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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 08.03.06.07" title_num="08" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="06" heading="Trapper Education.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Certificate Required.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Except as provided in §A(2) of this regulation, on or after August 1, 2007, an individual shall obtain a certificate of trapper education from the Service or a designee of the Service before trapping or attempting to trap any fur-bearing mammal.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A certificate of trapper education is not required to trap fur-bearing mammals if the individual:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Is exempt from the requirement to obtain a furbearer permit as specified in Regulation .06 of this chapter; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Held a valid furbearer permit before August 1, 2007.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Any similar certificate issued by another state is acceptable as complying with the requirements of this regulation if the privileges are reciprocal for Maryland residents.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Certified Instructors.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Department shall designate the persons or agencies authorized to give the courses of instruction in trapper education. This instructor designation shall be valid until revoked by the Department.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A person designated to provide the courses of instruction shall submit to the Department a verified list of all individuals who have successfully completed the courses of instruction in trapper education.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Each instructor shall issue a certificate of trapper education to each individual who successfully completes the courses of instruction in trapper education.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>