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MDHB19PassEstablishing the common name of the northern snakehead as the "Chesapeake Channa".
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 572
MDSB207PassEstablishing the common name of the northern snakehead as the "Chesapeake Channa".
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 571
MDSB367PassAuthorizing a person to receive a raffle ticket for each antlerless deer hunted by the person during a certain raffle program that has as its objective the hunting of antlerless deer.
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 542
MDHB345PassRequiring certain petitions to review the listing or unlisting of endangered or threatened species to contain certain information regarding the distribution, life needs, habitat requirements, and status of the species; requiring the Secretary of Natu...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 620
MDHB481PassAuthorizing a person to receive a raffle ticket for each antlerless deer hunted by the person during a certain raffle program that has as its objective the hunting of antlerless deer.
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 541
MDHB562PassIncreasing the license fee for a special Chesapeake Bay and coastal sport fishing license for nonresident license applicants from $50 to $100.
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 593
MDSB508PassAltering the fee for nonresident sika deer stamps from $25 to $200.
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 591
MDHB497PassAltering the fee for nonresident sika deer stamps from $25 to $200.
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 592
MDSB533PassAuthorizing the Department of Natural Resources to issue certain complimentary fishing and hunting licenses to certain veterans who the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs determines are unemployable; and exempting certain veterans who the U.S. Depar...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 489
MDSB507PassIncreasing the license fee for a special Chesapeake Bay and coastal sport fishing license for nonresident license applicants from $50 to $100.
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 594
MDHB512PassRequiring certain persons licensed or regulated with respect to fish and fisheries by the Department of Natural Resources to submit reports in accordance with regulations adopted by the Department.
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 519
MDHB613PassAltering certain authorizations to recreationally catch clams in the State; establishing a recreational oyster license; requiring an applicant for a recreational oyster license to be at least 16 years of age; requiring the Department of Natural Resou...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 518
MDHB715PassAuthorizing the Department of Natural Resources to issue certain complimentary fishing and hunting licenses to certain veterans who the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs determines are unemployable; and exempting certain veterans who the U.S. Depar...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 490
MDHB857PassRepealing a restriction which prohibited the harvesting of shellfish between the hours of sunset and sunrise from certain areas leased for aquaculture; and requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish by regulation the hours for harvest...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 550
MDSB879PassRepealing a restriction on the harvesting of shellfish between the hours of sunset and sunrise from certain areas leased for aquaculture; and requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish by regulation the hours for harvesting shellfish ...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 551
MDSB922PassRepealing a provision of law prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from taking any action to reduce or alter the boundaries of certain oyster sanctuaries until the Department has developed a certain updated fishery management plan for oyste...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 544
MDSB916PassRequiring certain petitions to review the listing or unlisting of endangered or threatened species to contain certain information regarding the distribution, life, and habitat needs of the species and relevant information about the status of a specie...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 621
MDHB1231PassRepealing a provision of law prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from taking any action to reduce or alter the boundaries of certain oyster sanctuaries until the Department has developed a certain updated fishery management plan for oyste...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 543
MDSB1118PassRequiring certain persons licensed or regulated with respect to fish and fisheries by the Department of Natural Resources to submit reports in accordance with regulations adopted by the Department.
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 520
MDSB290PassAltering the annual deadline, from July 31 to October 31, for the Office for the Certified Local Farm and Fish Program to submit to the Board of Public Works a report of waivers requested and waivers granted under the Certified Local Farm and Fish Pr...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 383
MDSB303PassAltering the definition of "shellfish" as it relates to certain provisions of law governing aquaculture to include live bivalves and bivalve shells.
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2024-04-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 114
MDHB237PassRepealing certain buffer zones within which a commercial northern snakehead licensee may not fish using bowfishing gear; and requiring a licensee who fishes for northern snakehead to comply with Department of Natural Resources regulations governing t...
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2024-04-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 109
MDSB301PassExtending to June 30, 2027, the authorization of a leaseholder of certain aquaculture leases to, with prior written approval from the Department of Natural Resources, place shellfish, bags, nets, and structures on submerged aquatic vegetation, subjec...
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2024-04-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 113
MDSB302PassRepealing certain buffer zones within which a commercial northern snakehead licensee may not fish using bowfishing gear; and requiring a licensee who fishes for northern snakehead to comply with Department of Natural Resources regulations governing t...
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2024-04-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 110
MDHB1480Intro

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Prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from prohibiting certain licensed bow hunters from openly carrying a handgun under certain circumstances in Frederick County and Washington County during deer hunting season.
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2024-03-17
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB590Intro

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Prohibiting a person from operating a vessel within 500 yards of a stationary blind or blind site that is occupied and being used for hunting migratory waterfowl during open season.
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2024-03-04
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDSB924Intro

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Prohibiting a person from operating a vessel within 500 yards of a stationary blind or blind site that is occupied and being used for hunting migratory waterfowl during open season.
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2024-03-04
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDSB925Intro

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Authorizing a person whose authorization to catch oysters is revoked under certain provisions of law to apply for reinstatement of the authorization after 5 years; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish an Oyster Harvester Educati...
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2024-03-04
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHJ6Intro

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Supporting the Governor's request for a federal commercial fishery disaster declaration; and encouraging further efforts to obtain federal assistance to protect and rehabilitate the State's commercial fisheries as a result of an abundance of invasive...
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2024-02-29
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
MDHB1500Intro

Sine Die
Repealing the time restrictions that apply to Sunday hunting in Dorchester County.
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2024-02-16
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
MDHB438Intro

Sine Die
Exempting residents who are eligible for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children, or Medicaid from the annual fee for a...
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2024-02-14
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB1473Intro

Sine Die
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish a certain process to phase out on or before December 31, 2026, the use of lead or lead-based ammunition for hunting; and requiring the Department to establish a process to certify ammunition ...
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2024-02-14
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
MDSJ3Intro

Sine Die
Supporting the Governor's request for a federal commercial fishery disaster declaration; and encouraging further efforts to obtain federal assistance to protect and rehabilitate the State's commercial fisheries as a result of an abundance of invasive...
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2024-02-09
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDSB847Intro

Sine Die
Repealing the time restrictions that apply to Sunday hunting in Dorchester County.
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2024-02-09
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDHB1223Intro

Sine Die
Authorizing a person whose authorization to catch oysters is revoked under certain provisions of law to apply for reinstatement of the authorization after 5 years; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish an Oyster Harvester Educati...
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2024-02-09
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB1232Intro

Sine Die
Expanding the scope of the annual young-of-the-year juvenile survey of striped bass or rockfish by requiring the Department of Natural Resources to conduct the survey at sampling sites in the central region of the Maryland waters of the Chesapeake Ba...
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2024-02-09
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB1238Intro

Sine Die
Prohibiting a person from catching or attempting to catch striped bass or striped bass hybrids in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries from March 1 through May 15, inclusive, in any year for which the Department does not establish a spring tr...
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2024-02-09
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDSB317Intro

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Prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from revoking a person's authorization to catch oysters, striped bass, or crabs unless the person has been convicted of or entered an accepted plea of nolo contendere to a certain crime; altering and es...
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2024-02-07
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDSB711Intro

Sine Die
Expanding the scope of the annual young-of-the-year juvenile survey of striped bass or rockfish by requiring the Department of Natural Resources to conduct the survey at sampling sites in the central region of the Maryland waters of the Chesapeake Ba...
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2024-02-07
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDSB1053Intro

Sine Die
Prohibiting a person from catching or attempting to catch striped bass or striped bass hybrids in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries from March 1 through May 15, inclusive, in any year for which the Department does not establish a spring tr...
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2024-02-07
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDSB983Intro

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Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish a certain process to phase out on or before December 31, 2026, the use of lead or lead-based ammunition for hunting; and requiring the Department to establish a process to certify ammunition ...
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2024-02-07
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDHB957Intro

Sine Die
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish an annual tundra swan hunting season if authorized by federal law; requiring the Department to request that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service authorize an annual tundra swan hunting season i...
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2024-02-06
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB778Intro

Sine Die
Authorizing a person to hunt migratory game birds on Sundays.
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2024-02-05
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB725Intro

Sine Die
Prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from revoking a person's authorization to catch oysters, striped bass, or crabs unless the person has been convicted of or entered an accepted plea of nolo contendere to a certain crime; altering and es...
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2024-02-01
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDSB611Intro

Sine Die
Prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from prohibiting certain licensed bow hunters from openly carrying a handgun under certain circumstances in Frederick County and Washington County during deer hunting season.
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2024-01-29
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDSB152Intro

Sine Die
Exempting residents who are eligible for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children, or Medicaid from the annual fee for a...
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2024-01-11
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
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