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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 120

CHAPTER 120

(Senate Bill 593)

AN ACT concerning

Nonresident Trapping License

FOR the purpose of altering the fee for a nonresident
trapping license and the compensation of the clerk or
agent who issues the license; altering a certain term;
and clarifying language and structure.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Natural Resources

Section 10-502

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1974 Volume and 1980 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article - Natural Resources

10-502.

(A)  Any nonresident of the state who desires to trap
[wild mammals] FURBEARERS, except otter or beaver, first
shall procure a nonresident trapper's license in addition to
any other license required. The license shall be issued only
to residents of other states which grant the same trapping
privileges to Maryland residents.

(B)  The license shall be:

(1)   [issued] ISSUED for a $25.50 FEE OR A
[$25.50] fee EQUAL TO THAT CHARGED BY THE NONRESIDENT'S HOME
STATE FOR A SIMILAR LICENSE ,WHICHEVER IS GREATER;

(2)  Issued in accordance with the procedures for
issuing nonresident hunting licenses; and

(3)   [shall be effective] EFFECTIVE for the same
period as a hunter's license. [The clerk or agent shall
retain 50 cents as compensation for issuing the license]

(C)  IN ADDITION TO THE LICENSE FEE, THE COURT CLERK OR
DESIGNATED PERSON WHO SELLS AND ISSUES THE LICENSE MAY
COLLECT A PROCESSING FEE EQUAL TO 10 PERCENT OF THE LICENSE
FEE, and the balance of the fee shall be paid and accounted
for in the manner provided by § 10-209 OF THIS ARTICLE.