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Maryland Senate Bill SB533

Maryland 2024 Regular Session

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1- WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 489
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4-Chapter 489
5-(Senate Bill 533)
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7-AN ACT concerning
3+EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
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+ Italics indicate opposite chamber/conference committee amendments.
9+ *sb0533*
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9-Fishing and Hunting Licenses and Trout Stamps – Complimentary Licenses and
10-Stamp Exemption – Veterans Determined to Be Unemployable
11+SENATE BILL 533
12+M2 (4lr3007)
13+ENROLLED BILL
14+— Education, Energy, and the Environment/Environment and Transportation —
15+Introduced by Senator Gallion
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12-FOR the purpose of authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to issue certain
13-complimentary fishing and hunting licenses to certain veterans who the U.S.
14-Department of Veterans Affairs determines are unemployable; exempting certain
15-veterans who the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs determines are unemployable
16-from the requirement to obtain a trout stamp; and generally relating to fishing and
17-hunting licenses and trout stamps.
17+Read and Examined by Proofreaders:
1818
19-BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
20- Article – Natural Resources
21-Section 4–607, 4–614(a), 4–745(e), and 10–303(a)
22- Annotated Code of Maryland
23- (2023 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
19+_______________________________________________
20+Proofreader.
21+_______________________________________________
22+Proofreader.
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25-BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
26- Article – Natural Resources
27- Section 4–745(a)(1)
28- Annotated Code of Maryland
29- (2023 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
24+Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approval this
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31- SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
32-That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
26+_______ day of _______________ at ________________________ o’clock, ________M.
3327
34-Article – Natural Resources
28+______________________________________________
29+President.
3530
36-4–607.
31+CHAPTER ______
3732
38- (a) (1) The Department may issue annually a complimentary angler’s license
39-to the President of the United States, the governor of any state, and any official of the game
40-and fish department of any other state.
33+AN ACT concerning 1
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42- (2) The Department may issue a lifetime complimentary angler’s license to
43-any Maryland resident who certifies that the resident is [a]:
35+Fishing and Hunting Licenses and Trout Stamps – Complimentary Licenses and 2
36+Stamp Exemption – Veterans Determined to Be Unemployable 3
4437
45- (I) A former prisoner of war;
38+FOR the purpose of authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to issue certain 4
39+complimentary fishing and hunting licenses to certain veterans who the U.S. 5
40+Department of Veterans Affairs determines are unemployable; exempting certain 6
41+veterans who the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs determines are unemployable 7
42+from the requirement to obtain a trout stamp; and generally relating to fishing and 8
43+hunting licenses and trout stamps. 9
4644
47- (II) AN AMERICAN VETERAN WHO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
48-VETERANS AFFAIRS DETERMINES IS UNEMPLOYABLE ; or Ch. 489 2024 LAWS OF MARYLAND
45+BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 10
46+ Article – Natural Resources 11
47+Section 4–607, 4–614(a), 4–745(e), and 10–303(a) 12
48+ Annotated Code of Maryland 13
49+ (2023 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 14 2 SENATE BILL 533
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50-– 2 –
5151
52- (III) A 100% service connected disabled American veteran.
5352
54- (3) The Department may issue a lifetime complimentary angler’s license to
55-an out–of–state person [who]:
53+BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 1
54+ Article – Natural Resources 2
55+ Section 4–745(a)(1) 3
56+ Annotated Code of Maryland 4
57+ (2023 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 5
5658
57- (I) WHO certifies that the person is [a]:
59+ SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 6
60+That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 7
5861
59- 1. A former prisoner of war;
62+Article – Natural Resources 8
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61- 2. AN AMERICAN VETERAN WHO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT
62-OF VETERANS AFFAIRS DETERMINES IS UNEMPLOYABLE ; or [a]
64+4–607. 9
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64- 3. A 100% service connected disabled American veteran [if
65-the person’s]; AND
66+ (a) (1) The Department may issue annually a complimentary angler’s license 10
67+to the President of the United States, the governor of any state, and any official of the game 11
68+and fish department of any other state. 12
6669
67- (II) WHOSE state of residence extends similar privileges to [former
68-prisoners of war, AMERICAN VETERANS WHO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
69-AFFAIRS DETERMINES AR E UNEMPLOYABLE , or 100% service connected disabled
70-American veterans of this State] THE INDIVIDUALS SPECIFIE D IN ITEM (I) OF THIS
71-PARAGRAPH PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION .
70+ (2) The Department may issue a lifetime complimentary angler’s license to 13
71+any Maryland resident who certifies that the resident is [a]: 14
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73- (b) Not more than 20 complimentary angler’s licenses for each state other than
74-Maryland shall be outstanding at any time.
73+ (I) A former prisoner of war; 15
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76- (c) A complimentary angler’s license is not transferable and shall be issued
77-without a fee.
75+ (II) AN AMERICAN VETERAN WHO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF 16
76+VETERANS AFFAIRS DETERMINES IS UNEMPLOYABLE ; or 17
7877
79- (d) For the purposes of this section, “former prisoner of war” means a person who,
80-while serving in the active military, naval, or air service of the United States, was forcibly
81-detained or interned in the line of duty by an enemy government or its agents, or a hostile
82-force, during a period of armed conflict.
78+ (III) A 100% service connected disabled American veteran. 18
8379
84-4–614.
80+ (3) The Department may issue a lifetime complimentary angler’s license to 19
81+an out–of–state person [who]: 20
8582
86- (a) (1) The Department shall adopt regulations to establish fishing areas
87-where a trout stamp is required.
83+ (I) WHO certifies that the person is [a]: 21
8884
89- (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, a person may
90-not fish or possess trout in an area established in paragraph (1) of this subsection unless
91-the person first obtains a trout stamp in addition to an angler’s license.
85+ 1. A former prisoner of war; 22
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93- (3) A trout stamp is not required of the following:
94- WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 489
87+ 2. AN AMERICAN VETERAN WHO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT 23
88+OF VETERANS AFFAIRS DETERMINES IS UNEMPLOYABLE ; or [a] 24
9589
96-– 3 –
97- (i) A holder of a current resident consolidated senior sport fishing
98-license issued under § 4–216 of this title;
90+ 3. A 100% service connected disabled American veteran [if 25
91+the person’s]; AND 26
9992
100- (ii) A holder of a lifetime complimentary angler’s license [for 100%
101-service connected disabled American veterans or former prisoners of war] issued under §
102-4–607(a)(2) or (3) of this subtitle;
93+ (II) WHOSE state of residence extends similar privileges to [former 27
94+prisoners of war, AMERICAN VETERANS WHO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 28
95+AFFAIRS DETERMINES AR E UNEMPLOYABLE , or 100% service connected disabled 29 SENATE BILL 533 3
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104- (iii) A person authorized by a disability exemption issued under §
105-4–217 of this title;
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107- (iv) Any resident serving in the armed forces of the United States
108-while on leave in the State, during the resident’s leave period, if, while angling, the resident
109-possesses a copy of the resident’s official leave order; or
98+American veterans of this State] THE INDIVIDUALS SPECIFIE D IN ITEM (I) OF THIS 1
99+PARAGRAPH PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 2
110100
111- (v) A person under 16 years of age.
101+ (b) Not more than 20 complimentary angler’s licenses for each state other than 3
102+Maryland shall be outstanding at any time. 4
112103
113- (4) The stamp may be obtained from the Department or an authorized
114-agent of the Department.
104+ (c) A complimentary angler’s license is not transferable and shall be issued 5
105+without a fee. 6
115106
116-4–745.
107+ (d) For the purposes of this section, “former prisoner of war” means a person who, 7
108+while serving in the active military, naval, or air service of the United States, was forcibly 8
109+detained or interned in the line of duty by an enemy government or its agents, or a hostile 9
110+force, during a period of armed conflict. 10
117111
118- (a) (1) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section and § 4–217
119-of this title, a person may not fish for finfish in the Chesapeake Bay or in its tributaries up
120-to tidal boundaries or in State waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the Atlantic coastal bays
121-and their tributaries without first obtaining a Chesapeake Bay and coastal sport fishing
122-license or registration issued under subsection (d)(3) of this section and possessing the
123-license or registration.
112+4–614. 11
124113
125- (e) (1) In this subsection, “former prisoner of war” means a person who, while
126-serving in the active military, naval, or air service of the United States, was forcibly
127-detained or interned in the line of duty by an enemy government or its agents, or a hostile
128-force, during a period of armed conflict.
114+ (a) (1) The Department shall adopt regulations to establish fishing areas 12
115+where a trout stamp is required. 13
129116
130- (2) The Department may issue a lifetime complimentary Chesapeake Bay
131-and coastal sport fishing license to any Maryland resident who certifies that the resident
132-is [a]:
117+ (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, a person may 14
118+not fish or possess trout in an area established in paragraph (1) of this subsection unless 15
119+the person first obtains a trout stamp in addition to an angler’s license. 16
133120
134- (I) A former prisoner of war;
121+ (3) A trout stamp is not required of the following: 17
135122
136- (II) AN AMERICAN VETERAN WHO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
137-VETERANS AFFAIRS DETERMINES IS UNEMPLOYABLE ; or [a]
123+ (i) A holder of a current resident consolidated senior sport fishing 18
124+license issued under § 4–216 of this title; 19
138125
139- (III) A 100% service connected disabled American veteran.
126+ (ii) A holder of a lifetime complimentary angler’s license [for 100% 20
127+service connected disabled American veterans or former prisoners of war] issued under § 21
128+4–607(a)(2) or (3) of this subtitle; 22
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141- (3) The Department may issue a lifetime complimentary Chesapeake Bay
142-and coastal sport fishing license to an out–of–state person [who]: Ch. 489 2024 LAWS OF MARYLAND
130+ (iii) A person authorized by a disability exemption issued under § 23
131+4–217 of this title; 24
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133+ (iv) Any resident serving in the armed forces of the United States 25
134+while on leave in the State, during the resident’s leave period, if, while angling, the resident 26
135+possesses a copy of the resident’s official leave order; or 27
145136
146- (I) WHO certifies that the person is [a]:
137+ (v) A person under 16 years of age. 28
147138
148- 1. A former prisoner of war;
139+ (4) The stamp may be obtained from the Department or an authorized 29
140+agent of the Department. 30
149141
150- 2. AN AMERICAN VETERAN WHO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT
151-OF VETERANS AFFAIRS DETERMINES IS UNEMPLOYABLE ; or [a]
142+4–745. 31
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152144
153- 3. A 100% service connected disabled American veteran [if
154-the person’s]; AND
155145
156- (II) WHOSE state of residence extends similar privileges to [former
157-prisoners of war, AMERICAN VETERANS WHO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
158-AFFAIRS DETERMINES AR E UNEMPLOYABLE , or 100% service connected disabled
159-American veterans of this State] THE INDIVIDUALS SPECIFIE D IN ITEM (I) OF THIS
160-PARAGRAPH PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION .
146+ (a) (1) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section and § 4–217 1
147+of this title, a person may not fish for finfish in the Chesapeake Bay or in its tributaries up 2
148+to tidal boundaries or in State waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the Atlantic coastal bays 3
149+and their tributaries without first obtaining a Chesapeake Bay and coastal sport fishing 4
150+license or registration issued under subsection (d)(3) of this section and possessing the 5
151+license or registration. 6
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162- (4) A complimentary Chesapeake Bay and coastal sport fishing license is
163-not transferable.
153+ (e) (1) In this subsection, “former prisoner of war” means a person who, while 7
154+serving in the active military, naval, or air service of the United States, was forcibly 8
155+detained or interned in the line of duty by an enemy government or its agents, or a hostile 9
156+force, during a period of armed conflict. 10
164157
165- (5) The Department may issue annually a complimentary Chesapeake Bay
166-and coastal sport fishing license to the President of the United States, the governor of any
167-state, and any official of the game and fish department of any other state.
158+ (2) The Department may issue a lifetime complimentary Chesapeake Bay 11
159+and coastal sport fishing license to any Maryland resident who certifies that the resident 12
160+is [a]: 13
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169- (6) Not more than 20 complimentary Chesapeake Bay and coastal sport
170-fishing licenses for each state other than Maryland shall be outstanding at any time.
162+ (I) A former prisoner of war; 14
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172-10–303.
164+ (II) AN AMERICAN VETERAN WHO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF 15
165+VETERANS AFFAIRS DETERMINES IS UNEMPLOYABLE ; or [a] 16
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174- (a) (1) The Department annually may issue a complimentary hunting license
175-to the President of the United States, the governor of any state, or an official or an
176-enforcement officer of the game and fish management agency of another state which
177-reciprocally offers complimentary hunting licenses.
167+ (III) A 100% service connected disabled American veteran. 17
178168
179- (2) (i) Subject to the requirements of § 10–301.1 of this subtitle, the
180-Department may issue a lifetime complimentary hunting license to a Maryland resident
181-who certifies that the resident is [a]:
169+ (3) The Department may issue a lifetime complimentary Chesapeake Bay 18
170+and coastal sport fishing license to an out–of–state person [who]: 19
182171
183- 1. A former prisoner of war;
172+ (I) WHO certifies that the person is [a]: 20
184173
185- 2. AN AMERICAN VETERAN WHO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT
186-OF VETERANS AFFAIRS DETERMINES IS UNEMPLOYABLE ; or
174+ 1. A former prisoner of war; 21
187175
188- 3. A 100% service connected disabled American veteran.
189- WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 489
176+ 2. AN AMERICAN VETERAN WHO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT 22
177+OF VETERANS AFFAIRS DETERMINES IS UNEMPLOYABLE ; or [a] 23
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191-– 5 –
192- (ii) Subject to the requirements of § 10–301.1 of this subtitle, the
193-Department may issue a lifetime complimentary hunting license to an out–of–state person
194-[who]:
179+ 3. A 100% service connected disabled American veteran [if 24
180+the person’s]; AND 25
195181
196- 1. WHO certifies that the person is [a]:
182+ (II) WHOSE state of residence extends similar privileges to [former 26
183+prisoners of war, AMERICAN VETERANS WHO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 27
184+AFFAIRS DETERMINES AR E UNEMPLOYABLE , or 100% service connected disabled 28
185+American veterans of this State] THE INDIVIDUALS SPECIFIE D IN ITEM (I) OF THIS 29
186+PARAGRAPH PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 30
197187
198- A. A former prisoner of war;
188+ (4) A complimentary Chesapeake Bay and coastal sport fishing license is 31
189+not transferable. 32
190+ SENATE BILL 533 5
199191
200- B. AN AMERICAN VETERAN WHO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT
201-OF VETERANS AFFAIRS DETERMINES IS UNEMPLOYABLE ; or [a]
202192
203- C. A 100% service connected disabled American veteran [if
204-the person’s]; AND
193+ (5) The Department may issue annually a complimentary Chesapeake Bay 1
194+and coastal sport fishing license to the President of the United States, the governor of any 2
195+state, and any official of the game and fish department of any other state. 3
205196
206- 2. WHOSE state of residence extends similar privileges to
207-[former prisoners of war, AMERICAN VETERANS WHO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
208-VETERANS AFFAIRS DETERMINES AR E UNEMPLOYABLE , or 100% service connected
209-disabled American veterans of this State] THE INDIVIDUALS SPEC IFIED IN ITEM 1 OF
210-THIS SUBPARAGRAPH SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH .
197+ (6) Not more than 20 complimentary Chesapeake Bay and coastal sport 4
198+fishing licenses for each state other than Maryland shall be outstanding at any time. 5
211199
212- (3) A complimentary license is not transferable.
200+10–303. 6
213201
214- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July
215-1, 2024.
202+ (a) (1) The Department annually may issue a complimentary hunting license 7
203+to the President of the United States, the governor of any state, or an official or an 8
204+enforcement officer of the game and fish management agency of another state which 9
205+reciprocally offers complimentary hunting licenses. 10
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217-Approved by the Governor, May 9, 2024.
207+ (2) (i) Subject to the requirements of § 10–301.1 of this subtitle, the 11
208+Department may issue a lifetime complimentary hunting license to a Maryland resident 12
209+who certifies that the resident is [a]: 13
210+
211+ 1. A former prisoner of war; 14
212+
213+ 2. AN AMERICAN VETERAN WHO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT 15
214+OF VETERANS AFFAIRS DETERMINES IS UNEMPLOYABLE ; or 16
215+
216+ 3. A 100% service connected disabled American veteran. 17
217+
218+ (ii) Subject to the requirements of § 10–301.1 of this subtitle, the 18
219+Department may issue a lifetime complimentary hunting license to an out–of–state person 19
220+[who]: 20
221+
222+ 1. WHO certifies that the person is [a]: 21
223+
224+ A. A former prisoner of war; 22
225+
226+ B. AN AMERICAN VETERAN WHO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT 23
227+OF VETERANS AFFAIRS DETERMINES IS UNEMPLOYABLE ; or [a] 24
228+
229+ C. A 100% service connected disabled American veteran [if 25
230+the person’s]; AND 26
231+
232+ 2. WHOSE state of residence extends similar privileges to 27
233+[former prisoners of war, AMERICAN VETERANS WHO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF 28
234+VETERANS AFFAIRS DETERMINES AR E UNEMPLOYABLE , or 100% service connected 29
235+disabled American veterans of this State] THE INDIVIDUALS SPEC IFIED IN ITEM 1 OF 30
236+THIS SUBPARAGRAPH SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH . 31
237+ 6 SENATE BILL 533
238+
239+
240+ (3) A complimentary license is not transferable. 1
241+
242+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 2
243+1, 2024. 3
244+
245+
246+
247+
248+Approved:
249+________________________________________________________________________________
250+ Governor.
251+________________________________________________________________________________
252+ President of the Senate.
253+________________________________________________________________________________
254+ Speaker of the House of Delegates.