Section 10-411 - Hunting on private lands. - Maryland Statutes

§ 10-411. Hunting on private lands.
 

(a)  Permission required.- A person may not upon any pretense come to hunt on the lands owned by another person without the written permission of the landowner or the landowner's agent or lessee. 

(b)  Liability of hunter.- Any person hunting on this private property is liable for any damage the person causes to the private property while hunting on the private property. 

(c)  Liability of landlord.- The landowner may not be liable for accidental injury or damage to the person whether or not the landowner or the landowner's agent gave permission to hunt on the private property. 

(d)  Harford County.- In Harford County a person who violates subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine of not less than $25 and not exceeding $250. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, §§ 268-268D, 578; 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., ch. 4, § 1; 1977, chs. 236, 586; 1979, chs. 57, 488; 1980, ch. 221; ch. 712, § 2; 1981, ch. 481; 1982, ch. 407; 1983, chs. 7, 16, 439, 466; 1984, chs. 133, 239; 1985, chs. 349, 400; 1987, ch. 184; 1988, ch. 191; 1989, ch. 75; 1990, ch. 6, § 2; ch. 530; 2003, ch. 5, § 3; ch. 170.]