HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(b) (1) A person may not upon any pretense come to
hunt with a gun, on the lands owned by another person
without the written permission of the landowner, his agent,
or lessee. Any person hunting on this private property is
liable for any damage he causes to the private property
while hunting on it. The landowner shall not be liable for
accidental injury or damage to the person whether or not the
landowner or his agent gave permission to hunt on it.

(2) The provisions of this subsection apply only
in the following counties:

(i) Calvert County;

(ii) Cecil County;

(iii) Charles County;

(iv) Harford County; [and]

(v) St. Mary's County; AND

(VI) WASHINGTON COUNTY.

(d) In Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, [and] Talbot, AND
WASHINGTON counties, a person who hunts with a gun or other
weapon upon the lands of another without first obtaining
written permission from the owner or possessor of the land
is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction of a first
offense is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000. Upon
conviction of a second or subsequent offense, the person is
subject to a fine not exceeding $2,000.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1982.

Approved May 20, 1982.

CHAPTER 408

(House Bill 1220)

AN ACT concerning

Hunting - Use of Artificial Lights

FOR the purpose of providing that the operator a vehicle
and not the occupants of the vehicle may receive a
penalty on conviction for casting light from the