Ch. 424                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND

Notary Public

(f)  The clerk of the circuit court or the person designated
by the Department shall issue a master hunting guide license to
any applicant who meets the requirements of this section.

(g)  A master hunting guide who is licensed under this
section may earn monetary compensation to outfit or guide hunters
in the hunting of wild waterfowl.

(h) (1) The term of a license as a master hunting guide is
valid for a term of 1 year from August 1 through July 31 of each
year.

(2) To renew a license as a master hunting guide, a
licensee shall submit an application and the $100 fee, as
provided in subsection (d) of this section.

(i) (1) A master hunting guide who is licensed under this
section:

(i) Shall report monthly to the Department the
names, addresses, and social security numbers of the master
hunting guide's field assistants, and the type, kinds, and total
numbers of wild waterfowl that are killed daily and the names and
license numbers of the hunters that the master hunting guide
outfits or guides, whether personally or by agent, employee,
helper, or walker; and

(ii) Is responsible for the conduct of the
agents, employees, or helpers of the hunting outfitters while in
the course of employment.

(2)  The Department may not require the daily reports
under this subsection to be divided by the number of wild
waterfowl killed by hunters who are guided by a master hunting
guide's agents, employees, or helpers.

(3)  (I) THIS PARAGRAPH DOES NOT PROHIBIT THE
DEPARTMENT FROM RELEASING TO THE PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUIRED TO
BE SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT UNDER THIS SECTION CONCERNING:

1.  MASTER HUNTING GUIDES; AND

2.  MASTER HUNTING GUIDES' FIELD
ASSISTANTS.

(II) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW OR
REGULATION, THE DEPARTMENT MAY NOT RELEASE TO THE PUBLIC:

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