Section 10-505 - Possession, sale, and transportation of illegally taken furs. - Maryland Statutes

§ 10-505. Possession, sale, and transportation of illegally taken furs.
 

(a)  Prohibited.- A person may not possess, buy, sell, transport, or ship out of the State or offer to buy, sell, transport, or ship out of the State any fur or pelt of any wild quadruped, or any part of them, which has been unlawfully hunted, trapped, possessed, or transported. 

(b)  Possession of green pelt out of season prima facie evidence of violation.- The possession of a green pelt or part of the pelt by any person during closed season shall be prima facie evidence that the pelt or part of the pelt was taken and possessed illegally. 

(c)  Penalties.- In addition to any other penalty provided by the provisions of this title, any person convicted of violating this section may have the person's fur dealer's or taxidermist and fur tanner's license revoked for a period not exceeding 5 years. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 66C, § 176; 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., ch. 4, § 1; 1988, ch. 385; 1990, ch. 6, § 2.]