1344                                        LAWS OF MARYLAND                            [Ch. 4

(E) HUNTING AT NIGHTTIME PROHIBITED. - A PERSON
MAY NOT HUNT WILE WATERFOWL IN THE STATE AT NIGHTTIME
IN ANY MANNER WHETHER FROM THE SHORE OR OTHERWISE. A
PERSON MAY NOT POSSESS AT NIGHTTIME ANY GUN OR LIGHT
USED FOR HUNTING WILE WATERFOWL IN OR NEAR THE
VICINITY OF FEEDING AND RESTING GROUNDS. ANY GUN OR
LIGHT FOUND IN POSSESSION SHALL BE PRIMA FACIE
EVIDENCE OF INTENTION OF A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION,
AND THE LIGHT SHALL BE CONFISCATED AND TURNED OVER TO
THE SECRETARY.

REVISOR'S NOTE: Subsection (a) is new language
derived from Article 66C, section 163 of
the Code and set forth here to distinguish
it from the definition of nighttime given
in proposed section 10—101(1).

Subsection (b) presently appears as Article
66C, section 163.

The only other changes made are in style.

10-603. SHOOTING WILD WATERFOWL RESTING ON LAND OR
WATER PROHIBITED; EXCEPTION.

A PERSON MAY NOT SHOOT ANY WILD WATERFOWL RESTING
ON LAND OR WATER. HOWEVER, A PERSON WHO WOUNDS AND
CRIPPLES ANY WILD WATERFOWL MAY SHOOT IT.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language
derived from a similar provision in Article
66C, section 151 (a) of the Code. New
language is added to better express the
legislative intent which is to allow a
person to shoot a crippled bird which has
been previously wounded by him.

10-604. RESTRICTIONS RELATING TO WEAPONS FOR HUNTING
WILD WATERFOWL.

(A)   PERMITTED FIREARMS. - DURING OPEN SEASON, A
PERSON MAY HUNT WILD WATERFOWL WITH A SHOTGUN FIRED
FROM THE SHOULDER. THE SHOTGUN MAY NOT BE LARGER THAN
A TEN GAUGE OR LOADED WITH SHOT LARGER THAN THAT KNOWN
AS "B-B".

(B)   PROHIBITED FIREARMS. -

(1) A PERSON MAY NOT HUNT ANY WILD
WATERFOWL WITH AN AUTOMATIC LOADING OR HAND OPERATED
REPEATING SHOTGON CAPABLE OF HOLDING MORE THAN THREE