Birds
Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission – Atlantic Menhaden – Population Evaluation and Prohibition on Commercial Reduction Fishing [SJR-6]
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[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
Requesting the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to evaluate the population of Atlantic menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay; and requiring the Commission to consider prohibiting the commercial reduction fishing of Atlantic menhaden, including the use of purse seines and spotter planes, in the Chesapeake Bay.
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Department of General Services - Energy-Conserving Standards (Maryland Sustainable Buildings Act of 2021) [HB-236]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Construction ]
Requiring the Department of General Services to establish and update, every five years, certain standards for State buildings to conserve energy and minimize adverse impacts on birds; requiring the Department to consider the physical health and mental health of building occupants when developing or updating certain standards; requiring the Maryland Green Building Council to include certain standards in any requirements that the Council establishes for participation in a higher performance building program; etc.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Natural Resources – Unprotected Birds and Mammals [SB-94]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Sports ]
Adding "pigeon" to the defined term "unprotected bird" for the purposes of the wildlife and hunting laws of the State; prohibiting a person from engaging in certain activity while hunting or pursuing unprotected birds or mammals; prohibiting a person from conducting or participating in an organized contest for prizes or monetary awards for which unprotected birds are launched by mechanical or manual means as targets for the contest participants; providing a fine of $25 for each unprotected bird killed in violation of the Act; etc.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Hunting - Nongame Birds and Mammals [SB-1166]
[Animals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing a prohibition in Baltimore County against hunting or attempting to hunt nongame birds and mammals without first obtaining a hunting license.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Department of General Services – Bird–Safe Building Standards [SB-1009]
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[Animals ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of General Services to establish certain standards for State buildings to minimize adverse impacts on birds; requiring each building constructed, acquired, or substantially altered by the Department to meet the standards to the extent practicable; requiring the Department to reduce the lighting of existing public buildings in a certain manner; and requiring the Secretary of General Services to adopt certain regulations.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Department of General Services - Bird-Safe Building Standards (Maryland Bird-Safe Buildings Act of 2018) [HB-986]
[Environmental ]
[Construction ]
[Animals ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of General Services to establish certain standards for State buildings to minimize adverse impacts on birds; requiring each building constructed, acquired, or substantially altered by the Department to meet the standards to the extent practicable; requiring the Department to reduce the lighting of existing public buildings in a certain manner; and requiring the Secretary of General Services to adopt certain regulations.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Montgomery County - Archery Hunting Safety Zone - Position of Archery Hunter MC 24-18 [HB-172]
[Animals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing the requirement that an archery hunter in Montgomery County use a tree stand when hunting any wild bird or mammal within a certain distance of certain buildings; and requiring that an archery hunter in Montgomery County be in an elevated position when hunting any wild bird or mammal within 50 to 100 yards of a dwelling house, residence, church, public or nonpublic school, or certain other buildings.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Hunting - Nongame Birds and Mammals [HB-1699]
[Animals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing a prohibition in Baltimore County against hunting or attempting to hunt nongame birds and mammals without first obtaining a hunting license.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
State Designations - State Waterfowl - Canvasback Duck [HB-1503]
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Designating the canvasback duck as the State waterfowl.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Waterfowl Hunting Guide License - Guide Services for Hunting Snow Geese - Reciprocity [HB-1163]
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[Sports ]
[Recreation ]
Authorizing a nonresident to provide waterfowl hunting guide services for hunting snow geese in the State without a Maryland waterfowl hunting guide license if the nonresident possesses a valid waterfowl hunting guide license from the nonresident's home state, the nonresident's home state allows a Maryland resident to provide waterfowl hunting guide services for hunting snow geese without a waterfowl hunting license under certain circumstances, and the nonresident purchases a Maryland migratory game bird stamp.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Secretary of Agriculture - Regulation of Poultry to Protect Animal Health and Control Avian Influenza [SB-56]
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[Animals ]
[Public Health ]
[Food ]
Authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to provide an exemption from a certain annual licensing requirement to a certain live poultry market operator, production facility operator, or poultry dealer; providing that the Secretary may adopt a certain animal health protection program that is applicable to any live poultry market, production facility, and poultry dealer; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Agriculture - Nutrient Management - Monitoring and Enforcement [SB-546]
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[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Requiring that a summary of each nutrient management plan be filed and updated with the Department of Agriculture at certain times; authorizing the Department to require an updated summary to take the form of an annual implementation report; requiring a manure broker to provide certain information to a certain person; requiring a person who holds a certain certificate or license to comply with certain reporting requirements and deadlines related to implementation of the Phosphorus Management Tool; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Natural Resources – Sunday Hunting – St. Mary’s County [SB-390]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person to hunt game birds or mammals on a Sunday during the open season for that game bird or mammal on private property or certain public land in St. Mary's County under certain circumstances.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Department of General Services - Energy-Conserving and Bird-Safe Building Standards (Maryland Sustainable Buildings Act of 2019) [SB-314]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Climate Change ]
Requiring the Department of General Services to establish certain standards for State buildings to conserve energy and minimize the risk of bird collisions; requiring each building constructed, acquired, or substantially altered by the Department to meet certain standards related to the types of glass used and the transparency of passageways and corners to the extent practicable; requiring the Department to reduce the lighting of existing public buildings using automatic control technologies to the extent practicable; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Sunday Hunting - Migratory Game Birds [SB-293]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Sports ]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person to hunt any migratory game birds on Sundays during the open season on private property or public land designated for hunting.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Washington County - Archery Hunting - Safety Zone [SB-140]
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[Public Safety ]
[Sports ]
Altering the size of the safety zone to 50 yards for archery hunters in Washington County within which archery hunting may not take place except under certain circumstances; and requiring that an archery hunter in Washington County be in an elevated position when hunting any wild bird or mammal within 50 to 100 yards of certain buildings.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Agriculture - Nutrient Management - Monitoring and Enforcement [HB-904]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Requiring that a summary of each nutrient management plan be filed and updated with the Department of Agriculture at certain times; authorizing the Department to require an updated summary to take the form of an annual implementation report; requiring a manure broker to provide certain information to a certain person; requiring a person who holds a certain certificate or license to comply with certain reporting requirements and deadlines related to implementation of the Phosphorus Management Tool; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Parks and Forests - Hunting - Use of Off-Road Vehicles [HB-728]
[Animals ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Authorizing, on or after July 1, 2020, an individual who possesses a valid hunting license to use an off-road vehicle for the purpose of retrieving certain white tailed deer and black bear during a hunting season on roads or trails in any State park or forest where hunting is allowed; providing that a certain authorization does not apply to a State wildland; and requiring a certain off-road vehicle to be registered and operated in accordance with regulations adopted by the Department of Natural Resources.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Cecil County - Natural Resources - Hunting [HB-242]
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[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person in Cecil County to hunt any game bird or mammal, except migratory game birds, on a Sunday on certain land during the open season for that game bird or mammal; repealing an exception for wetland game birds from a certain authorization to allow a person in certain counties to hunt certain game birds or mammals on a Sunday on certain land during the open season for that game bird or game mammal; establishing for archery hunters a safety zone of 50 yards; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Wicomico County - Deer Hunting - Sundays [HB-199]
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[Sports ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person in Wicomico County to hunt deer on private property on the second Sunday in deer firearms season from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m.