Section 10-408.1 - Certain traps near residences. - Maryland Statutes

§ 10-408.1. Certain traps near residences.
 

(a)  Traps prohibited within 150 yards.- A person, while trapping or attempting to trap animals, may not place, set, maintain, or operate any snares, body-gripping, or leghold traps within 150 yards of a permanent human residence. 

(b)  Land to which section not applicable.- This section does not apply to: 

(1) State and federal wetlands; 

(2) Private wetlands as designated by the Department; 

(3) Land which qualifies for agricultural assessments, as provided under § 8-209 of the Tax - Property Article, and timberland and lands used for reforestation; 

(4) Except in Howard and Harford counties, owners and lessees of any privately owned land; and 

(5) Owners and lessees of any privately owned land in Howard and Harford counties as long as a trap described in subsection (a) of this section is not within 150 yards of the permanent residence of another person. 

(c)  Traps submerged in water.- This section does not apply to the use of body-gripping traps with a jaw spread of less than 6 inches that are placed, maintained, and operated completely submerged in water. 

(d)  Rat and mouse traps.- This section does not apply to the use of snap-type traps used to catch rats and mice. 
 

[1978, ch. 613; 1980, ch. 656; ch. 712, § 2; 1985, ch. 480, § 1; 1990, ch. 6, § 2.]