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COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

which infringes upon the privacy OR SECURITY of
individuals shall be permitted.

Section 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED BY THE COUNTY
COUNCIL OF HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND that this Act shall
take effect sixty (60) days after its enactment.

This Bill, having been approved by the Executive and
returned to the Council, stands enacted on September 7,
1973.

Council Bill No. 46

AN ACT to enact Section 8.250 of the Howard County
Code, title "Crimes and Misdemeanors," and create new
subtitle 5, "Trespass," to make unlawful hunting on
private property without the owner or lawful possessor's
written permission therefor and to provide penalties for
violations of the provisions thereof.

Section 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF
HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND, that Section 8.250 be and is
hereby added to Title 8 "Crimes and Misdemeanors,"
Sub—title 5 "Trespass" of the Howard County Code and to
read as follows:

8.250 Hunting on Private Property without permission.

It shall be unlawful for any person to enter upon or
trespass upon the property of another for the purpose of
hunting any wild game birds or wild game animals thereon
with gun, rifle, bow and arrow, or any other means,
unless the person shall have first secured from the owner
or person in possession of the property written
permission to hunt thereon PROVIDED THAT ANY HUNTING DONE
THEREBY SHALL BE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF SAID WRITTEN
PERMISSION. Any person hunting upon the property of
another shall exhibit his written permission, upon
request, to any peace officer of the County or the owner
or person in possession of said property. The peace
officer shall, upon the request of the owner or person in
possession of any property, arrest any person hunting
without the written permission of the owner or person in
possession. ANY SUCH PERSON HUNTING ON SUCH PRIVATE
PROPERTY SHALL LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY SUCH
PERSON TO SUCH PRIVATE PROPERTY WHILE HUNTING THEREON AND
THE LANDOWNER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ACCIDENTAL INJURY
OR DAMAGE TO SUCH PERSON WHETHER OR NOT THE LANDOWNER OR
HIS AGENT GAVE PERMISSION TO HUNT THEREON. Hunting as
defined herein shall include a willful trespass while