Ch. 6 LAWS OF MARYLAND

first been issued a certificate of competency in firearms and hunter safety.

(ii) On or after July 1, 1977[,] a person, regardless of age, may not
procure a hunting license without producing a certificate of competency or a hunting
license issued prior to July 1, 1977 or making out an affidavit that [he] THE PERSON
had such a license.

(2) This section does not apply to nonresidents of Maryland who purchase
a hunting license in [this] THE State to hunt wild waterfowl. However, this does apply
to nonresidents of Maryland who purchase hunting licenses in [this] THE State to hunt
other wildlife.

(b) (1) The Department shall prescribe a course of instruction in conservation,
[competency] COMPETENCY, and safety in the handling of firearms.

(4) The Department may not issue a certificate of competency and safety
to an individual under the age of 18 unless [he] THE INDIVIDUAL has completed
satisfactorily the course of instruction, or produces a certificate of competency or a
hunting license issued prior to July 1, 1978 or makes out an affidavit that [he] THE
INDIVIDUAL had such a license.

(c) (1) The Department shall institute and coordinate a statewide course of
instruction in conservation, [competency] COMPETENCY, and safety in the handling
of firearms, and in so doing, [it] THE DEPARTMENT may cooperate with any
political subdivision[,] or with any reputable organization having as [one] 1 of its
objectives the promotion of competency and safety in the handling of firearms, such as
the National Rifle Association and local rod and gun clubs.

(2) The Department may conduct the course in hunter safety and issue
[such] THE certificates, using Department personnel or other persons at times and in
areas where other competent agencies are unable or unwilling to meet the demand for
instruction.

(3) Any similar certificate, or hunting license, issued outside the State by a
governmental agency, shall be accepted as complying with the requirements of
[subsection (1) above] PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION, if the privileges
are reciprocal for Maryland residents.

(d) The Department shall adopt [rules and] regulations to provide for the
course of instruction and the issuance of the certificates consistent with the purpose of
this section.

(e) (1) On or after July 1, 1977[,] any person who obtains a hunting license by
presenting a fictitious certificate of competency or who attempts to obtain a certificate
of competency or hunting license through fraud shall have his hunting privileges
revoked by the Department for a period not to exceed [one] 1 year.

10-302.

(c) (1) The agent shall fill out every license and duplicate license in a legible
and proper manner.

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