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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 86
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(5) If a person receiving a citation for an infraction fails to pay the fine
for the infraction by the date of payment set forth on the citation and fails to file a
notice of his intention to stand trial for the offense, a formal notice of the infraction
shall be sent to the owner's last known address. If the citation has not been satisfied
within 15 days from the date of the notice, he shall be liable for an additional fine not
to exceed twice the original fine. If after 35 days the citation has not been satisfied,
the Commission may request adjudication of the case through the District Court. The
District Court shall thereupon promptly schedule the case for trial and summons the
defendant to appear. The defendant's failure to respond to the summons is contempt
of court.
(6) If any person is found by the District Court to have committed a
Commission infraction, he shall be required to pay a fine in an amount not to exceed
$50 or in the event that the infraction is a repeat offense, $100.
(7) Adjudication of a Commission infraction, as defined in this article, is
not a criminal conviction for any purpose, nor does it impose any of the civil
disabilities ordinarily imposed by a criminal conviction.
(8) In any proceeding for a Commission infraction before the District
Court, the violation shall be prosecuted in the same manner and to the same extent as
set forth for municipal infractions in Article 23A, § 3(b)(8) through (15), inclusive.
5-113.1.
(A) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.
(B) (1) "ANIMAL" MEANS ANY BIRD OR MAMMAL OR ANY PART, EGG,
OFFSPRING, OR DEAD BODY PART OF ANY OF THEM.
(2) "HUNT" MEANS TO PURSUE, CAPTURE, CATCH, KILL, GIG, TRAP,
SHOOT, OR ATTEMPT TO PURSUE, CAPTURE, KILL, GIG, TRAP, OR SHOOT, OR IN ANY
MANNER REDUCE ANY BIRD OR MAMMAL TO PERSONAL POSSESSION.
(C) A PERSON MAY NOT HUNT ANY ANIMAL ON PROPERTY OWNED BY,
OPERATED BY, OR LEASED BY THE COMMISSION WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN
AUTHORIZATION FROM THE COMMISSION.
(D) FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION, EACH ANIMAL TAKEN ILLEGALLY BY
HUNTING, OFFERED FOR PURCHASE, SOLD, BARTERED, OR EXCHANGED IN EXCESS
OF THE BAG LIMIT OR POSSESSED ILLEGALLY CONSTITUTES A SEPARATE
VIOLATION.
(E) (1) A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A
MISDEMEANOR AND ON CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO:
(I) FOR A FIRST VIOLATION, A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $1,500, WITH
COSTS IMPOSED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COURT; AND
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