Regulation .14 Hunting from a Ground Blind.
Regulation .14 Hunting from a Ground Blind.LinkCopy Citation
A.
Definition.
(1)
In this regulation, the following term has the meaning indicated.
(2)
Term Defined. “Ground blind” means any structure with four sides and a top, placed less than 4 feet off the ground.
B.
Except as provided in §C of this regulation, a person may not hunt or assist with hunting while the person is in a ground blind unless the person displays on or within 25 feet of the blind:
(1)
A cap of solid daylight fluorescent orange or daylight fluorescent pink color; or
(2)
A panel, band, strip, or garment containing at least 250 square inches of solid daylight fluorescent orange or daylight fluorescent pink color.
C.
This regulation does not apply to any person who:
(1)
Hunts deer with a bow during the season restricted to hunting with a bow;
(2)
Hunts game birds or mammals during the open season using falcons, hawks or owls; or
(3)
Hunts or accompanies, aids, or assists another person hunting the following species:
(a)
Wetland game birds;
(b)
Fur-bearing mammals;
(c)
Crows;
(d)
Doves; or
(e)
Wild turkeys.
D.
The provisions of this regulation do not exempt a person using a ground blind from the fluorescent orange or daylight fluorescent pink requirements in Natural Resources Article, §10-418, Annotated Code of Maryland.