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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 | *sb0098* | |
| 9 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | SENATE BILL 98 | |
| 11 | 8 | M2 2lr0755 | |
| 12 | 9 | SB 634/21 – EHE (PRE–FILED) CF HB 143 | |
| 13 | 10 | By: Senator Carozza | |
| 14 | 11 | Requested: October 14, 2021 | |
| 15 | 12 | Introduced and read first time: January 12, 2022 | |
| 16 | 13 | Assigned to: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs | |
| 17 | - | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 18 | - | Senate action: Adopted | |
| 19 | - | Read second time: March 27, 2022 | |
| 20 | 14 | ||
| 21 | - | ||
| 15 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 22 | 16 | ||
| 23 | 17 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 24 | 18 | ||
| 25 | 19 | Somerset County – Natural Resources – Sunday Hunting 2 | |
| 26 | 20 | ||
| 27 | 21 | FOR the purpose of authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person in 3 | |
| 28 | - | Somerset County to hunt on private property on each Sunday during a certain time 4 | |
| 29 | - | period on certain Sundays of the game bird or game mammal seasons; establishing 5 | |
| 30 | - | an exception to the prohibition against the Department authorizing Sunday hunting 6 | |
| 31 | - | on public land for public land in Somerset County leased to a hunt club during a 7 | |
| 32 | - | certain time period on certain Sundays; and generally relating to Sunday hunting in 8 | |
| 33 | - | Somerset County. 9 | |
| 22 | + | Somerset County to hunt on private property on each Sunday of the game bird or 4 | |
| 23 | + | game mammal seasons; establishing an exception to the prohibition against the 5 | |
| 24 | + | Department authorizing Sunday hunting on public land for public land in Somerset 6 | |
| 25 | + | County leased to a hunt club; and generally relating to Sunday hunting in Somerset 7 | |
| 26 | + | County. 8 | |
| 34 | 27 | ||
| 35 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, | |
| 36 | - | Article – Natural Resources | |
| 37 | - | Section 10–410(a) | |
| 38 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 39 | - | (2012 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) | |
| 28 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 9 | |
| 29 | + | Article – Natural Resources 10 | |
| 30 | + | Section 10–410(a) 11 | |
| 31 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 12 | |
| 32 | + | (2012 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 13 | |
| 40 | 33 | ||
| 41 | - | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, | |
| 42 | - | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: | |
| 34 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14 | |
| 35 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15 | |
| 43 | 36 | ||
| 44 | - | Article – Natural Resources | |
| 37 | + | Article – Natural Resources 16 | |
| 45 | 38 | ||
| 46 | - | 10–410. 18 | |
| 47 | - | 2 SENATE BILL 98 | |
| 39 | + | 10–410. 17 | |
| 40 | + | ||
| 41 | + | (a) (1) The Department may allow a person to hunt on each Sunday of the 18 | |
| 42 | + | game bird and game mammal seasons in: 19 | |
| 43 | + | ||
| 44 | + | (i) Allegany County; 20 | |
| 45 | + | ||
| 46 | + | (ii) Cecil County; 21 | |
| 47 | + | ||
| 48 | + | (iii) Garrett County; 22 2 SENATE BILL 98 | |
| 48 | 49 | ||
| 49 | 50 | ||
| 50 | - | (a) (1) (I) The Department may allow a person to hunt on each Sunday of 1 | |
| 51 | - | the game bird and game mammal seasons in: 2 | |
| 52 | 51 | ||
| 53 | - | ( | |
| 52 | + | (iv) St. Mary’s County; [and] 1 | |
| 54 | 53 | ||
| 55 | - | ( | |
| 54 | + | (v) SOMERSET COUNTY; AND 2 | |
| 56 | 55 | ||
| 57 | - | ( | |
| 56 | + | (VI) Washington County. 3 | |
| 58 | 57 | ||
| 59 | - | (iv) 4. St. Mary’s County; [and] 6 | |
| 58 | + | (2) The Department may allow a person to hunt deer on each Sunday of the 4 | |
| 59 | + | deer hunting seasons from the first Sunday in October through the second Sunday in 5 | |
| 60 | + | January, inclusive, in: 6 | |
| 60 | 61 | ||
| 61 | - | (v) 5. SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRA PH (II) OF THIS 7 | |
| 62 | - | PARAGRAPH , SOMERSET COUNTY, FROM 30 MINUTES BEFORE SUNRI SE UNTIL 10:30 8 | |
| 63 | - | A.M.; AND 9 | |
| 62 | + | (i) Carroll County; 7 | |
| 64 | 63 | ||
| 65 | - | ( | |
| 64 | + | (ii) Dorchester County; and 8 | |
| 66 | 65 | ||
| 67 | - | (II) THE TIME RESTRICTIONS UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I)5 OF 11 | |
| 68 | - | THIS PARAGRAPH DO NO T APPLY: 12 | |
| 66 | + | (iii) Frederick County. 9 | |
| 69 | 67 | ||
| 70 | - | 1. ON EACH SUNDAY OF THE DEER FI REARMS SEASON ; 13 | |
| 71 | - | AND 14 | |
| 68 | + | (3) (i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the Department 10 | |
| 69 | + | may allow a person to hunt deer on each Sunday of the deer hunting seasons from 30 11 | |
| 70 | + | minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m. in: 12 | |
| 72 | 71 | ||
| 73 | - | 2. ON THE LAST THREE SUNDAYS IN OCTOBER AND THE 15 | |
| 74 | - | FIRST TWO SUNDAYS IN NOVEMBER OF THE DEER BOW HUNTING SEASON . 16 | |
| 72 | + | 1. Kent County; and 13 | |
| 75 | 73 | ||
| 76 | - | (2) The Department may allow a person to hunt deer on each Sunday of the 17 | |
| 77 | - | deer hunting seasons from the first Sunday in October through the second Sunday in 18 | |
| 78 | - | January, inclusive, in: 19 | |
| 74 | + | 2. Montgomery County. 14 | |
| 79 | 75 | ||
| 80 | - | ( | |
| 76 | + | (ii) The time restrictions under this paragraph do not apply: 15 | |
| 81 | 77 | ||
| 82 | - | (ii) Dorchester County; and 21 | |
| 78 | + | 1. To a participant in a junior deer hunt authorized under 16 | |
| 79 | + | this subtitle; 17 | |
| 83 | 80 | ||
| 84 | - | (iii) Frederick County. 22 | |
| 81 | + | 2. On one Sunday designated by the Department during the 18 | |
| 82 | + | deer firearms season; 19 | |
| 85 | 83 | ||
| 86 | - | (3) (i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the Department 23 | |
| 87 | - | may allow a person to hunt deer on each Sunday of the deer hunting seasons from 30 24 | |
| 88 | - | minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m. in: 25 | |
| 84 | + | 3. In Kent County, on each Sunday during the deer bow 20 | |
| 85 | + | hunting season and the deer muzzle loader season; and 21 | |
| 89 | 86 | ||
| 90 | - | 1. Kent County; and 26 | |
| 87 | + | 4. In Montgomery County, on one Sunday designated by the 22 | |
| 88 | + | Department during the deer bow hunting season. 23 | |
| 91 | 89 | ||
| 92 | - | 2. Montgomery County. 27 | |
| 90 | + | (4) The Department may allow a person to hunt deer during the deer 24 | |
| 91 | + | firearms season: 25 | |
| 93 | 92 | ||
| 94 | - | (ii) The time restrictions under this paragraph do not apply: 28 | |
| 95 | - | SENATE BILL 98 3 | |
| 93 | + | (i) On each Sunday in: 26 | |
| 94 | + | ||
| 95 | + | 1. Calvert County; 27 | |
| 96 | + | ||
| 97 | + | 2. Caroline County; 28 SENATE BILL 98 3 | |
| 96 | 98 | ||
| 97 | 99 | ||
| 98 | - | 1. To a participant in a junior deer hunt authorized under 1 | |
| 99 | - | this subtitle; 2 | |
| 100 | 100 | ||
| 101 | - | 2. On one Sunday designated by the Department during the 3 | |
| 102 | - | deer firearms season; 4 | |
| 101 | + | 3. Charles County; 1 | |
| 103 | 102 | ||
| 104 | - | 3. In Kent County, on each Sunday during the deer bow 5 | |
| 105 | - | hunting season and the deer muzzle loader season; and 6 | |
| 103 | + | 4. Harford County; 2 | |
| 106 | 104 | ||
| 107 | - | 4. In Montgomery County, on one Sunday designated by the 7 | |
| 108 | - | Department during the deer bow hunting season. 8 | |
| 105 | + | 5. Queen Anne’s County; AND 3 | |
| 109 | 106 | ||
| 110 | - | (4) The Department may allow a person to hunt deer during the deer 9 | |
| 111 | - | firearms season: 10 | |
| 107 | + | 6. [Somerset County; and 4 | |
| 112 | 108 | ||
| 113 | - | | |
| 109 | + | 7.] Worcester County; 5 | |
| 114 | 110 | ||
| 115 | - | | |
| 111 | + | (ii) On the first Sunday in: 6 | |
| 116 | 112 | ||
| 117 | - | | |
| 113 | + | 1. Anne Arundel County; and 7 | |
| 118 | 114 | ||
| 119 | - | | |
| 115 | + | 2. Talbot County; and 8 | |
| 120 | 116 | ||
| 121 | - | | |
| 117 | + | (iii) In Wicomico County, on: 9 | |
| 122 | 118 | ||
| 123 | - | | |
| 119 | + | 1. The first Sunday; and 10 | |
| 124 | 120 | ||
| 125 | - | 6. [Somerset County; and 17 | |
| 121 | + | 2. The second Sunday from 30 minutes before sunrise until 11 | |
| 122 | + | 10:30 a.m. 12 | |
| 126 | 123 | ||
| 127 | - | 7.] Worcester County; 18 | |
| 124 | + | (5) The Department may allow a person to hunt deer during the deer bow 13 | |
| 125 | + | hunting season on: 14 | |
| 128 | 126 | ||
| 129 | - | (ii) On the first Sunday in: 19 | |
| 127 | + | (i) The last three Sundays in October and the first two Sundays in 15 | |
| 128 | + | November in: 16 | |
| 130 | 129 | ||
| 131 | - | 1. | |
| 130 | + | 1. Calvert County; 17 | |
| 132 | 131 | ||
| 133 | - | 2. | |
| 132 | + | 2. Caroline County; 18 | |
| 134 | 133 | ||
| 135 | - | | |
| 134 | + | 3. Charles County; 19 | |
| 136 | 135 | ||
| 137 | - | | |
| 136 | + | 4. Harford County; 20 | |
| 138 | 137 | ||
| 139 | - | 2. The second Sunday from 30 minutes before sunrise until 24 | |
| 140 | - | 10:30 a.m. 25 | |
| 138 | + | 5. Queen Anne’s County; 21 | |
| 141 | 139 | ||
| 142 | - | (5) The Department may allow a person to hunt deer during the deer bow 26 | |
| 143 | - | hunting season on: 27 | |
| 140 | + | 6. [Somerset County; 22 | |
| 141 | + | ||
| 142 | + | 7.] Talbot County; 23 | |
| 143 | + | ||
| 144 | + | [8.] 7. Wicomico County; and 24 | |
| 144 | 145 | 4 SENATE BILL 98 | |
| 145 | 146 | ||
| 146 | 147 | ||
| 147 | - | (i) The last three Sundays in October and the first two Sundays in 1 | |
| 148 | - | November in: 2 | |
| 148 | + | [9.] 8. Worcester County; and 1 | |
| 149 | 149 | ||
| 150 | - | | |
| 150 | + | (ii) The first Sunday in November in Anne Arundel County. 2 | |
| 151 | 151 | ||
| 152 | - | 2. Caroline County; 4 | |
| 152 | + | (6) The Department may allow a person to hunt turkey on each Sunday of 3 | |
| 153 | + | the spring turkey hunting season in: 4 | |
| 153 | 154 | ||
| 154 | - | | |
| 155 | + | (i) Calvert County; 5 | |
| 155 | 156 | ||
| 156 | - | | |
| 157 | + | (ii) Caroline County; 6 | |
| 157 | 158 | ||
| 158 | - | | |
| 159 | + | (iii) Carroll County; 7 | |
| 159 | 160 | ||
| 160 | - | | |
| 161 | + | (iv) Charles County; 8 | |
| 161 | 162 | ||
| 162 | - | | |
| 163 | + | (v) Dorchester County; and 9 | |
| 163 | 164 | ||
| 164 | - | | |
| 165 | + | (vi) Kent County. 10 | |
| 165 | 166 | ||
| 166 | - | [9.] 8. Worcester County; and 11 | |
| 167 | + | (7) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the Department 11 | |
| 168 | + | may allow a person with a deer management permit to shoot deer on any Sunday 12 | |
| 169 | + | throughout the year in accordance with the terms of the permit. 13 | |
| 167 | 170 | ||
| 168 | - | (ii) The first Sunday in November in Anne Arundel County. 12 | |
| 171 | + | (8) The Department may allow a person using a State certified raptor to 14 | |
| 172 | + | hunt game birds or mammals on each Sunday during the open season for the game birds 15 | |
| 173 | + | or mammals. 16 | |
| 169 | 174 | ||
| 170 | - | ( | |
| 171 | - | ||
| 175 | + | (9) The Department may allow an unarmed person participating in an 17 | |
| 176 | + | organized fox chase to chase foxes on Sunday. 18 | |
| 172 | 177 | ||
| 173 | - | (i) Calvert County; 15 | |
| 178 | + | (10) The Department may allow a person shooting pen–reared game birds 19 | |
| 179 | + | or tower–released flighted mallard ducks to hunt on Sunday at a regulated shooting ground 20 | |
| 180 | + | in accordance with § 10–906 of this title. 21 | |
| 174 | 181 | ||
| 175 | - | (ii) Caroline County; 16 | |
| 182 | + | (11) The Department may allow a person who is 16 years old or younger to 22 | |
| 183 | + | hunt on Sunday if participating in a junior hunt established by the Department in 23 | |
| 184 | + | accordance with this subtitle. 24 | |
| 176 | 185 | ||
| 177 | - | (iii) Carroll County; 17 | |
| 186 | + | (12) Except as provided in paragraphs (8) through (10) of this subsection and 25 | |
| 187 | + | subject to paragraph (7) of this subsection, a person may not hunt on Sunday in: 26 | |
| 178 | 188 | ||
| 179 | - | ( | |
| 189 | + | (i) Baltimore City; 27 | |
| 180 | 190 | ||
| 181 | - | ( | |
| 191 | + | (ii) Baltimore County; 28 | |
| 182 | 192 | ||
| 183 | - | (vi) Kent County. 20 | |
| 184 | - | ||
| 185 | - | (7) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the Department 21 | |
| 186 | - | may allow a person with a deer management permit to shoot deer on any Sunday 22 | |
| 187 | - | throughout the year in accordance with the terms of the permit. 23 | |
| 188 | - | ||
| 189 | - | (8) The Department may allow a person using a State certified raptor to 24 | |
| 190 | - | hunt game birds or mammals on each Sunday during the open season for the game birds 25 | |
| 191 | - | or mammals. 26 | |
| 193 | + | (iii) Howard County; or 29 | |
| 192 | 194 | SENATE BILL 98 5 | |
| 193 | 195 | ||
| 194 | 196 | ||
| 195 | - | (9) The Department may allow an unarmed person participating in an 1 | |
| 196 | - | organized fox chase to chase foxes on Sunday. 2 | |
| 197 | + | (iv) Prince George’s County. 1 | |
| 197 | 198 | ||
| 198 | - | (10) The Department may allow a person shooting pen–reared game birds 3 | |
| 199 | - | or tower–released flighted mallard ducks to hunt on Sunday at a regulated shooting ground 4 | |
| 200 | - | in accordance with § 10–906 of this title. 5 | |
| 199 | + | (13) A person may not hunt migratory game birds on Sunday. 2 | |
| 201 | 200 | ||
| 202 | - | (11) The Department may allow a person who is 16 years old or younger to 6 | |
| 203 | - | hunt on Sunday if participating in a junior hunt established by the Department in 7 | |
| 204 | - | accordance with this subtitle. 8 | |
| 201 | + | (14) A person may not hunt on public land within the State park system on 3 | |
| 202 | + | Sunday. 4 | |
| 205 | 203 | ||
| 206 | - | ( | |
| 207 | - | ||
| 204 | + | (15) The Department may not allow a person to hunt on public land 5 | |
| 205 | + | designated for hunting by the Department on Sunday except in: 6 | |
| 208 | 206 | ||
| 209 | - | (i) | |
| 207 | + | (i) Allegany County; 7 | |
| 210 | 208 | ||
| 211 | - | (ii) | |
| 209 | + | (ii) Cecil County; 8 | |
| 212 | 210 | ||
| 213 | - | (iii) | |
| 211 | + | (iii) Garrett County; 9 | |
| 214 | 212 | ||
| 215 | - | (iv) | |
| 213 | + | (iv) St. Mary’s County; 10 | |
| 216 | 214 | ||
| 217 | - | ( | |
| 215 | + | (v) Washington County; 11 | |
| 218 | 216 | ||
| 219 | - | ( | |
| 220 | - | ||
| 217 | + | (vi) Dorchester County, for turkey during the spring turkey hunting 12 | |
| 218 | + | season; [and] 13 | |
| 221 | 219 | ||
| 222 | - | ( | |
| 223 | - | ||
| 220 | + | (vii) Frederick County, for deer from the first Sunday in October 14 | |
| 221 | + | through the second Sunday in January of the following year, inclusive; AND 15 | |
| 224 | 222 | ||
| 225 | - | (i) 1. Allegany County; 20 | |
| 223 | + | (VIII) SOMERSET COUNTY, ON PUBLIC LAND LEASE D TO A HUNT 16 | |
| 224 | + | CLUB. 17 | |
| 226 | 225 | ||
| 227 | - | (ii) 2. Cecil County; 21 | |
| 226 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 18 | |
| 227 | + | 1, 2022. 19 | |
| 228 | 228 | ||
| 229 | - | (iii) 3. Garrett County; 22 | |
| 230 | - | ||
| 231 | - | (iv) 4. St. Mary’s County; 23 | |
| 232 | - | ||
| 233 | - | (v) 5. Washington County; 24 | |
| 234 | - | ||
| 235 | - | (vi) 6. Dorchester County, for turkey during the spring turkey 25 | |
| 236 | - | hunting season; [and] 26 | |
| 237 | - | ||
| 238 | - | (vii) 7. Frederick County, for deer from the first Sunday in 27 | |
| 239 | - | October through the second Sunday in January of the following year, inclusive; AND 28 | |
| 240 | - | 6 SENATE BILL 98 | |
| 241 | - | ||
| 242 | - | ||
| 243 | - | (VIII) 8. SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS 1 | |
| 244 | - | PARAGRAPH , SOMERSET COUNTY, ON PUBLIC LAND LEASE D TO A HUNT CLUB FROM 2 | |
| 245 | - | 30 MINUTES BEFORE SUNRI SE UNTIL 10:30 A.M. 3 | |
| 246 | - | ||
| 247 | - | (II) THE TIME RESTRICTIONS UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I)8 OF 4 | |
| 248 | - | THIS PARAGRAPH DO NO T APPLY: 5 | |
| 249 | - | ||
| 250 | - | 1. ON EACH SUNDAY OF THE DEER FIREARMS SEASON ; 6 | |
| 251 | - | AND 7 | |
| 252 | - | ||
| 253 | - | 2. ON THE LAST THREE SUNDAYS IN OCTOBER AND THE 8 | |
| 254 | - | FIRST TWO SUNDAYS IN NOVEMBER OF THE DEER BOW HUNTING SEASON . 9 | |
| 255 | - | ||
| 256 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 10 | |
| 257 | - | 1, 2022. 11 | |
| 258 | - | ||
| 259 | - | ||
| 260 | - | ||
| 261 | - | ||
| 262 | - | Approved: | |
| 263 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 264 | - | Governor. | |
| 265 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 266 | - | President of the Senate. | |
| 267 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 268 | - | Speaker of the House of Delegates. |