Ch. 170                                    2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(b) (1) (A) A person may not upon any pretense come to hunt on the lands
owned by another person without the written permission of the landowner or the
landowner's agent or lessee.

(B)     Any person hunting on this private property is liable for any damage the
person causes to the private property while hunting on the private property.

(C)     The landowner may not be liable for accidental injury or damage to the
person whether or not the landowner or the landowner's agent gave permission to
hunt on the private property.

(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;

(vi) Cecil County;

(vii) Charles County;

(viii) Frederick County;

(ix) Garrett County;

(x) Harford County;

(xi) Howard County;

(xii) Montgomery County;

(xiii) Prince George's County;

(xiv) St. Mary's County; and

(xv) Washington County.

(e) 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 securing
the written permission of the landowner or the landowner's agent or lessee. Any
person hunting deer on land owned by another person shall exhibit written
permission upon the request of any Natural Resources police officer, any law
enforcement officer, the landowner, or the landowner's agent or lessee. The Natural
Resources police officer or any law enforcement officer shall arrest any person
hunting without written permission upon the request of the landowner or the
landowner's agent or lessee.

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