§10–902.

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MD Code › Article gnr › Title 10 › Subtitle 9 › Section 10-902

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(a) Any person desiring to possess, import, export, breed, raise, protect, rehabilitate, hunt, kill, trap, capture, purchase, or sell any wildlife native to Maryland, shall first obtain a permit or license from the Department.

(b) The Secretary shall establish by regulation:

(1) The types and classes of permits and licenses which shall be issued;

(2) The species of wildlife exempt from the permit and license requirement;

(3) Sanitary housing or any other conditions which are necessary for the humane, safe, and healthy possession of wildlife;

(4) Conditions under which captive wildlife may be hunted or released to the wild; and

(5) Record keeping requirements.

(c) The Secretary shall charge a reasonable fee for each permit or license.

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