(a) This section applies to all counties, except Baltimore City.
(b) The governing body of a county may adopt rules and regulations to establish and provide for payment of bounties for the killing of:
(1) crows;
(2) foxes;
(3) hawks;
(4) minks;
(5) owls;
(6) wildcats; and
(7) other similar destructive and harmful wild animals or birds. (c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person who violates a regulation adopted under this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100.
(2) In Calvert County, a person who violates a regulation adopted under this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500.