WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                    Ch. 513

CHAPTER 513

(House Bill 846)

AN ACT concerning

Baltimore County - Hunting - Use of Artificial Lights

FOR the purpose of exempting Baltimore County from the provision
of law that permits the casting of rays of artificial light
from a vehicle for certain purposes until a certain time.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Natural Resources

Section 10-410(e)(2)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1983 Replacement Volume and 1986 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Natural Resources

10-410.

(e) (2) (i) Except in Anne Arundel, BALTIMORE, Calvert,
Carroll, Allegany, Garrett, Kent, Caroline, Talbot, Dorchester,
Queen Anne's, Cecil, Frederick, and Washington counties, a person
may cast the rays of an artificial light from a vehicle on woods,
fields, orchards, livestock, wild animals or birds for the sole
purpose of observing or photographing wildlife until 9:00 p.m.

(ii) If a person casts the rays of any
artificial light under this paragraph the person has the burden
of establishing that the person was doing so for the purposes of
observing or photographing wildlife.

(iii) If a person casting artificial light

under this paragraph or anyone with the person casting artificial

light has a firearm or bow in their possession, the person shall

be presumed to be in violation of paragraph (1) of this

subsection.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1987.

Approved May 14, 1987.

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