§ 10-402. Wild bird nests and eggs
West's Annotated Code of MarylandNatural Resources
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 10-402
§ 10-402. Wild bird nests and eggs
(a) A person may not take or destroy or attempt to take or destroy the nest or eggs of any wild bird or possess the nest or eggs.
(b) A person may not hunt or take any nest or egg of any bird regulated by the United States Department of the Interior pursuant to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 40 Stat. 755,1 except in the manner and by the means prescribed by the rules and regulations adopted by the Secretary of the Interior of the United States and approved by the President of the United States pursuant to the provisions of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 40 Stat. 755.
(c) A person may take or possess any nest or egg of any wild bird regulated by the United States Department of the Interior pursuant to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 40 Stat. 755, for scientific purposes if the person first obtains a permit from the Secretary of the Interior of the United States and a scientific certificate from the Department.
Credits
Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 4, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1990, c. 6, § 2; Acts 1990, c. 145; Acts 1992, c. 22, § 1.
Formerly Art. 66C, §§ 138, 149.
Footnotes
July 3, 1918, ch. 128, 40 Stat. 755, codified at 16 U.S.C.A. § 703 et seq.
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 10-402, MD NAT RES § 10-402
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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