Hunting And Fishing
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Natural Resources - Sunday Deer Hunting and Archery Hunting Safety Zones [SB-272]
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[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person to hunt deer on each Sunday of the deer bow hunting season in Prince George's County; and adding Prince George's County to the list of counties in which the safety zone for archery hunters extends a distance of 50 yards from a dwelling house, residence, church, or any other building or camp occupied by human beings.
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Gettr Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Fishing Licenses and Stamps - Alterations [SB-258]
[Animals ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Recreation ]
Altering the fees for resident consolidated senior sport fishing licenses, angler's licenses, and trout stamps; and repealing the exemption from the requirement to obtain a trout stamp under certain circumstances for a holder of a resident consolidated senior sport fishing license.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Invasive Blue Catfish Pilot Program [SB-186]
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[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Invasive Blue Catfish Pilot Program in the Department of Natural Resources to curb the spread of the invasive blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries; requiring the Department to expand the use of practices determined to be effective under the Program; and requiring the Department to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2025, on its findings and recommendations based on the Pilot Program.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Fisheries - Striped Bass or Rockfish - Juvenile Survey [SB-87]
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[Environmental ]
[Water ]
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 Bay in addition to sampling sites in the northern and southern regions of the Maryland waters of the Chesapeake Bay; and establishing certain requirements for the central region sampling sites.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Pursuing Wounded Deer After Legal Hunting Hours and Using a Light - Authorization [SB-100]
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[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
Authorizing a person who is authorized by the Department of Natural Resources to hunt deer and who wounds a deer during legal hunting hours to pursue and kill the deer after legal hunting hours using only the means authorized for the applicable hunting season or permit; and authorizing a person who pursues a wounded deer to use a light or lighting device while pursuing the wounded deer.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Tidal Fish Licenses - Oyster Authorizations - Administrative Penalties [SB-76]
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[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to suspend, rather than revoke, for up to 5 years for a first violation, a person's oyster authorization for knowingly committing certain violations; providing for the reinstatement for certain persons of an oyster authorization and an entitlement to engage or work in the oyster fishery; altering a certain offense related to the use of prohibited gear; and repealing the 90-day time period within which a certain administrative hearing must be held.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Fishing Licenses and Stamps - Alterations [HB-40]
[Animals ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Recreation ]
Altering the fees for resident consolidated senior sport fishing licenses, angler's licenses, and trout stamps; and repealing the exemption from the requirement to obtain a trout stamp under certain circumstances for a holder of a resident consolidated senior sport fishing license.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Hunter Safety Education - Issuance of Identification Number [SB-128]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Animals ]
[Education ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to print an assigned permanent identification number in a certain manner for a person who completes the course of instruction in conservation and in competency and safety in the handling of firearms.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Commercial Crab Harvest - Start Time [SB-53]
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[Water ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to adopt regulations authorizing a tidal fish licensee who is authorized to catch crabs to begin catching crabs at least 4 hours before sunrise from July 1 through September 30, inclusive.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Deer Management Program - Establishment [HB-173]
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[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
Requiring the Department of Recreation and Parks of Baltimore County to establish a deer management program to manage the deer population on county parklands.
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to fish and wildlife. [HB-663]
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Amend KRS 150.023 to include gender-neutral language.
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. [HB-586]
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[Water ]
Amends various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to change “conservation officer” to “game warden”; amends KRS 16.065 to remove water safety enforcement from the duties of the Department of Kentucky State Police; amends KRS 150.010 to define terms; amends KRS 150.025 to allow the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to regulate water safety enforcement; amends KRS 150.175 to establish a resident and nonresident outfitter license and change “commercial guide’s license” to “guide’s license,” and to make changes to conform with the outfitter
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Dorchester County - Sunday Hunting - Repeal of Time Restrictions [HB-1500]
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[Recreation ]
Repealing the time restrictions that apply to Sunday hunting in Dorchester County.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Hunting - Lead and Lead-Based Ammunition - Phase-Out [HB-1473]
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[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
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 as nonlead ammunition.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Frederick and Washington Counties - Bow Hunting - Openly Carrying Handguns [HB-1480]
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[Animals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT designating the state dog breed. [SB-204]
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate the Treeing Walker Coonhound as the official state dog of Kentucky.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Fish and Fisheries - Reporting Requirements [SB-1118]
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[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Requiring 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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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Tidal Fish Licenses - Oyster Authorizations - Reinstatement [HB-1223]
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[Environmental ]
[Water ]
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 Education Program; and requiring an applicant for reinstatement of an oyster authorization to successfully complete the Program.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Fisheries - Oyster Management [HB-1231]
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[Water ]
[Animals ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
[Agriculture ]
Repealing 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 oysters; requiring the fishery management plan to end the overfishing of oysters in all areas and regions of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries where overfishing has occurred; etc.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Fisheries - Striped Bass or Rockfish - Juvenile Survey [HB-1232]
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[Environmental ]
[Water ]
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 Bay in addition to sampling sites in the northern and southern regions of the Maryland waters of the Chesapeake Bay; and establishing certain requirements for the central region sampling sites.