department may allow a person using a State certified raptor to 24 | |
| 192 | - | hunt game birds or mammals on each Sunday during the open season for the game birds 25 | |
| 193 | - | or mammals. 26 | |
| 194 | + | (i) Baltimore City; 29 | |
| 194 | 195 | HOUSE BILL 874 5 | |
| 195 | 196 | ||
| 196 | 197 | ||
| 197 | - | (9) The Department may allow an unarmed person participating in an 1 | |
| 198 | - | organized fox chase to chase foxes on Sunday. 2 | |
| 198 | + | (ii) Baltimore County; OR 1 | |
| 199 | 199 | ||
| 200 | - | (10) The Department may allow a person shooting pen–reared game birds 3 | |
| 201 | - | or tower–released flighted mallard ducks to hunt on Sunday at a regulated shooting ground 4 | |
| 202 | - | in accordance with § 10–906 of this title. 5 | |
| 200 | + | (iii) Howard County[; or 2 | |
| 203 | 201 | ||
| 204 | - | (11) The Department may allow a person who is 16 years old or younger to 6 | |
| 205 | - | hunt on Sunday if participating in a junior hunt established by the Department in 7 | |
| 206 | - | accordance with this subtitle. 8 | |
| 202 | + | (iv) Prince George’s County]. 3 | |
| 207 | 203 | ||
| 208 | - | (12) Except as provided in paragraphs (8) through (10) of this subsection and 9 | |
| 209 | - | subject to paragraph (7) of this subsection, a person may not hunt on Sunday in: 10 | |
| 204 | + | (13) A person may not hunt migratory game birds on Sunday. 4 | |
| 210 | 205 | ||
| 211 | - | (i) Baltimore City; 11 | |
| 206 | + | (14) A person may not hunt on public land within the State park system on 5 | |
| 207 | + | Sunday. 6 | |
| 212 | 208 | ||
| 213 | - | (ii) Baltimore County; OR 12 | |
| 209 | + | (15) The Department may not allow a person to hunt on public land 7 | |
| 210 | + | designated for hunting by the Department on Sunday except in: 8 | |
| 214 | 211 | ||
| 215 | - | ( | |
| 212 | + | (i) Allegany County; 9 | |
| 216 | 213 | ||
| 217 | - | ( | |
| 214 | + | (ii) Cecil County; 10 | |
| 218 | 215 | ||
| 219 | - | ( | |
| 216 | + | (iii) Garrett County; 11 | |
| 220 | 217 | ||
| 221 | - | (14) A person may not hunt on public land within the State park system on 16 | |
| 222 | - | Sunday. 17 | |
| 218 | + | (iv) St. Mary’s County; 12 | |
| 223 | 219 | ||
| 224 | - | (15) The Department may not allow a person to hunt on public land 18 | |
| 225 | - | designated for hunting by the Department on Sunday except in: 19 | |
| 220 | + | (v) Washington County; 13 | |
| 226 | 221 | ||
| 227 | - | (i) Allegany County; 20 | |
| 222 | + | (vi) Dorchester County, for turkey during the spring turkey hunting 14 | |
| 223 | + | season; and 15 | |
| 228 | 224 | ||
| 229 | - | (ii) Cecil County; 21 | |
| 225 | + | (vii) Frederick County, for deer from the first Sunday in October 16 | |
| 226 | + | through the second Sunday in January of the following year, inclusive. 17 | |
| 230 | 227 | ||
| 231 | - | (iii) Garrett County; 22 | |
| 228 | + | (g) (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, a 18 | |
| 229 | + | person, other than the owner or occupant, while hunting for any wild bird or mammal may 19 | |
| 230 | + | not shoot or discharge any firearm or other deadly weapon within 150 yards, known as the 20 | |
| 231 | + | “safety zone”, of a dwelling house, residence, church, or other building or camp occupied by 21 | |
| 232 | + | human beings, or shoot at any wild bird or mammal while it is within this area, without 22 | |
| 233 | + | the specific advance permission of the owner or occupant. 23 | |
| 232 | 234 | ||
| 233 | - | (iv) St. Mary’s County; 23 | |
| 235 | + | (2) A person, while hunting for any wild bird or mammal, may not shoot or 24 | |
| 236 | + | discharge any firearm within 300 yards of a public or nonpublic school during school hours 25 | |
| 237 | + | or at a time when a school–approved activity is taking place. 26 | |
| 234 | 238 | ||
| 235 | - | (v) Washington County; 24 | |
| 236 | - | ||
| 237 | - | (vi) Dorchester County, for turkey during the spring turkey hunting 25 | |
| 238 | - | season; and 26 | |
| 239 | - | ||
| 240 | - | (vii) Frederick County, for deer from the first Sunday in October 27 | |
| 241 | - | through the second Sunday in January of the following year, inclusive. 28 | |
| 239 | + | (3) (i) For archery hunters in Allegany County, Calvert County, Carroll 27 | |
| 240 | + | County, Cecil County, Frederick County, Garrett County, Harford County, Montgomery 28 | |
| 241 | + | County, PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, St. Mary’s County, or Washington County, the 29 | |
| 242 | + | safety zone described in paragraph (1) of this subsection extends for 50 yards from a 30 | |
| 243 | + | dwelling house, residence, church, or any other building or camp occupied by human beings. 31 | |
| 242 | 244 | 6 HOUSE BILL 874 | |
| 243 | 245 | ||
| 244 | 246 | ||
| 245 | - | (g) (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, a 1 | |
| 246 | - | person, other than the owner or occupant, while hunting for any wild bird or mammal may 2 | |
| 247 | - | not shoot or discharge any firearm or other deadly weapon within 150 yards, known as the 3 | |
| 248 | - | “safety zone”, of a dwelling house, residence, church, or other building or camp occupied by 4 | |
| 249 | - | human beings, or shoot at any wild bird or mammal while it is within this area, without 5 | |
| 250 | - | the specific advance permission of the owner or occupant. 6 | |
| 247 | + | (ii) For archery hunters in Anne Arundel County, the safety zone 1 | |
| 248 | + | described in paragraph (1) of this subsection extends for 100 yards from a dwelling house, 2 | |
| 249 | + | residence, church, or any other building or camp occupied by human beings. 3 | |
| 251 | 250 | ||
| 252 | - | (2) A person, while hunting for any wild bird or mammal, may not shoot or 7 | |
| 253 | - | discharge any firearm within 300 yards of a public or nonpublic school during school hours 8 | |
| 254 | - | or at a time when a school–approved activity is taking place. 9 | |
| 251 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 4 | |
| 252 | + | 1, 2022. 5 | |
| 255 | 253 | ||
| 256 | - | (3) (i) For archery hunters in Allegany County, Calvert County, Carroll 10 | |
| 257 | - | County, Cecil County, Frederick County, Garrett County, Harford County, Montgomery 11 | |
| 258 | - | County, PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, St. Mary’s County, or Washington County, the 12 | |
| 259 | - | safety zone described in paragraph (1) of this subsection extends for 50 yards from a 13 | |
| 260 | - | dwelling house, residence, church, or any other building or camp occupied by human beings. 14 | |
| 261 | - | ||
| 262 | - | (ii) For archery hunters in Anne Arundel County, the safety zone 15 | |
| 263 | - | described in paragraph (1) of this subsection extends for 100 yards from a dwelling house, 16 | |
| 264 | - | residence, church, or any other building or camp occupied by human beings. 17 | |
| 265 | - | ||
| 266 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENA CTED, That this Act shall take effect July 18 | |
| 267 | - | 1, 2022. 19 | |
| 268 | - | ||
| 269 | - | ||
| 270 | - | ||
| 271 | - | ||
| 272 | - | ||
| 273 | - | Approved: | |
| 274 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 275 | - | Governor. | |
| 276 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 277 | - | Speaker of the House of Delegates. | |
| 278 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 279 | - | President of the Senate. |