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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".09" citation="COMAR 08.03.10.09" title_num="08" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="10" heading="Special Permit — Disabled Persons.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A person who possesses a valid hunting license and who has a disability which impairs his mobility may receive a permit from the Department to hunt from a vehicle. However, the person may not shoot or have a loaded weapon in the vehicle while the vehicle is on a public roadway or the shoulder of a public roadway.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>To be issued a Universal Disability Pass a person shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Submit a completed Department application to the DNR Licensing and Registration Service’s office in Annapolis; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Obtain a physician's signature on the application which certifies that the applicant is mobility impaired.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Each permittee shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Have the permit on his person while hunting;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Keep the vehicle at a complete stop with the motor turned off while shooting, aiming, or firing the weapon; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Have all weapons unloaded, including no ammunition in the magazine, while the vehicle is in motion.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A permittee may have other permittees and a companion in the permittee's vehicle while hunting. A hunter may serve as a companion but may not hunt from the vehicle.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>In addition to any other sanction provided by law, the Department may suspend or revoke the permit if the permittee violates any provision of this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>