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