Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB497 Compare Versions

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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.
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10	7		SENATE BILL 497
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12		-	CF ~~HB 592~~
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13	10		By: Senator Gallion
14	11		Introduced and read first time: January 27, 2022
15	12		Assigned to: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
16		-	Committee Report: Favorable
17		-	Senate action: Adopted
18		-	Read second time: March 4, 2022
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20		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	14	+	A BILL ENTITLED
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22	16		AN ACT concerning 1
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24	18		Deer Management Permit – Hunting on State Land Leased by Permit Holder – 2
25	19		Authorization 3
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27	21		FOR the purpose of authorizing an individual who hunts deer under a Deer Management 4
28	22		Permit to use a certain shotgun or breech loading center fired rifle to hunt deer 5
29	23		throughout the year, including all deer hunting seasons, in a certain manner on 6
30	24		State land leased by a permit holder for the purpose of cultivating crops; and 7
31	25		generally relating to hunting under a Deer Management Permit. 8
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33	27		BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 9
34	28		Article – Natural Resources 10
35	29		Section 10–415(d) 11
36	30		Annotated Code of Maryland 12
37	31		(2012 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 13
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39	33		SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
40	34		That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
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42	36		Article – Natural Resources 16
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44	38		10–415. 17
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46	40		(d) (1) In this subsection, “Deer Management Permit” means a permit issued 18
47	41		by the Department authorizing the holder or an agent of the holder to hunt deer outside of 19
48		-	deer hunting season for the purpose of preventing damage to crops. 20 2 SENATE BILL 497
	42	+	deer hunting season for the purpose of preventing damage to crops. 20
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	44	+	(2) [In] ON PRIVATE PROPERTY I N Baltimore County, Charles County, 21
	45	+	Calvert County, St. Mary’s County, and Harford County, an individual who hunts deer 22
	46	+	under a Deer Management Permit may[: 23
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	50	+	(i) Use] USE a shotgun or breech loading center fired rifle approved 1
	51	+	by the Department to hunt deer throughout the year, including all deer hunting seasons, 2
	52	+	in the locations and under the conditions set forth in the permit[; and 3
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52		-	(2) [In] ON PRIVATE PROPERTY I N Baltimore County, Charles County, 1
53		-	Calvert County, St. Mary’s County, and Harford County, an individual who hunts deer 2
54		-	under a Deer Management Permit may[: 3
	54	+	(ii) On State land in Baltimore County, Charles County, Calvert 4
	55	+	County, St. Mary’s County, or Harford County leased by the permit holder for the purpose 5
	56	+	of cultivating crops, hunt deer on the leased land in the locations and under the conditions 6
	57	+	set forth in the permit]. 7
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56		-	(i) Use] USE a shotgun or breech loading center fired rifle approved 4
57		-	by the Department to hunt deer throughout the year, including all deer hunting seasons, 5
58		-	in the locations and under the conditions set forth in the permit[; and 6
	59	+	(3) ON STATE LAND LEASED BY A PERMIT HOLDER FOR THE PURPOSE 8
	60	+	OF CULTIVATING CROPS , AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HU NTS DEER UNDER A DEER 9
	61	+	MANAGEMENT PERMIT MAY USE A SHOT GUN OR BREECH LOADIN G CENTER FIRED 10
	62	+	RIFLE APPROVED BY TH E DEPARTMENT TO HUNT DE ER THROUGHOUT THE YE AR, 11
	63	+	INCLUDING ALL DEER H UNTING SEASONS , IN THE LOCATIONS AND UNDER THE 12
	64	+	CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE PERMIT. 13
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60		-	(ii) On State land in Baltimore County, Charles County, Calvert 7
61		-	County, St. Mary’s County, or Harford County leased by the permit holder for the purpose 8
62		-	of cultivating crops, hunt deer on the leased land in the locations and under the conditions 9
63		-	set forth in the permit]. 10
	66	+	(4) To protect public safety and welfare, the Department may restrict the 14
	67	+	lands on which an individual may hunt deer under a Deer Management Permit. 15
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65		-	(3) ON STATE LAND LEASED BY A PERMIT HOLDER FOR THE PURPOSE 11
66		-	OF CULTIVATING CROPS , AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HUNTS DEER UNDER A DEER 12
67		-	MANAGEMENT PERMIT MAY USE A SHOT GUN OR BREECH LOADIN G CENTER FIRED 13
68		-	RIFLE APPROVED BY TH E DEPARTMENT TO HUNT DE ER THROUGHOUT THE YE AR, 14
69		-	INCLUDING ALL DEER H UNTING SEASONS , IN THE LOCATIONS AND UNDER THE 15
70		-	CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE PERMIT. 16
	69	+	[(4)] (5) (i) This paragraph applies only in Frederick County. 16
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72		-	(4) To protect public safety and welfare, the Department may restrict the 17
73		-	lands on which an individual may hunt deer under a Deer Management Permit. 18
	71	+	(ii) Subject to the conditions set forth in a Deer Management Permit, 17
	72	+	a permittee may use a rifle approved by the Department to harvest deer throughout the 18
	73	+	year, including all deer hunting seasons. 19
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75		-	[(4)] (5) (i) This paragraph applies only in Frederick County. 19
	75	+	(iii) In Frederick County Zone 1, as defined in COMAR 20
	76	+	08.03.03.06A.(3)(g), an agent of a permittee may use a rifle to harvest deer throughout the 21
	77	+	year. 22
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77		-	(ii) Subject to the conditions set forth in a Deer Management Permit, 20
78		-	a permittee may use a rifle approved by the Department to harvest deer throughout the 21
79		-	year, including all deer hunting seasons. 22
	79	+	(iv) 1. This subparagraph applies only in Frederick County Zone 23
	80	+	2, as defined in COMAR 08.03.03.06A.(3)(h). 24
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81		-	~~(iii)~~ In ~~Frederick County Zone 1,~~ ~~as defined in COMAR 23~~
82		-	~~08.03.03.06A.(3)(g)~~, an agent of a permittee may use a rifle to harvest deer ~~throughout the 24~~
83		-	~~year~~. 25
	82	+	2. Except as provided in subsubparagraph 3 of this 25
	83	+	subparagraph, an agent of a permittee may use a rifle to harvest deer in a period beginning 26
	84	+	October 1 and ending March 31. 27
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85		-	~~(iv) 1~~. ~~This subparagraph applies only~~ in ~~Frederick County Zone 26~~
86		-	~~2, as defined in COMAR 08.03.03.06A.(3)(h)~~. 27
	86	+	3. In a deer firearms season, an agent of a permittee may 28
	87	+	harvest deer only by using the weapon approved for that season. 29
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88		-	2. Except as provided in subsubparagraph 3 of this 28
89		-	subparagraph, an agent of a permittee may use a rifle to harvest deer in a period beginning 29
90		-	October 1 and ending March 31. 30
	89	+	(v) The Department shall adopt regulations to implement this 30
	90	+	paragraph. 31
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92		-	3. In a deer firearms season, an agent of a permittee may 31
93		-	harvest deer only by using the weapon approved for that season. 32
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95		-	(v) The Department shall adopt regulations to implement this 33
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100		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 1
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105		-	Approved:
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107		-	Governor.
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109		-	President of the Senate.
110		-	________________________________________________________________________________
111		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
	92	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall t ake effect July 32
	93	+	1, 2022. 33