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<section article="gnr" article_name="Natural Resources" number="10-308.1" title_number="10" title_name="Wildlife" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Hunting Licenses">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In addition to any other requirement, a person hunting migratory game birds in the State first shall purchase a Maryland migratory game bird stamp.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <text>A person may obtain a Maryland migratory game bird stamp for a fee of $15.00 from any person designated by the Department.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The issuing person designated shall retain the sum of 75 cents as compensation for issuing each stamp.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The balance of the fee is paid over and accounted for to the State Treasurer.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>The Treasurer shall credit all such fees received to the State Wildlife Management and Protection Fund, in accordance with § 10–209 of this title.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>The Department may sell expired stamps below face value to the general public for a period of 3 years, after which time the Department shall shred any unsold expired stamps.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>All revenues derived from the sale of the stamps sold under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall revert back to the Game Management Fund.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>While hunting migratory game birds, a person must be in possession of proof of purchase of the Maryland migratory game bird stamp.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>All revenues accruing to the Wildlife Management and Protection Fund from sales of the migratory game bird stamps shall be expended solely for the following purposes:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Migratory game bird projects included in an approved State program to create, develop, enhance, maintain, and manage nesting cover, winter foods, and other habitat components on public lands to satisfy the habitat requirements of a broad range of wintering migratory game birds and native migratory game bird species;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Migratory game bird research, management, and surveys; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Migratory game bird projects that conserve migratory game bird breeding habitats in Canada.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>To encourage waterfowl habitat conservation on private lands, the Department shall implement a 10–year licensing agreement for approved projects on privately owned lands detailing the landowner’s responsibilities.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Expenditures by private landowners on private land for these waterfowl projects approved by the Department and covered by the licensing agreement shall be considered a contribution to the State.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>On or before December 1 each year, the Department shall report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on the effectiveness of any expenditures from the Wildlife Management and Protection Fund for migratory game bird projects under paragraph (1)(iii) of this subsection.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Governor shall appoint a Migratory Game Bird Advisory Committee of 9 members who have a practical knowledge of migratory game bird habitat conservation, migratory game bird ecology, migratory game bird management, or migratory game bird hunting.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Committee shall advise the Department on:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Matters relating to expenditures of funds derived from the sale of Maryland migratory game bird stamps;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Policy, regulations, and legislation related to migratory game birds; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Migratory game bird habitat conservation projects.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
