PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 513

E. F. Turkey on a regulated shooting ground that was
permitted to release turkey before September 1, 1992; 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 a permit from the Department.

(b)     (1) The Department may issue a regulated shooting ground permit on
payment of a reasonable fee and after determining that the establishment and operation
of it does not conflict with any reasonable prior public interest.

(2)     The Department may not issue a new permit for a regulated shooting
ground to an existing permit holder unless the report required under subsection (c) [(3)]
(2) of this section has been filed.

(3)     (i) As part of the application for a regulated shooting ground permit,
a person may apply to the Department for authorization to allow hunting on Sunday as
provided under § 10-410(a)(2)(iii) of this title.

(ii) The Department shall ensure that all requirements and conditions
of applicable law and regulations are met and that issuance of the authorization will not
have an adverse impact on the conservation of native game species or to the public
interest.

(c)     (1) The Department, by regulation, shall govern and prescribe the size of
the area, the method of hunting, the open and closed seasons, the release, possession, and
use of propagated wildlife, and any reports the Department deems necessary.

(2) [(i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, each
person holding a regulated shooting ground permit or guest of that person may not take
by shooting on a regulated shooting ground more than 8 mallard ducks, including
pen-reared mallard ducks, mallard ducks released by the State, and wild mallard ducks.

(ii) For tower shot flighted mallard ducks, the daily bag limit is 12
ducks per hunter.

(iii) The 8 and 12 bird bag limits set forth in subparagraphs (i) and (ii)
of this paragraph do not affect existing State and federal daily or seasonal bag limits for
mallard ducks.

(3)] The Department shall require each person holding a regulated shooting
ground permit to file a report with the Department, on forms provided by the
Department, by April 30 of each year for the most recently concluded hunting season.
The report shall include:

(i) The number and species of captive raised birds that have been
released, killed, or recaptured on the regulated shooting ground each day;

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