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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 | *sb0342* | |
| 9 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | SENATE BILL 342 | |
| 11 | 8 | M2 2lr0462 | |
| 12 | - | SB 605/21 – EHE CF | |
| 9 | + | SB 605/21 – EHE CF 2lr0472 | |
| 13 | 10 | By: Senator Hershey | |
| 14 | 11 | Introduced and read first time: January 21, 2022 | |
| 15 | 12 | Assigned to: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs | |
| 16 | - | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 17 | - | Senate action: Adopted | |
| 18 | - | Read second time: March 27, 2022 | |
| 19 | 13 | ||
| 20 | - | ||
| 14 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 21 | 15 | ||
| 22 | 16 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 23 | 17 | ||
| 24 | - | Queen Caroline County and Queen Anne’s County – Natural Resources – Sunday 2 | |
| 25 | - | Hunting 3 | |
| 18 | + | Queen Anne’s County – Natural Resources – Sunday Hunting 2 | |
| 26 | 19 | ||
| 27 | - | FOR the purpose of authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person in 4 | |
| 28 | - | Queen Anne’s County to hunt any game bird or game mammal on a Sunday during 5 | |
| 29 | - | the open season for that game bird or game mammal to hunt during a certain time 6 | |
| 30 | - | period on certain Sundays of the game bird and game mammal seasons in Caroline 7 | |
| 31 | - | County and Queen Anne’s County; and generally relating to Sunday hunting in 8 | |
| 32 | - | Caroline County and Queen Anne’s County. 9 | |
| 20 | + | FOR the purpose of authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person in 3 | |
| 21 | + | Queen Anne’s County to hunt any game bird or game mammal on a Sunday during 4 | |
| 22 | + | the open season for that game bird or game mammal; and generally relating to 5 | |
| 23 | + | Sunday hunting in Queen Anne’s County. 6 | |
| 33 | 24 | ||
| 34 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, | |
| 35 | - | Article – Natural Resources | |
| 36 | - | Section 10–410(a) | |
| 37 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 38 | - | (2012 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) | |
| 25 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7 | |
| 26 | + | Article – Natural Resources 8 | |
| 27 | + | Section 10–410(a) 9 | |
| 28 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 10 | |
| 29 | + | (2012 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 11 | |
| 39 | 30 | ||
| 40 | - | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, | |
| 41 | - | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: | |
| 31 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12 | |
| 32 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13 | |
| 42 | 33 | ||
| 43 | - | Article – Natural Resources | |
| 34 | + | Article – Natural Resources 14 | |
| 44 | 35 | ||
| 45 | - | 10–410. | |
| 36 | + | 10–410. 15 | |
| 46 | 37 | ||
| 47 | - | (a) (1) (I) The Department may allow a person to hunt on each Sunday of 19 | |
| 48 | - | the game bird and game mammal seasons in: 20 2 SENATE BILL 342 | |
| 38 | + | (a) (1) The Department may allow a person to hunt on each Sunday of the 16 | |
| 39 | + | game bird and game mammal seasons in: 17 | |
| 40 | + | ||
| 41 | + | (i) Allegany County; 18 | |
| 42 | + | ||
| 43 | + | (ii) Cecil County; 19 | |
| 44 | + | ||
| 45 | + | (iii) Garrett County; 20 | |
| 46 | + | ||
| 47 | + | (iv) QUEEN ANNE’S COUNTY; 21 2 SENATE BILL 342 | |
| 49 | 48 | ||
| 50 | 49 | ||
| 51 | 50 | ||
| 52 | - | ( | |
| 51 | + | (V) St. Mary’s County; and 1 | |
| 53 | 52 | ||
| 54 | - | 2. SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRA PH (II) OF THIS 2 | |
| 55 | - | PARAGRAPH , CAROLINE COUNTY, FROM 30 MINUTES BEFORE SUNRI SE UNTIL 10:30 3 | |
| 56 | - | A.M.; 4 | |
| 53 | + | [(v)] (VI) Washington County. 2 | |
| 57 | 54 | ||
| 58 | - | (ii) 3. Cecil County; 5 | |
| 55 | + | (2) The Department may allow a person to hunt deer on each Sunday of the 3 | |
| 56 | + | deer hunting seasons from the first Sunday in October through the second Sunday in 4 | |
| 57 | + | January, inclusive, in: 5 | |
| 59 | 58 | ||
| 60 | - | ( | |
| 59 | + | (i) Carroll County; 6 | |
| 61 | 60 | ||
| 62 | - | ( | |
| 61 | + | (ii) Dorchester County; and 7 | |
| 63 | 62 | ||
| 64 | - | 5. SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRA PH (II) OF THIS 8 | |
| 65 | - | PARAGRAPH , QUEEN ANNE’S COUNTY, FROM 30 MINUTES BEFORE SUNRI SE UNTIL 9 | |
| 66 | - | 10:30 A.M.; 10 | |
| 63 | + | (iii) Frederick County. 8 | |
| 67 | 64 | ||
| 68 | - | (V) 6. St. Mary’s County; and 11 | |
| 65 | + | (3) (i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the Department 9 | |
| 66 | + | may allow a person to hunt deer on each Sunday of the deer hunting seasons from 30 10 | |
| 67 | + | minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m. in: 11 | |
| 69 | 68 | ||
| 70 | - | | |
| 69 | + | 1. Kent County; and 12 | |
| 71 | 70 | ||
| 72 | - | (II) THE TIME RESTRICTIONS UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I)2 AND 13 | |
| 73 | - | 5 OF THIS PARAGRAPH DO NOT APPLY: 14 | |
| 71 | + | 2. Montgomery County. 13 | |
| 74 | 72 | ||
| 75 | - | 1. ON EACH SUNDAY DURING THE DEE R FIREARMS 15 | |
| 76 | - | SEASON; 16 | |
| 73 | + | (ii) The time restrictions under this paragraph do not apply: 14 | |
| 77 | 74 | ||
| 78 | - | | |
| 79 | - | ||
| 75 | + | 1. To a participant in a junior deer hunt authorized under 15 | |
| 76 | + | this subtitle; 16 | |
| 80 | 77 | ||
| 81 | - | | |
| 82 | - | SEASON | |
| 78 | + | 2. On one Sunday designated by the Department during the 17 | |
| 79 | + | deer firearms season; 18 | |
| 83 | 80 | ||
| 84 | - | (2) The Department may allow a person to hunt deer on each Sunday of the 21 | |
| 85 | - | deer hunting seasons from the first Sunday in October through the second Sunday in 22 | |
| 86 | - | January, inclusive, in: 23 | |
| 81 | + | 3. In Kent County, on each Sunday during the deer bow 19 | |
| 82 | + | hunting season and the deer muzzle loader season; and 20 | |
| 87 | 83 | ||
| 88 | - | (i) Carroll County; 24 | |
| 84 | + | 4. In Montgomery County, on one Sunday designated by the 21 | |
| 85 | + | Department during the deer bow hunting season. 22 | |
| 89 | 86 | ||
| 90 | - | (ii) Dorchester County; and 25 | |
| 87 | + | (4) The Department may allow a person to hunt deer during the deer 23 | |
| 88 | + | firearms season: 24 | |
| 91 | 89 | ||
| 92 | - | (iii) Frederick County. 26 | |
| 93 | - | SENATE BILL 342 3 | |
| 90 | + | (i) On each Sunday in: 25 | |
| 91 | + | ||
| 92 | + | 1. Calvert County; 26 | |
| 93 | + | ||
| 94 | + | 2. Caroline County; 27 | |
| 95 | + | ||
| 96 | + | 3. Charles County; 28 SENATE BILL 342 3 | |
| 94 | 97 | ||
| 95 | 98 | ||
| 96 | - | (3) (i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the Department 1 | |
| 97 | - | may allow a person to hunt deer on each Sunday of the deer hunting seasons from 30 2 | |
| 98 | - | minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m. in: 3 | |
| 99 | 99 | ||
| 100 | - | | |
| 100 | + | 4. Harford County; 1 | |
| 101 | 101 | ||
| 102 | - | 2 | |
| 102 | + | 5. [Queen Anne’s County; 2 | |
| 103 | 103 | ||
| 104 | - | ||
| 104 | + | 6.] Somerset County; and 3 | |
| 105 | 105 | ||
| 106 | - | 1. To a participant in a junior deer hunt authorized under 7 | |
| 107 | - | this subtitle; 8 | |
| 106 | + | [7.] 6. Worcester County; 4 | |
| 108 | 107 | ||
| 109 | - | 2. On one Sunday designated by the Department during the 9 | |
| 110 | - | deer firearms season; 10 | |
| 108 | + | (ii) On the first Sunday in: 5 | |
| 111 | 109 | ||
| 112 | - | 3. In Kent County, on each Sunday during the deer bow 11 | |
| 113 | - | hunting season and the deer muzzle loader season; and 12 | |
| 110 | + | 1. Anne Arundel County; and 6 | |
| 114 | 111 | ||
| 115 | - | 4. In Montgomery County, on one Sunday designated by the 13 | |
| 116 | - | Department during the deer bow hunting season. 14 | |
| 112 | + | 2. Talbot County; and 7 | |
| 117 | 113 | ||
| 118 | - | (4) The Department may allow a person to hunt deer during the deer 15 | |
| 119 | - | firearms season: 16 | |
| 114 | + | (iii) In Wicomico County, on: 8 | |
| 120 | 115 | ||
| 121 | - | | |
| 116 | + | 1. The first Sunday; and 9 | |
| 122 | 117 | ||
| 123 | - | 1. Calvert County; 18 | |
| 118 | + | 2. The second Sunday from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10 | |
| 119 | + | 10:30 a.m. 11 | |
| 124 | 120 | ||
| 125 | - | 2. Caroline County; 19 | |
| 121 | + | (5) The Department may allow a person to hunt deer during the deer bow 12 | |
| 122 | + | hunting season on: 13 | |
| 126 | 123 | ||
| 127 | - | 3. Charles County; 20 | |
| 124 | + | (i) The last three Sundays in October and the first two Sundays in 14 | |
| 125 | + | November in: 15 | |
| 128 | 126 | ||
| 129 | - | | |
| 127 | + | 1. Calvert County; 16 | |
| 130 | 128 | ||
| 131 | - | | |
| 129 | + | 2. Caroline County; 17 | |
| 132 | 130 | ||
| 133 | - | | |
| 131 | + | 3. Charles County; 18 | |
| 134 | 132 | ||
| 135 | - | | |
| 133 | + | 4. Harford County; 19 | |
| 136 | 134 | ||
| 137 | - | | |
| 135 | + | 5. [Queen Anne’s County; 20 | |
| 138 | 136 | ||
| 139 | - | | |
| 137 | + | 6.] Somerset County; 21 | |
| 140 | 138 | ||
| 141 | - | 2. Talbot County; and 27 | |
| 139 | + | [7.] 6. Talbot County; 22 | |
| 140 | + | ||
| 141 | + | [8.] 7. Wicomico County; and 23 | |
| 142 | + | ||
| 143 | + | [9.] 8. Worcester County; and 24 | |
| 142 | 144 | 4 SENATE BILL 342 | |
| 143 | 145 | ||
| 144 | 146 | ||
| 145 | - | ( | |
| 147 | + | (ii) The first Sunday in November in Anne Arundel County. 1 | |
| 146 | 148 | ||
| 147 | - | 1. The first Sunday; and 2 | |
| 149 | + | (6) The Department may allow a person to hunt turkey on each Sunday of 2 | |
| 150 | + | the spring turkey hunting season in: 3 | |
| 148 | 151 | ||
| 149 | - | 2. The second Sunday from 30 minutes before sunrise until 3 | |
| 150 | - | 10:30 a.m. 4 | |
| 152 | + | (i) Calvert County; 4 | |
| 151 | 153 | ||
| 152 | - | (5) The Department may allow a person to hunt deer during the deer bow 5 | |
| 153 | - | hunting season on: 6 | |
| 154 | + | (ii) Caroline County; 5 | |
| 154 | 155 | ||
| 155 | - | (i) The last three Sundays in October and the first two Sundays in 7 | |
| 156 | - | November in: 8 | |
| 156 | + | (iii) Carroll County; 6 | |
| 157 | 157 | ||
| 158 | - | | |
| 158 | + | (iv) Charles County; 7 | |
| 159 | 159 | ||
| 160 | - | | |
| 160 | + | (v) Dorchester County; and 8 | |
| 161 | 161 | ||
| 162 | - | | |
| 162 | + | (vi) Kent County. 9 | |
| 163 | 163 | ||
| 164 | - | 4. 3. Harford County; 12 | |
| 164 | + | (7) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the Department 10 | |
| 165 | + | may allow a person with a deer management permit to shoot deer on any Sunday 11 | |
| 166 | + | throughout the year in accordance with the terms of the permit. 12 | |
| 165 | 167 | ||
| 166 | - | 5. 4. [Queen Anne’s County; 13 | |
| 168 | + | (8) The Department may allow a person using a State certified raptor to 13 | |
| 169 | + | hunt game birds or mammals on each Sunday during the open season for the game birds 14 | |
| 170 | + | or mammals. 15 | |
| 167 | 171 | ||
| 168 | - | 6.] Somerset County; 14 | |
| 172 | + | (9) The Department may allow an unarmed person participating in an 16 | |
| 173 | + | organized fox chase to chase foxes on Sunday. 17 | |
| 169 | 174 | ||
| 170 | - | [7.] 6. 5. Talbot County; 15 | |
| 175 | + | (10) The Department may allow a person shooting pen–reared game birds 18 | |
| 176 | + | or tower–released flighted mallard ducks to hunt on Sunday at a regulated shooting ground 19 | |
| 177 | + | in accordance with § 10–906 of this title. 20 | |
| 171 | 178 | ||
| 172 | - | [8.] 7. 6. Wicomico County; and 16 | |
| 179 | + | (11) The Department may allow a person who is 16 years old or younger to 21 | |
| 180 | + | hunt on Sunday if participating in a junior hunt established by the Department in 22 | |
| 181 | + | accordance with this subtitle. 23 | |
| 173 | 182 | ||
| 174 | - | [9.] 8. 7. Worcester County; and 17 | |
| 183 | + | (12) Except as provided in paragraphs (8) through (10) of this subsection and 24 | |
| 184 | + | subject to paragraph (7) of this subsection, a person may not hunt on Sunday in: 25 | |
| 175 | 185 | ||
| 176 | - | ( | |
| 186 | + | (i) Baltimore City; 26 | |
| 177 | 187 | ||
| 178 | - | (6) The Department may allow a person to hunt turkey on each Sunday of 19 | |
| 179 | - | the spring turkey hunting season in: 20 | |
| 188 | + | (ii) Baltimore County; 27 | |
| 180 | 189 | ||
| 181 | - | ( | |
| 190 | + | (iii) Howard County; or 28 | |
| 182 | 191 | ||
| 183 | - | (ii) Caroline County; 22 | |
| 184 | - | ||
| 185 | - | (iii) Carroll County; 23 | |
| 186 | - | ||
| 187 | - | (iv) (III) Charles County; 24 | |
| 188 | - | ||
| 189 | - | (v) (IV) Dorchester County; and 25 | |
| 192 | + | (iv) Prince George’s County. 29 | |
| 190 | 193 | SENATE BILL 342 5 | |
| 191 | 194 | ||
| 192 | 195 | ||
| 193 | - | ( | |
| 196 | + | (13) A person may not hunt migratory game birds on Sunday. 1 | |
| 194 | 197 | ||
| 195 | - | (7) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the Department 2 | |
| 196 | - | may allow a person with a deer management permit to shoot deer on any Sunday 3 | |
| 197 | - | throughout the year in accordance with the terms of the permit. 4 | |
| 198 | + | (14) A person may not hunt on public land within the State park system on 2 | |
| 199 | + | Sunday. 3 | |
| 198 | 200 | ||
| 199 | - | (8) The Department may allow a person using a State certified raptor to 5 | |
| 200 | - | hunt game birds or mammals on each Sunday during the open season for the game birds 6 | |
| 201 | - | or mammals. 7 | |
| 201 | + | (15) The Department may not allow a person to hunt on public land 4 | |
| 202 | + | designated for hunting by the Department on Sunday except in: 5 | |
| 202 | 203 | ||
| 203 | - | (9) The Department may allow an unarmed person participating in an 8 | |
| 204 | - | organized fox chase to chase foxes on Sunday. 9 | |
| 204 | + | (i) Allegany County; 6 | |
| 205 | 205 | ||
| 206 | - | (10) The Department may allow a person shooting pen–reared game birds 10 | |
| 207 | - | or tower–released flighted mallard ducks to hunt on Sunday at a regulated shooting ground 11 | |
| 208 | - | in accordance with § 10–906 of this title. 12 | |
| 206 | + | (ii) Cecil County; 7 | |
| 209 | 207 | ||
| 210 | - | (11) The Department may allow a person who is 16 years old or younger to 13 | |
| 211 | - | hunt on Sunday if participating in a junior hunt established by the Department in 14 | |
| 212 | - | accordance with this subtitle. 15 | |
| 208 | + | (iii) Garrett County; 8 | |
| 213 | 209 | ||
| 214 | - | (12) Except as provided in paragraphs (8) through (10) of this subsection and 16 | |
| 215 | - | subject to paragraph (7) of this subsection, a person may not hunt on Sunday in: 17 | |
| 210 | + | (iv) St. Mary’s County; 9 | |
| 216 | 211 | ||
| 217 | - | ( | |
| 212 | + | (v) Washington County; 10 | |
| 218 | 213 | ||
| 219 | - | (ii) Baltimore County; 19 | |
| 214 | + | (vi) Dorchester County, for turkey during the spring turkey hunting 11 | |
| 215 | + | season; and 12 | |
| 220 | 216 | ||
| 221 | - | (iii) Howard County; or 20 | |
| 217 | + | (vii) Frederick County, for deer from the first Sunday in October 13 | |
| 218 | + | through the second Sunday in January of the following year, inclusive. 14 | |
| 222 | 219 | ||
| 223 | - | (iv) Prince George’s County. 21 | |
| 224 | - | ||
| 225 | - | (13) A person may not hunt migratory game birds on Sunday. 22 | |
| 226 | - | ||
| 227 | - | (14) A person may not hunt on public land within the State park system on 23 | |
| 228 | - | Sunday. 24 | |
| 229 | - | ||
| 230 | - | (15) The Department may not allow a person to hunt on public land 25 | |
| 231 | - | designated for hunting by the Department on Sunday except in: 26 | |
| 232 | - | ||
| 233 | - | (i) Allegany County; 27 | |
| 234 | - | ||
| 235 | - | (ii) Cecil County; 28 | |
| 236 | - | ||
| 237 | - | (iii) Garrett County; 29 | |
| 238 | - | ||
| 239 | - | (iv) St. Mary’s County; 30 6 SENATE BILL 342 | |
| 220 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 15 | |
| 221 | + | 1, 2022. 16 | |
| 240 | 222 | ||
| 241 | 223 | ||
| 242 | - | ||
| 243 | - | (v) Washington County; 1 | |
| 244 | - | ||
| 245 | - | (vi) Dorchester County, for turkey during the spring turkey hunting 2 | |
| 246 | - | season; and 3 | |
| 247 | - | ||
| 248 | - | (vii) Frederick County, for deer from the first Sunday in October 4 | |
| 249 | - | through the second Sunday in January of the following year, inclusive. 5 | |
| 250 | - | ||
| 251 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 6 | |
| 252 | - | 1, 2022. 7 | |
| 253 | - | ||
| 254 | - | ||
| 255 | - | ||
| 256 | - | ||
| 257 | - | ||
| 258 | - | Approved: | |
| 259 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 260 | - | Governor. | |
| 261 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 262 | - | President of the Senate. | |
| 263 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 264 | - | Speaker of the House of Delegates. |