Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB832 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	5	hb0832
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 832
8	8	M2 5lr1900
9	9	CF SB 417
10	10	By: Carroll County Delegation
11	11	Introduced and read first time: January 29, 2025
12	12	Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Carroll County – Natural Resources – Sunday Hunting 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of authorizing a person to hunt in Carroll County on each Sunday of the 3
21	21	game bird and game mammal seasons; and generally relating to Sunday hunting in 4
22	22	Carroll County. 5
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24	24	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 6
25	25	Article – Natural Resources 7
26	26	Section 10–410(a) 8
27	27	Annotated Code of Maryland 9
28	28	(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 10
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30	30	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 11
31	31	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 12
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33	33	Article – Natural Resources 13
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35	35	10–410. 14
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37	37	(a) (1) (i) The Department may allow a person to hunt on each Sunday of 15
38	38	the game bird and game mammal seasons in: 16
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40	40	1. Allegany County; 17
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42	42	2. Subject to subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, Calvert 18
43	43	County, from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m.; 19
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45	45	3. Subject to subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, Caroline 20
46	46	County, from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m.; 21
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50	50	4. CARROLL COUNTY; 1
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52	52	5. Cecil County; 2
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54	54	[5.] 6. Subject to subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, 3
55	55	Charles County, from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m.; 4
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57	57	[6.] 7. Subject to subparagraph (iv) of this paragraph, 5
58	58	Dorchester County, from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m.; 6
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60	60	[7.] 8. Garrett County; 7
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62	62	[8.] 9. Subject to subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, 8
63	63	Queen Anne’s County, from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m.; 9
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65	65	[9.] 10. St. Mary’s County; 10
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67	67	[10.] 11. Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, 11
68	68	Somerset County, from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m.; 12
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70	70	[11.] 12. Washington County; 13
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72	72	[12.] 13. Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, 14
73	73	Worcester County, from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m.; and 15
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75	75	[13.] 14. Subject to subparagraph (v) of this paragraph, 16
76	76	Wicomico County, from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m. 17
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78	78	(ii) The time restrictions under subparagraph [(i)10 and 12] (I)11 18
79	79	AND 13 of this paragraph do not apply: 19
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81	81	1. On each Sunday of the deer firearms season; and 20
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83	83	2. On the last three Sundays in October and the first two 21
84	84	Sundays in November of the deer bow hunting season. 22
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86	86	(iii) The time restrictions under subparagraph (i)2, 3, [5, and 8] 6, 23
87	87	AND 9 of this paragraph do not apply: 24
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89	89	1. On each Sunday during the deer firearms season; 25
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91	91	2. On the last three Sundays in October and the first two 26
92	92	Sundays in November during the deer bow hunting season; and 27
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94	94	3. On each Sunday of the spring turkey hunting season. 28
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98	98	(iv) The time restrictions under subparagraph [(i)6] (I)7 of this 1
99	99	paragraph do not apply: 2
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101	101	1. On each Sunday of the deer hunting seasons from the first 3
102	102	Sunday in October through the second Sunday in January, inclusive; and 4
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104	104	2. On each Sunday of the spring turkey hunting season. 5
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106	106	(v) The time restrictions under subparagraph [(i)(13)] (I)14 of this 6
107	107	paragraph do not apply: 7
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109	109	1. On the first Sunday of the deer firearms season; and 8
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111	111	2. On the last three Sundays in October and the first two 9
112	112	Sundays in November of the deer bow hunting season. 10
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114	114	(2) The Department may allow a person to hunt deer on each Sunday of the 11
115	115	deer hunting seasons from the first Sunday in October through the second Sunday in 12
116	116	January, inclusive, in[: 13
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118	118	(i) Carroll County; and 14
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120	120	(ii)] Frederick County. 15
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122	122	(3) (i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the Department 16
123	123	may allow a person to hunt deer on each Sunday of the deer hunting seasons from 30 17
124	124	minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m. in: 18
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126	126	1. Kent County; 19
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128	128	2. Montgomery County; and 20
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130	130	3. Talbot County. 21
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132	132	(ii) The time restrictions under this paragraph do not apply: 22
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134	134	1. To a participant in a junior deer hunt authorized under 23
135	135	this subtitle; 24
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137	137	2. On one Sunday designated by the Department during the 25
138	138	deer firearms season; 26
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140	140	3. In Kent County, on each Sunday during the deer bow 27
141	141	hunting season and the deer muzzle loader season; 28
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143	143	4. In Montgomery County, on one Sunday designated by the 29
144	144	Department during the deer bow hunting season; and 30 4 HOUSE BILL 832
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148	148	5. In Talbot County, on the last three Sundays in October 1
149	149	and the first two Sundays in November during the bow hunting season. 2
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151	151	(4) The Department may allow a person to hunt deer during the deer 3
152	152	firearms season: 4
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154	154	(i) On each Sunday in Harford County; and 5
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156	156	(ii) On the first Sunday in Anne Arundel County. 6
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158	158	(5) The Department may allow a person to hunt deer during the deer bow 7
159	159	hunting season on: 8
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161	161	(i) The last three Sundays in October and the first two Sundays in 9
162	162	November in Harford County; and 10
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164	164	(ii) The first Sunday in November in Anne Arundel County. 11
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166	166	(6) The Department may allow a person to hunt turkey on each Sunday of 12
167	167	the spring turkey hunting season in: 13
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169	169	(i) Carroll County; 14
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171	171	(ii) Kent County; and 15
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173	173	(iii) Talbot County, from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m. 16
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175	175	(7) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the Department 17
176	176	may allow a person with a deer management permit to shoot deer on any Sunday 18
177	177	throughout the year in accordance with the terms of the permit. 19
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179	179	(8) The Department may allow a person using a State certified raptor to 20
180	180	hunt game birds or mammals on each Sunday during the open season for the game birds 21
181	181	or mammals. 22
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183	183	(9) The Department may allow an unarmed person participating in an 23
184	184	organized fox chase to chase foxes on Sunday. 24
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186	186	(10) The Department may allow a person shooting pen–reared game birds 25
187	187	or tower–released flighted mallard ducks to hunt on Sunday at a regulated shooting ground 26
188	188	in accordance with § 10–906 of this title. 27
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190	190	(11) The Department may allow a person who is 16 years old or younger to 28
191	191	hunt on Sunday if participating in a junior hunt established by the Department in 29
192	192	accordance with this subtitle. 30
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196	196	(12) Except as provided in paragraphs (8) through (10) of this subsection and 1
197	197	subject to paragraph (7) of this subsection, a person may not hunt on Sunday in: 2
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199	199	(i) Baltimore City; 3
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201	201	(ii) Baltimore County; 4
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203	203	(iii) Howard County; or 5
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205	205	(iv) Prince George’s County. 6
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207	207	(13) A person may not hunt migratory game birds on Sunday. 7
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209	209	(14) A person may not hunt on public land within the State park system on 8
210	210	Sunday. 9
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212	212	(15) (i) The Department may not allow a person to hunt on public land 10
213	213	designated for hunting by the Department on Sunday except in: 11
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215	215	1. Allegany County; 12
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217	217	2. Cecil County; 13
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219	219	3. Garrett County; 14
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221	221	4. St. Mary’s County; 15
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223	223	5. Washington County; 16
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225	225	6. Dorchester County, for turkey during the spring turkey 17
226	226	hunting season; 18
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228	228	7. Frederick County, for deer from the first Sunday in 19
229	229	October through the second Sunday in January of the following year, inclusive; 20
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231	231	8. Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, Somerset 21
232	232	County, on public land leased to a hunt club from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 22
233	233	a.m.; 23
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235	235	9. Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, Worcester 24
236	236	County, from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m.; and 25
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238	238	10. Subject to subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, Wicomico 26
239	239	County, from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m. 27
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241	241	(ii) The time restrictions under subparagraph (i)8 and 9 of this 28
242	242	paragraph do not apply: 29 6 HOUSE BILL 832
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246	246	1. On each Sunday of the deer firearms season; and 1
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248	248	2. On the last three Sundays in October and the first two 2
249	249	Sundays in November of the deer bow hunting season. 3
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251	251	(iii) The time restrictions under subparagraph (i)10 of this paragraph 4
252	252	do not apply: 5
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254	254	1. On the first Sunday of the deer firearms season; and 6
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256	256	2. On the last three Sundays in October and the first two 7
257	257	Sundays in November of the deer bow hunting season. 8
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259	259	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 9
260	260	1, 2025. 10
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