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§ 10-1101. Fines and penalties

West's Annotated Code of MarylandNatural ResourcesEffective: October 1, 2012

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Natural Resources
Title 10. Wildlife (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 11. Penalties and Fines, Searches, Seizures, and Forfeitures (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2012
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 10-1101
§ 10-1101. Fines and penalties
Currentness
Separate offenses for each game bird or mammal
(a) For the purpose of this title, each game bird or mammal taken illegally, purchased, offered for purchase, sold, bartered, or exchanged in excess of the bag limit or possessed illegally constitutes a separate offense.
First violations
(b) Any person who violates any provision of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor. Unless another penalty is specifically provided elsewhere in this title, the person, upon conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,500, with costs imposed in the discretion of the court.
Second or subsequent violations
(c)(1) Unless another penalty is specifically provided elsewhere in this title any person found guilty of a second or subsequent violation of any provision of this title, is subject to a fine not exceeding $4,000, or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year, or both, with costs imposed in the discretion of the court.
(2) For the purpose of this subsection, a second or subsequent violation is a violation which has occurred within 2 years of any prior violation of this title and which arises out of a separate set of circumstances.
Violation of regulations
(d) In addition to any administrative penalty provided in this title, violation of any regulation adopted by any unit within the Department pursuant to the provisions of this title is a misdemeanor and is punishable as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section.
Violation of § 10-424
(e) This section does not apply to a violation of § 10-424(2) of this title.

Credits

Added by Acts 1985, c. 754. Amended by Acts 1988, c. 545; Acts 1988, c. 639; Acts 1989, c. 5, § 1; Acts 1989, c. 137; Acts 1990, c. 6, § 2; Acts 2012, c. 698, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012.
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 10-1101, MD NAT RES § 10-1101
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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