# COMAR 08.03.11.09: COMAR 08.03.11.09. Unlawful Methods for Taking from the Wild

> Maryland · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_08_03_11_09

## Section

- **Citation:** COMAR 08.03.11.09
- **Heading:** COMAR 08.03.11.09. Unlawful Methods for Taking from the Wild
- **Jurisdiction:** Maryland
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Code of Maryland Regulations / Title 08 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES / Subtitle 03 WILDLIFE / Chapter 11 Reptile and Amphibian Possession and Permits / COMAR 08.03.11.09

## Text

A. A person may not take any reptile or amphibian regulated by this chapter by:
(1) Lethal methods;
(2) The use of a hook and line, trot line, bow and arrow, spear, gig or gig iron, or any other device capable of piercing any part of the reptile or amphibian;
(3) Use of traps, pit falls, snares, seines, or nets other than dip nets; or
(4) Use of chemicals, including gasoline.
B. A person may not destroy or alter dens, burrows, basking sites, nests, hibernating sites, or other places of refuge of reptiles or amphibians.
Cross References 08.02.13.03C 08.03.11.03A 08.03.11.03B

## Nearby sections

- [COMAR 08.03.11.01 COMAR 08.03.11.01. Scope](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_08_03_11_01.md)
- [COMAR 08.03.11.02 COMAR 08.03.11.02. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_08_03_11_02.md)
- [COMAR 08.03.11.03 COMAR 08.03.11.03. List of Native Species](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_08_03_11_03.md)
- [COMAR 08.03.11.04 COMAR 08.03.11.04. Possession Without Permits](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_08_03_11_04.md)
- [COMAR 08.03.11.05 COMAR 08.03.11.05. Permits](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_08_03_11_05.md)
- [COMAR 08.03.11.06 COMAR 08.03.11.06. Breeding](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_08_03_11_06.md)
- [COMAR 08.03.11.07 COMAR 08.03.11.07. Commercial Trade](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_08_03_11_07.md)
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- [COMAR 08.03.11.11 COMAR 08.03.11.11. Record-Keeping Requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_08_03_11_11.md)
- [COMAR 08.03.11.12 COMAR 08.03.11.12. Inspection](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_08_03_11_12.md)
- [COMAR 08.03.11.13 COMAR 08.03.11.13. Revocation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_08_03_11_13.md)
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