Section 10-422 - Interference with hunters. - Maryland Statutes

§ 10-422. Interference with hunters.
 

(a)  Adoption of regulations prohibiting interference or disruption.- If the Department determines that a significant interference or disruption of a hunt or hunters is likely to occur on any land managed by the Department, the Department may adopt regulations to prohibit that interference or disruption. 

(b)  Prohibited acts.- While on private land that is owned by another person or in a hunting area on land managed by the Department, a person may not: 

(1) Interfere intentionally with the lawful taking of wildlife by another person; or 

(2) Harass, drive, or disturb any game animal intentionally for the purpose of disrupting a lawful hunt. 

(c)  Actions by officers.- A Natural Resources police officer or other police officer of the State who has probable cause to believe that a person has violated this section may: 

(1) Order the person to desist or to leave the area; or 

(2) Arrest the person on refusal to desist or leave the area. 

(d)  Incidental interference.- The conduct declared unlawful in this section does not include any incidental interference arising from lawful activity by private land users or users of land managed by the Department, including farmers, miners, or persons engaged in recreation. 
 

[1985, ch. 754; 1990, ch. 6, § 2.]