# Natural Resources (GNR)

## Title 10. Wildlife

### Subtitle 2B. Wildlife Trafficking Prevention

#### Section 10-2B-02

(a) This subtitle applies to any sale or transfer of ownership that occurs in the course of a commercial transaction for which:

  (1) The buyer takes physical possession of the covered animal species part or product in the State; or

  (2) The seller is located in the State.

(b) This subtitle does not apply to:

  (1) Federal or State law enforcement activity;

  (2) Duties mandated by federal or State law;

  (3) Activity expressly authorized by federal law; or

  (4) A covered animal species part or product that is a fixed component of:

    (i) An antique that is not made wholly or primarily from the covered animal species part or product, provided that:

      (1) The antique status is established by the owner or seller through documentation showing provenance and that the covered animal species part or product is at least 100 years old; and

      (2) The total weight of the covered animal species part or product is less than 200 grams; or

    (ii) A musical instrument, knife, or firearm, provided that:

      (1) The covered animal species part or product was legally acquired;

      (2) The covered animal species part or product is a fixed or integral part of the item; and

      (3) The total weight of the covered animal species part or product is less than 20% of the total weight of the musical instrument, knife, or firearm.

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Md. Code Ann., Nat. Res. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)