Ch. 547 LAWS OF MARYLAND

children, or the spouse of any child who resides on the farmland, when hunting on that
farmland. A tenant is a person holding land under a lease, or a sharecropper who
resides in a dwelling on the land, but not an employee of the owner or tenant;

(2) Any resident serving in the Armed Forces of the United States while
on leave in the State, during the resident's leave period, if, while hunting, the resident
possesses a copy of the resident's leave order; and

(3) Any State resident over the age of 64 years.

(c) (1) A person may obtain a Maryland migratory wild waterfowl stamp for a
fee of $6 from the clerk of the circuit court of any county or from any person designated
by the Department. The issuing clerk or person designated shall retain the sum of 10
cents as compensation for issuing each stamp. The balance of the fee is paid over and
accounted for to the State Treasurer. The Treasurer shall credit all such fees received
to the State Wildlife Management and Protection Fund, in accordance with § 10-209 of
this title.

(2) The Department may sell expired stamps below face value to the
general public for a period of 3 years, after which time the Department shall shred any
unsold expired stamps. All revenues derived from the sale of these stamps shall revert
back to the Game Management Fund.

(d) The Maryland migratory wild waterfowl stamp shall be fixed adhesively in
the manner that the Department provides on the consolidated hunting license,
NONRESIDENT 3-DAY HUNTING LICENSE, or RESIDENT AND
NONRESIDENT basic hunting license of the person to whom the stamp is issued. The
recipient shall sign the stamp in ink.

(e) (1) All revenues accruing to the Wildlife Management and Protection
Fund from sales of the migratory wild waterfowl stamps shall be expended solely for the
following purposes:

(i) 50 percent for propagation, purchase, distribution of hand reared
ducks, and operation of hatchery facilities; and

(ii) 50 percent for waterfowl projects included in an approved State
program to create, develop, maintain, manage, preserve, and enhance waterfowl habitat
on public lands.

(2) Under the program established by this subsection, a duck may not be
released under the age of 6 weeks.

(3) To encourage waterfowl habitat conservation on private lands, the
Department shall implement a 10 year licensing agreement for approved projects on
privately owned lands detailing the landowner's responsibilities. Expenditures by
private landowners on private land for these waterfowl projects approved by the
Department and covered by the licensing agreement shall be considered a contribution
to the State.

(4) The Governor shall appoint an advisory committee of 13 members

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