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§ 10-418. Outerwear requirements for hunters

West's Annotated Code of MarylandNatural ResourcesEffective: July 1, 2018

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Natural Resources
Title 10. Wildlife (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 4. Hunting Restrictions--in General (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2018
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 10-418
§ 10-418. Outerwear requirements for hunters
Currentness
Application of section
(a) This section does not apply to any person who:
(1) Hunts deer with a bow and arrow during the season restricted to hunting with a bow and arrow;
(2) Hunts game birds or mammals during the open season using falcons, hawks, or owls; or
(3) Hunts or accompanies, aids, or assists another person hunting the following species:
(i) Wetland game birds;
(ii) Fur-bearing mammals;
(iii) Crows;
(iv) Doves; or
(v) Wild turkeys.
Outerwear color requirements
(b) Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, a person who hunts any wildlife and a person who accompanies, aids, or assists another person in a field, wooded area, marsh, or on the water to hunt any wildlife shall wear:
(1) A cap of a solid daylight fluorescent orange or daylight fluorescent pink color;
(2) A vest, jacket, or jacket containing back and front panels of at least 250 square inches of a solid daylight fluorescent orange or daylight fluorescent pink color; or
(3) An outer garment of camouflage fluorescent orange or pink worn above the waist which contains at least 50 percent daylight fluorescent orange or daylight fluorescent pink color.
Daylight fluorescent orange
(c) By regulation, the Department may define the terms:
(1) “Daylight fluorescent orange” consistent with the recommendations of the North American Association of Hunter Safety Coordinators; and
(2) “Daylight fluorescent pink”.

Credits

Added by Acts 1989, c. 512. Amended by Acts 1990, c. 161; Acts 1990, c. 432; Acts 1991, c. 55, § 1; Acts 2017, c. 102, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; Acts 2018, c. 180, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018; Acts 2018, c. 181, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018.
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 10-418, MD NAT RES § 10-418
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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