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WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 465
ACCOUNT REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT UNDER SUBSECTION
(B) OF THIS SECTION TO REPLACE THE WILDLIFE OR PROTECTED SPECIES
OF ANIMAL.
(B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION, THE
REPLACEMENT VALUES FOR WILDLIFE AND PROTECTED SPECIES OF ANIMALS
ARE AS FOLLOWS:
(1) FOR EACH BEAR OR EAGLE, $500;
(2) FOR EACH DEER, $200;
(3) FOR EACH WILD TURKEY, HAWK, OR OWL, $100;
(4) FOR EACH BEAVER, OTTER, MINK, OR WILD GOOSE, $25;
(5) FOR EACH DUCK, RABBIT, SQUIRREL, OPPOSSUM, QUAIL,
WOODCOCK, GROUSE, OR PHEASANT, $10; AND
(6) FOR ANY OTHER WILDLIFE OR PROTECTED SPECIES OF
ANIMAL, $10.
THE DEPARTMENT SHALL, BY REGULATION, ESTABLISH A
SCHEDULE OF RESOURCE VALUES FOR INDIVIDUAL SPECIES OR DESCRIBE A
SYSTEM THAT A COURT MAY USE IN DETERMINING THE RESOURCE VALUE FOR
THE SPECIES. THE DEPARTMENT MAY USE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO,
KNOWN VALUES TO ACTUALLY REPLACE LOST SPECIES OR THE DEPARTMENT
MAY ASCRIBE TO A SPECIES A VALUE WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL WILDLIFE OR
PLANT PROVIDES TO THE GREATER PUBLIC GOOD FOR THE CITIZENS OF
MARYLAND.
(C) (1) THE COURT, ON CONVICTING A PERSON OF VIOLATION OF
THIS TITLE THAT CAUSES OR RESULTS IN THE INJURY, DEATH, OR
DESTRUCTION OF WILDLIFE OR PROTECTED SPECIES OF ANIMAL, SHALL
ORDER THE PERSON TO FORFEIT TO THE STATE THE PROPER AMOUNT BASED
ON THE VALUES UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION FOR THE
WILDLIFE OR PROTECTED SPECIES OF ANIMAL THE INJURY, DEATH, OR
DESTRUCTION OF WHICH THE PERSON CAUSED OR WHICH RESULTED FROM THE
PERSON'S CRIMINAL ACT.
(2) IF 2 OR MORE DEFENDANTS ARE CONVICTED FOR THE
SAME VIOLATION CAUSING OR RESULTING IN THE INJURY, DEATH, OR
DESTRUCTION OF PROTECTED SPECIES OF ANIMAL, THE COURT SHALL
DECLARE THE FORFEITURE MAY IMPOSE RESTITUTION AGAINST THEM
JOINTLY AND EQUALLY.
(3) (2) THE FORFEITURE SHALL BE PAID BY THE PERSON SO
CONVICTED AND ORDERED TO PAY THE FORFEITURE WITHIN THE TIME
PRESCRIBED BY THE COURT, BUT NOT EXCEEDING 60 DAYS RESTITUTION
UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE PAID WITHIN THE TIME PRESCRIBED BY
THE COURT.
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