Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB796 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.
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7	7	SENATE BILL 796
8	8	M2 5lr3365
9	9	SB 847/24 – EEE CF 5lr2913
10	10	By: Senator Mautz
11	11	Introduced and read first time: January 28, 2025
12	12	Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
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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	Dorchester County – Sunday Hunting – Repeal of Time Restriction 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of repealing the time restrictions that apply to Sunday hunting in 3
21	21	Dorchester County; and generally relating to Sunday hunting. 4
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23	23	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 5
24	24	Article – Natural Resources 6
25	25	Section 10–410(a)(1) 7
26	26	Annotated Code of Maryland 8
27	27	(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 9
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29	29	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 10
30	30	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 11
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32	32	Article – Natural Resources 12
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34	34	10–410. 13
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36	36	(a) (1) (i) The Department may allow a person to hunt on each Sunday of 14
37	37	the game bird and game mammal seasons in: 15
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39	39	1. Allegany County; 16
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41	41	2. Subject to subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, Calvert 17
42	42	County, from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m.; 18
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44	44	3. Subject to subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, Caroline 19
45	45	County, from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m.; 20
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47	47	4. Cecil County; 21
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51	51	5. Subject to subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, Charles 1
52	52	County, from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m.; 2
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54	54	6. [Subject to subparagraph (iv) of this paragraph, ] 3
55	55	Dorchester County[, from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m.]; 4
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57	57	7. Garrett County; 5
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59	59	8. Subject to subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, Queen 6
60	60	Anne’s County, from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m.; 7
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62	62	9. St. Mary’s County; 8
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64	64	10. Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, Somerset 9
65	65	County, from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m.; 10
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67	67	11. Washington County; 11
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69	69	12. Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, Worcester 12
70	70	County, from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m.; and 13
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72	72	13. Subject to subparagraph [(v)] (IV) of this paragraph, 14
73	73	Wicomico County, from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m. 15
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75	75	(ii) The time restrictions under subparagraph (i)10 and 12 of this 16
76	76	paragraph do not apply: 17
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78	78	1. On each Sunday of the deer firearms season; and 18
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80	80	2. On the last three Sundays in October and the first two 19
81	81	Sundays in November of the deer bow hunting season. 20
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83	83	(iii) The time restrictions under subparagraph (i)2, 3, 5, and 8 of this 21
84	84	paragraph do not apply: 22
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86	86	1. On each Sunday during the deer firearms season; 23
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88	88	2. On the last three Sundays in October and the first two 24
89	89	Sundays in November during the deer bow hunting season; and 25
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91	91	3. On each Sunday of the spring turkey hunting season. 26
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93	93	(iv) [The time restrictions under subparagraph (i)6 of this paragraph 27
94	94	do not apply: 28
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96	96	1. On each Sunday of the deer hunting seasons from the first 29
97	97	Sunday in October through the second Sunday in January, inclusive; and 30 SENATE BILL 796 3
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101	101	2. On each Sunday of the spring turkey hunting season. 1
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103	103	(v)] The time restrictions under subparagraph (i)(13) of this 2
104	104	paragraph do not apply: 3
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106	106	1. On the first Sunday of the deer firearms season; and 4
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108	108	2. On the last three Sundays in October and the first two 5
109	109	Sundays in November of the deer bow hunting season. 6
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111	111	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 7
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