WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 6
10-413.

(a) An owner of a dog may run or train [his] THE OWNER'S dog on woodcock,
[pheasants] PHEASANTS, or any imported species, ruffed grouse, rabbit, hare, and
quail at any time of year if an attendant accompanies [it] THE DOG. An attendant of
the dog may not carry firearms of any description, except a handgun, or permit the dog,
while being trained, to kill any game birds or mammals except during the open season
for the game. Each attendant shall possess a valid hunting license while training any
dog.

(b) A person may not willfully allow any dog belonging to [him] THE PERSON
to destroy the eggs or nest of any game bird or mammal. Any person harboring a dog
shall be deemed its lawful owner.

(c) Any natural resources police officer or any law enforcement officer may kill
any dog, which does not bear a license, found destroying game birds or mammals[,] or
the nest[,] or eggs of any game bird or mammal.

(e) (1) The owner or custodian of a retriever dog shall obtain a permit from
the Department before [he] THE OWNER OR CUSTODIAN may shoot artificially
reared game birds for the purpose of training the dog. The permit is not required in
order to shoot game birds during an open season or on a licensed shooting preserve.

10-414.

(a) A person may not possess any live raccoon or opossum unless [he] THE
PERSON first procures a permit from the Department. Any raccoon or opossum
reduced to possession by a hunter or trapper shall be immediately killed.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, the owner of a marsh or
[his] THE OWNER'S employees may hunt any raccoon which destroys a muskrat or its
home in a marsh area of the State at any time.

(c) A landowner or [his] THE LANDOWNER'S agent may set or use steel
traps or similar devices at any time to trap raccoon or opossum which are damaging
property.

10-415.

(a) There are THE FOLLOWING [three] 3 seasons to hunt deer:

(1) [a] A bow hunting season[,];

(2) [a] A firearms season[,]; and

(3) [a] A muzzle loader season.

(b) (1) In Dorchester County during each of the seasons for hunting deer, a
person may hunt, [pursue] PURSUE, or kill at least [one] 1 whitetail deer of either sex
and [two] 2 sika deer of either sex without the need for a special antlerless permit.

(d) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title except for subsection

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