WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 6

lessee, licensee, or assignee, may not place a stationary blind or blind site within 250
yards of the dividing line of any property owned by [him] THE OWNER, LESSEE,
LICENSEE, OR ASSIGNEE and the adjoining property bordering on the waters of
Talbot County without the consent of the adjoining landowner. Any other person may
not erect a stationary blind or blind site less than 500 yards from the nearest licensed
stationary blind or blind site when measured in a straight line.

(9) A person may not erect a stationary blind or blind site at a greater
distance from shore than [one third] ONE-THIRD of the distance from shore to the
opposite shore or 300 yards from the shoreline, whichever is less. The Secretary shall be
sole judge of what constitutes "opposite shore" for the purposes of this subsection.
Where circumstances require and with regard for the rights of adjoining owners, the
Secretary may designate the points with respect to distances from shore.

(11) Any owner of 500 yards of contiguous shoreline, [his] OR THE
OWNER'S lessee, licensee, or assignee, shall have the sole right to body boot or hunt
from gunning rigs or boat or floating blinds anchored or tied at the blind site in any area
which [he] THE OWNER, LESSEE, LICENSEE, OR ASSIGNEE has protected by
licensed stationary blind or blind site. However, [he] THE OWNER, LESSEE,
LICENSEE, OR ASSIGNEE may not hunt closer than 500 yards of the nearest
stationary blind or blind site of another licensee without [his] THE OTHER
LICENSEE'S written consent.

(12) Any other person who obtains a blind site license has the sole right to
body boot or hunt from any gunning [rig or boat] RIG, BOAT, or floating blind if [it]
THE GUNNING RIG, BOAT, OR FLOATING BLIND is tied or anchored at a blind

site.

(13) [No person may] A PERSON MAY NOT hunt or occupy any blind in
the waters of Talbot County that is situated within 300 yards of any blind permanently
constructed on shore.

10-614.

(b) If the Department finds that the certifications of the application are
erroneous, [it] THE DEPARTMENT may revoke the license by written notice to the
applicant.

10-615.

(b) If any licensee erects a stationary blind or blind site or sets a stake and [it]
THE STATIONARY BLIND, BLIND SITE, OR STAKE is lost or destroyed in any
manner beyond [his] THE LICENSEE'S control, [he shall not] THE LICENSEE MAY
NOT lose [his] THE LICENSEE'S location but may reestablish [it] THE LOCATION
at any time during the current hunting season.

10-616.

(a) For the purposes of this subtitle, the dividing line between adjoining
properties for the purpose of determining the proper location of blinds shall be
established as follows:

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