WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 462

10-410.

(a) [Except for the use of State certified raptors for
hunting game birds or mammals during open season, a person may
not hunt any game bird or mammal on Sundays. However, an unarmed
person participating in an organized fox chase may chase foxes on
Sundays.]

(1)  EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS
SUBSECTION, A PERSON MAY NOT HUNT ANY GAME BIRD OR MAMMAL ON
SUNDAYS.

(2)  THE FOLLOWING PERSONS MAY HUNT THE SPECIFIED GAME
BIRDS AND MAMMALS ON SUNDAYS:

(I)  A PERSON USING STATE CERTIFIED RAPTORS TO
HUNT GAME BIRDS OR MAMMALS DURING OPEN SEASON;

(II)  AN UNARMED PERSON PARTICIPATING IN AN
ORGANIZED FOX CHASE TO CHASE FOXES; AND

(III)  A PERSON:

1.  USING A REGULATED SHOOTING GROUND
UNDER § 10-906 OF THIS TITLE TO HUNT PEN-REARED GAME BIRDS,
INCLUDING PHEASANTS, BOBWHITE QUAIL, CHUKAR, PARTRIDGE, MALLARD
DUCKS, WILD TURKEY, AND GROUSE; AND

2.  HAVING THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE
OWNER OF THE LAND OR OTHER PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER OF THE
LAND, IF THE LAND IS OWNED OR LEASED BY A PERSON OTHER THAN THE
PERSON HUNTING ON SUNDAYS.

10-906.

(a)  Any person desiring to establish and operate a
regulated shooting ground shall first obtain:

(1)   [a] A permit from the Department; AND

(2)  THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE OWNER OF THE LAND
OR OTHER PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO LEASE THE LAND, IF THE
LAND IS OWNED OR LEASED BY A PERSON OTHER THAN THE APPLICANT FOR
A PERMIT UNDER THIS SECTION.

(b)  The Department may issue a regulated shooting ground
permit on payment of a reasonable $100 PERMIT fee OR A PERMIT FEE
DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT, WHICHEVER IS GREATER, and after
determining that the establishment and operation of it does not
conflict with any reasonable prior public interest.

(c)  The Department, by rule or regulation, shall govern and
prescribe the size of the area, the method of hunting, the open

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