WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                      Ch. 75

(a)  Except as otherwise provided, a person may not come to
hunt upon any pretense whatever on lands owned by another person
without the permission of the landowner, his agent, or lessee.
Any person hunting on private property shall be liable for any
damage he causes to the private property while hunting. The
landowner is not liable for accidental injury or damage to the
person, whether or not the landowner, his agent, or lessee gave
the permission to hunt.

(b)  (1) A person may not upon any pretense come to hunt 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) Allegany County;

(ii) Anne Arundel County;

(iii) Baltimore County;

(iv) Calvert County;

(V) CARROLL COUNTY;

[(v)] (VI) Cecil County;

[(vi)] (VII) Charles County;

[(vii)] (VIII) Frederick County;

[(viii)] (IX) Garrett County;

((ix)] (X) Harford County;

[(x)] (XI) Montgomery County;

[(xi)] (XII) Prince George's County;

[(xii)] (XIII) St. Mary's County; and

[(xiii)] (XIV) Washington County.

(c)  In Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Charles,
Garrett, Frederick, Wicomico, Somerset, Howard, or Worcester
counties, a person may not enter or trespass upon land owned by
another person for the purpose of hunting deer on the land with
gun, rifle, bow and arrow, or any other means without first

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