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Maryland Code, Natural Resources § 10-905

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)(1) On payment of a reasonable fee, the Secretary may issue a game husbandry license to any person who desires to raise, breed, protect, or sell game birds or mammals.

(2) The license shall expire on December 31 after the date of issuance and may be revoked at any time for noncompliance with the license's terms and conditions.

(3) The license shall specify:

(i) The species of game birds and mammals which may be bred, raised, protected, or sold and for what purpose;

(ii) The type of fencing or other requirements necessary to prevent undesirable mixing of native wildlife and the captive game birds or mammals; and

(iii) Any other condition necessary to ensure adequate protection of native wildlife.

(b)(1) If any game bird or mammal raised in captivity is shipped or removed from the licensee's premises, the game bird or mammal must be properly identified until prepared for final consumption or disposition.

(2) Any game bird or mammal moved within the State shall be accompanied by an itemized bill of sale from the licensee.

(3) Any game bird or mammal shipped out-of-state shall have a bill of lading attached to the shipping carton, crate, or other container.

(c) Each licensee shall keep a ledger of any game bird or mammal raised, the number killed, and the number sold dead or alive. The licensee shall allow the Department:

(1) To enter and inspect at any reasonable hour the premises where operations are carried on; and

(2) To inspect the records.

(d) The Secretary may prescribe, by regulation, the conditions under which a person may possess and sell game birds and mammals intended for human consumption which have been purchased from a licensed game breeder.

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