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§ 10-414. Raccoon and opossum

West's Annotated Code of MarylandNatural Resources

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Natural Resources
Title 10. Wildlife (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 4. Hunting Restrictions--in General (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 10-414
§ 10-414. Raccoon and opossum
Currentness
Permit required to possess raccoon or opossum
(a) A person may not possess any live raccoon or opossum unless the person first procures a permit from the Department. Any raccoon or opossum reduced to possession by a hunter or trapper shall be immediately killed.
Hunting by marsh owners, employees
(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, the owner of a marsh or the owner's employees may hunt any raccoon which destroys a muskrat or its home in a marsh area of the State at any time.
Trapping
(c) A landowner or the landowner's agent may set or use steel traps or similar devices at any time to trap raccoon or opossum which are damaging property.
Raccoon or opossum in trees
(d) A person may not cut a tree for the purpose of hunting or dislodging a raccoon or opossum without the consent of the owner of the tree.

Credits

Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 4, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1986, c. 805; Acts 1990, c. 6, § 2.
Formerly Art. 66C, § 178.
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 10-414, MD NAT RES § 10-414
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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