§ 10-423. Fines and penalties
West's Annotated Code of MarylandNatural ResourcesEffective: June 1, 2017
Effective: June 1, 2017
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 10-423
§ 10-423. Fines and penalties
(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, any penalty imposed under this section does not apply to an individual who kills or wounds a black bear in defense of the individual's own life, the lives of other individuals, or the lives of animals, including honey bees in a bee colony managed by the individual, on the individual's property.
(b) If the Secretary adopts any regulation, including an emergency regulation, under § 10-205 of this title or § 10-405 of this subtitle to prohibit the hunting, possessing, selling, purchasing, shipping, carrying, transporting, or exporting of black bears, a person who violates the regulation is subject to the following penalties:
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Added by Acts 1986, c. 687. Amended by Acts 1990 c. 6, § 2; Acts 2012, c. 698, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2017, c. 789, § 1, eff. June 1, 2017.
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 10-423, MD NAT RES § 10-423
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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