Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB335 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 335
11	8		M2 5lr1981
12		-	SB 42/22 – EHE CF ~~HB 892~~
13		-	By: Senator Bailey ~~Senators Bailey and Mautz~~
	9	+	SB 42/22 – EHE CF 5lr2344
	10	+	By: Senator Bailey
14	11		Introduced and read first time: January 15, 2025
15	12		Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
16		-	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
17		-	Senate action: Adopted
18		-	Read second time: February 24, 2025
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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		Natural Resources – Canada Geese – Bag Limits 2
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26	20		FOR the purpose of requiring, during the migratory Canada goose hunting season, the bag 3
27		-	limit for all Canada geese in ~~certain areas of~~ the State to conform to the bag limit for 4
28		-	~~migratory~~ Canada geese adopted annually by the Department of the Interior’s U.S. 5
29		-	~~Fish and~~ Wildlife Service; and generally relating to bag limits for Canada geese. 6
	21	+	limit for all Canada geese in the State to conform to the bag limit for migratory 4
	22	+	Canada geese adopted annually by the Department of the Interior’s U.S. Fish and 5
	23	+	Wildlife Service; and generally relating to bag limits for Canada geese. 6
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31	25		BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7
32	26		Article – Natural Resources 8
33	27		Section 10–409 9
34	28		Annotated Code of Maryland 10
35	29		(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 11
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37	31		SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
38	32		That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13
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40	34		Article – Natural Resources 14
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42	36		10–409. 15
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44	38		(A) [Pursuant to] IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 10–205 of this title, the Department 16
45	39		shall establish and publish by April 25 each year the bag limits per day for game birds and 17
46	40		mammals by regulation for the ensuing year. 18
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	42	+	(B) [The] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION, THE 19
	43	+	bag limits for ducks, geese, brant, railbirds, woodcock, mergansers, doves, and snipe may 20
	44	+	conform to the federal migratory bird rules and regulations adopted annually by the 21
	45	+	Secretary of the Interior of the United States. 22
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	47	+	(C) DURING THE MIGRATOR Y CANADA GOOSE (ATLANTIC POPULATION ) 23 2 SENATE BILL 335
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50		-	(B) [The] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION, THE 1
51		-	bag limits for ducks, geese, brant, railbirds, woodcock, mergansers, doves, and snipe may 2
52		-	conform to the federal migratory bird rules and regulations adopted annually by the 3
53		-	Secretary of the Interior of the United States. 4
	50	+	HUNTING SEASON , THE BAG LIMIT FOR AL L CANADA GEESE IN THE STATE, 1
	51	+	INCLUDING GEESE FOUN D IN THE ATLANTIC FLYWAY RESIDENT POPULATION 2
	52	+	HUNT ZONE AND THE ATLANTIC POPULATION HUNT ZONE, SHALL CONFORM TO 3
	53	+	THE BAG LIMIT FOR ATLANTIC POPULATION CANADA GEESE ADOPTED ANNUALLY 4
	54	+	BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR’S U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE. 5
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55		-	(C) (1) THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT APPLY IN: 5
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57		-	(I) ALLEGANY COUNTY; 6
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59		-	(II) FREDERICK COUNTY; 7
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61		-	(III) GARRETT COUNTY; 8
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63		-	(IV) WASHINGTON COUNTY; AND 9
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65		-	(V) THE PORTION OF CARROLL COUNTY GEOGRAPHICALLY 10
66		-	WEST OF ROUTE 31 AND ROUTE 97. 11
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68		-	(2) DURING THE MIGRATORY CANADA GOOSE (ATLANTIC 12
69		-	POPULATION ) HUNTING SEASON , THE BAG LIMIT FOR AL L CANADA GEESE IN THE 13
70		-	STATE, INCLUDING GEESE FOUN D IN THE ATLANTIC FLYWAY RESIDENT 14
71		-	POPULATION HUNT ZONE AND THE ATLANTIC POPULATION HUNT ZONE, SHALL 15
72		-	CONFORM TO THE BAG L IMIT FOR ATLANTIC POPULATION CANADA GEE SE ADOPTED 16
73		-	ANNUALLY BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR’S U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE 17
74		-	SERVICE. 18
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76		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 19
77		-	1, 2025. It shall remain effective for a period of 5 years and, at the end of June 30, 2030, 20
78		-	this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and 21
79		-	of no further force and effect. 22
	56	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 6
	57	+	1, 2025. 7
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83		-	Approved:
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85		-	Governor.
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87		-	President of the Senate.
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89		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.