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SENATE BILL 98
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SB 634/21 – EHE (PRE–FILED) CF HB 143
By: Senator Carozza
Requested: October 14, 2021
Introduced and read first time: January 12, 2022
Assigned to: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: March 27, 2022
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Somerset County – Natural Resources – Sunday Hunting 2
FOR the purpose of authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person in 3
Somerset County to hunt on private property on each Sunday during a certain time 4
period on certain Sundays of the game bird or game mammal seasons; establishing 5
an exception to the prohibition against the Department authorizing Sunday hunting 6
on public land for public land in Somerset County leased to a hunt club during a 7
certain time period on certain Sundays; and generally relating to Sunday hunting in 8
Somerset County. 9
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 10
Article – Natural Resources 11
Section 10–410(a) 12
Annotated Code of Maryland 13
(2012 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 14
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 15
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 16
Article – Natural Resources 17
10–410. 18
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(a) (1) (I) The Department may allow a person to hunt on each Sunday of 1
the game bird and game mammal seasons in: 2
(i) 1. Allegany County; 3
(ii) 2. Cecil County; 4
(iii) 3. Garrett County; 5
(iv) 4. St. Mary’s County; [and] 6
(v) 5. SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRA PH (II) OF THIS 7
PARAGRAPH , SOMERSET COUNTY, FROM 30 MINUTES BEFORE SUNRI SE UNTIL 10:30 8
A.M.; AND 9
(VI) 6. Washington County. 10
(II) THE TIME RESTRICTIONS UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I)5 OF 11
THIS PARAGRAPH DO NO T APPLY: 12
1. ON EACH SUNDAY OF THE DEER FI REARMS SEASON ; 13
AND 14
2. ON THE LAST THREE SUNDAYS IN OCTOBER AND THE 15
FIRST TWO SUNDAYS IN NOVEMBER OF THE DEER BOW HUNTING SEASON . 16
(2) The Department may allow a person to hunt deer on each Sunday of the 17
deer hunting seasons from the first Sunday in October through the second Sunday in 18
January, inclusive, in: 19
(i) Carroll County; 20
(ii) Dorchester County; and 21
(iii) Frederick County. 22
(3) (i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the Department 23
may allow a person to hunt deer on each Sunday of the deer hunting seasons from 30 24
minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m. in: 25
1. Kent County; and 26
2. Montgomery County. 27
(ii) The time restrictions under this paragraph do not apply: 28
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1. To a participant in a junior deer hunt authorized under 1
this subtitle; 2
2. On one Sunday designated by the Department during the 3
deer firearms season; 4
3. In Kent County, on each Sunday during the deer bow 5
hunting season and the deer muzzle loader season; and 6
4. In Montgomery County, on one Sunday designated by the 7
Department during the deer bow hunting season. 8
(4) The Department may allow a person to hunt deer during the deer 9
firearms season: 10
(i) On each Sunday in: 11
1. Calvert County; 12
2. Caroline County; 13
3. Charles County; 14
4. Harford County; 15
5. Queen Anne’s County; AND 16
6. [Somerset County; and 17
7.] Worcester County; 18
(ii) On the first Sunday in: 19
1. Anne Arundel County; and 20
2. Talbot County; and 21
(iii) In Wicomico County, on: 22
1. The first Sunday; and 23
2. The second Sunday from 30 minutes before sunrise until 24
10:30 a.m. 25
(5) The Department may allow a person to hunt deer during the deer bow 26
hunting season on: 27
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(i) The last three Sundays in October and the first two Sundays in 1
November in: 2
1. Calvert County; 3
2. Caroline County; 4
3. Charles County; 5
4. Harford County; 6
5. Queen Anne’s County; 7
6. [Somerset County; 8
7.] Talbot County; 9
[8.] 7. Wicomico County; and 10
[9.] 8. Worcester County; and 11
(ii) The first Sunday in November in Anne Arundel County. 12
(6) The Department may allow a person to hunt turkey on each Sunday of 13
the spring turkey hunting season in: 14
(i) Calvert County; 15
(ii) Caroline County; 16
(iii) Carroll County; 17
(iv) Charles County; 18
(v) Dorchester County; and 19
(vi) Kent County. 20
(7) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the Department 21
may allow a person with a deer management permit to shoot deer on any Sunday 22
throughout the year in accordance with the terms of the permit. 23
(8) The Department may allow a person using a State certified raptor to 24
hunt game birds or mammals on each Sunday during the open season for the game birds 25
or mammals. 26
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(9) The Department may allow an unarmed person participating in an 1
organized fox chase to chase foxes on Sunday. 2
(10) The Department may allow a person shooting pen–reared game birds 3
or tower–released flighted mallard ducks to hunt on Sunday at a regulated shooting ground 4
in accordance with § 10–906 of this title. 5
(11) The Department may allow a person who is 16 years old or younger to 6
hunt on Sunday if participating in a junior hunt established by the Department in 7
accordance with this subtitle. 8
(12) Except as provided in paragraphs (8) through (10) of this subsection and 9
subject to paragraph (7) of this subsection, a person may not hunt on Sunday in: 10
(i) Baltimore City; 11
(ii) Baltimore County; 12
(iii) Howard County; or 13
(iv) Prince George’s County. 14
(13) A person may not hunt migratory game birds on Sunday. 15
(14) A person may not hunt on public land within the State park system on 16
Sunday. 17
(15) (I) The Department may not allow a person to hunt on public land 18
designated for hunting by the Department on Sunday except in: 19
(i) 1. Allegany County; 20
(ii) 2. Cecil County; 21
(iii) 3. Garrett County; 22
(iv) 4. St. Mary’s County; 23
(v) 5. Washington County; 24
(vi) 6. Dorchester County, for turkey during the spring turkey 25
hunting season; [and] 26
(vii) 7. Frederick County, for deer from the first Sunday in 27
October through the second Sunday in January of the following year, inclusive; AND 28
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(VIII) 8. SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS 1
PARAGRAPH , SOMERSET COUNTY, ON PUBLIC LAND LEASE D TO A HUNT CLUB FROM 2
30 MINUTES BEFORE SUNRI SE UNTIL 10:30 A.M. 3
(II) THE TIME RESTRICTIONS UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I)8 OF 4
THIS PARAGRAPH DO NO T APPLY: 5
1. ON EACH SUNDAY OF THE DEER FIREARMS SEASON ; 6
AND 7
2. ON THE LAST THREE SUNDAYS IN OCTOBER AND THE 8
FIRST TWO SUNDAYS IN NOVEMBER OF THE DEER BOW HUNTING SEASON . 9
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 10
1, 2022. 11
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.