Maryland Administrative Code

.06 Endangered Extirpated Species. A. Listing Criteria. The following factors shall be considered for listing a species as endangered extirpated: (1) The species was once a viable component of the State’s flora and fauna and there are no records of it naturally occurring in Maryl…

.07 Threatened Species of Wildlife, Reptiles, Amphibians, Mollusks, Crustaceans, and Finfish. A. Listing Criteria. The following factors shall be considered for listing species other than plant species as threatened: (1) Whether the species has experienced a steady, substantial d…

.08 Threatened Species of Plants. A. Listing Criteria. The following factors shall be considered for listing a plant species as threatened: (1) Whether the species has experienced a substantial decline in Maryland, and if the decline continues, the species is likely to become end…

.09 Species in Need of Conservation. A. Listing Criteria. The following factors shall be considered for listing a species as in need of conservation: (1) Whether the population is limited or declining within Maryland; and (2) Whether the species may become threatened in the fores…

.10 Natural Heritage Areas. A. Listing Criteria. In order to qualify as a natural heritage area a natural community shall: (1) Contain one or more threatened or endangered species or wildlife species in need of conservation; (2) Be a unique blend of geological, hydrological, clim…

.11 Restricted Areas. A. Without written permission from the Secretary, a person may not trespass, enter, or release an animal on lands owned or controlled by the State which are located between the mean high and mean low water lines of waters of the State and which are posted in…

.12 Additional Lists. The Fisheries Service also maintains a list of fish species that are designated as endangered, threatened, or in need of conservation under COMAR 08.02.12. Regulations implementing protective measures for these species appear elsewhere under COMAR 08.02.

.13 Violation of Regulations. Violation of these regulations is a misdemeanor punishable under Natural Resources Article, §§10-2A-07, 10-1101, 10-1105—10-1108, 4-2A-07, 4-1201, 4-1205—4-1207, and 4-1209, Annotated Code of Maryland.

.14 Puritan Tiger Beetle Incidental Taking. A. Permit Required. A person shall obtain a permit from the Department before the person may conduct any activity that will result in the incidental taking of Puritan tiger beetles. B. Application. To apply for a permit for the incident…

.15 Protected Nongame Mammals. A. A person may not take, export, possess, process, sell, offer for sale, deliver, carry, transport, or ship by any means, except by special permit issued by the Department, nongame mammals listed in §C of this regulation. B. Permits. (1) Permits to…

.01 Repealed.

.02 Dog Training With Call-Back Pens. A. A person may possess pen-reared quail or chukar partridge for the purpose of training dogs with call-back pens if that person first obtains a game husbandry license. The trainer or anyone assisting in the training shall possess a valid hun…

.03 Rabies Emergency. A. A person may not import into Maryland any live raccoons, skunks, foxes, wolves, coyotes, bobcats, or any other mammalian wildlife species, or hybrids, for which there is no U.S.D.A. certified vaccine against rabies. B. A person or incorporated or unincorp…

.04 Importation and Possession of Wildlife. A. A person or corporation shall obtain a permit from the Service before he may import or possess any live wildlife for release into the wild. B. The Service shall grant a permit only on satisfactory proof that the specific wildlife int…

.05 Repealed. Cross References 08.03.06.06A(2)(a)

.06 Permit to Possess Protected Species of Wildlife Birds. A. Exceptions. This regulation does not apply to a bird on the threatened or endangered species lists. Further, any person who holds a valid federal bird banding or marking permit with authority to band or mark birds in M…

.07 Falconry. A. Definitions. (1) In this regulation the following terms have the meanings indicated. (2) Terms Defined. (a) “Eyas” means a nestling raptor incapable of flight. (b) “Falconer” means the holder of a valid falconry permit issued by the Department. (c) “Falconry” mea…

.08 Raptor Propagation Permits. A joint Federal-State raptor propagation permit is required before any person may take, possess, transport, sell, purchase, barter, or transfer any raptor, raptor egg, or raptor semen for propagation purposes. These activities are subject to all de…

.09 Retriever Training. A. For the purposes of retriever training, a person may possess and release captive raised quail, chukar partridge, pheasant, and mallard ducks after obtaining a retriever training permit. Persons accompanying or assisting the permittee are not required to…

.10 Repealed. Cross References 08.03.06.06A(2)(b)

.11 Deer Cooperator License. A. Scope. A deer cooperator license issued by the Service allows a licensee to conduct deer removal and handling operations upon issuance of an Operational Plan in accordance with §E of this regulation. The fee to apply for this license is $100. A lic…

.12 Live Cervid Importation and Movement. A. For the purpose of this regulation, “cervid” means a hoofed mammal that is a member of the Family Cervidae. This includes, but is not limited to, white-tailed deer, mule deer, moose, elk, black-tailed deer, caribou (reindeer), fallow d…

.13 Possession and Trade of Captive Mute Swans. A. Except as provided in §B of this regulation, it shall be a violation to buy, sell, barter, trade, or transfer any mute swan or mute swan eggs to or from another person. B. Prior to March 1, 2009, a permittee may sell or transfer …

.14 Take of Passage Peregrine Falcon A. Definitions. (1) In this regulation, the following terms have the meanings indicated. (2) Terms Defined. (a) “Allowable take” means the number of passage peregrine falcons authorized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to be taken from th…

.01 Repealed.

.02 Recorded Bird or Animal Calls. A. Except as provided in §B of this regulation, an individual, or two or more individuals together, may not hunt or attempt to hunt game birds or mammals, except foxes, coyote, raccoon, opossum, striped skunk, fisher, and crows, with the aid of …

.03 Crippled Game. Every game bird or game animal wounded by hunting and reduced to possession by the hunter shall be immediately killed.

.04 Repealed.

.05 Shooting From Unpaved Highways. A person may not shoot from or across any public highway, whether paved or unpaved.

.06 Repealed.

.07 Baiting. A. A person may not hunt, or attempt to hunt, any upland game bird (except pheasant and quail) or wetland game birds, by the aid of baiting, or on or over any baited area if the person knows or reasonably should know that the area is a baited area. B. Definitions. (1…

.08 Repealed.

.09 Special Permit — Disabled Persons. A. A person who possesses a valid hunting license and who has a disability which impairs his mobility may receive a permit from the Department to hunt from a vehicle. However, the person may not shoot or have a loaded weapon in the vehicle w…

.10 Guiding on Service Owned or Controlled Lands. A person may not guide hunting parties for economic gain on those lands owned or controlled by the Department of Natural Resources and managed by the Service.

.11 Monetary Value of Wildlife Injured, Killed, or Destroyed — Repealed.

.12 Migratory Game Bird Harvest Information Program Permit and Validation. A. Before an individual may hunt wetland game birds, dove, or woodcock, during hunting seasons established by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pursuant to 50 CFR 20, an individual shall obtain a Migrator…

.13 Hunter Identification. An individual, while hunting or attempting to hunt, shall carry on the individual's person a photo identification, or a secondary form of positive identification, in addition to any license that is required by Natural Resources Article, §10-301, Annotat…

.14 Hunting from a Ground Blind. A. Definition. (1) In this regulation, the following term has the meaning indicated. (2) Term Defined. “Ground blind” means any structure with four sides and a top, placed less than 4 feet off the ground. B. Except as provided in §C of this regula…

.15 Snow Goose Conservation Hunt Permit and Validation. A. Before an individual may hunt light geese (greater and lesser snow geese or Ross's geese) during the Light Goose Conservation Season established by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pursuant to 50 CFR 21, an individual s…

.16 Hunting Near a School. A person, while hunting for any wild bird or mammal, may not shoot or discharge any firearm within 300 yards of a school building containing one or more classrooms while the building is occupied.

.01 Scope. A. This chapter does not apply to reptiles and amphibians that are held in accordance with: (1) A Scientific Collection Permit described in Natural Resources Article, §10-909 and §4-212, Annotated Code of Maryland; (2) An Endangered Species Permit described in Natural …

.02 Definitions. A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated. B. Terms Defined. (1) “Amphibian” means salamanders, frogs, and toads, or any part, egg, tadpole, offspring, or dead body of any of them. (2) “Captively produced” means produced as a result of b…

.03 List of Native Species. A. The following species or subspecies are considered native to Maryland and may be lawfully possessed, bred, or commercially traded only as provided in Regulations .04—.09 of this chapter: (1) Salamanders: (a) Red-spotted newt (Notophthalmus viridesce…

.04 Possession Without Permits. A. Except as provided in §§D—F of this regulation, a person without a reptile and amphibian permit may not possess more than four of each individual reptile or salamander, live or dead, listed in Regulation .03A of this chapter. The individual rept…

.05 Permits. A. Except as provided in Regulation .04D—F of this chapter, a person shall obtain a reptile and amphibian permit from the Department in order to: (1) Possess more than four individuals, live or dead, of each reptile or salamander listed in Regulation .03A of this cha…

.06 Breeding. A. A permittee may collect from the wild for breeding purposes not more than the number of individual reptiles or amphibians allowed in Regulation .05A of this chapter. B. A permittee may breed turtles.

.07 Commercial Trade. A. A permittee may sell, offer for sale, trade, or barter individuals of each species or subspecies of reptiles or amphibians listed in Regulation .03A and B of this chapter if they are: (1) Captively produced and documented as described in Regulation .11B o…