Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 4 - Hunting Restrictions -- in General
Section 10-413 - Restrictions Pertaining to Dogs and Cats

(a)    An owner of a dog may run or train the owner’s dog on woodcock, pheasants, or any imported species, ruffed grouse, rabbit, hare, and quail at any time of year if an attendant accompanies the dog. An attendant of the dog may not carry firearms of any description, except a handgun, or permit the dog, while being trained, to kill any game birds or mammals except during the open season for the game. Each attendant shall possess a valid hunting license while training any dog.
    (b)    A person may not willfully allow any dog belonging to the person to destroy the eggs or nest of any game bird or mammal. Any person harboring a dog shall be deemed its lawful owner.
    (c)    Any Natural Resources police officer or any law enforcement officer may kill any dog, which does not bear a license, found destroying game birds or mammals or the nest or eggs of any game bird or mammal.
    (d)    A Natural Resources police officer or any law enforcement officer shall and any other person may destroy any cat found hunting any game bird or mammal or protected bird or mammal. A cause of action for damages cannot be maintained for this act.
    (e)    (1)    The owner or custodian of a retriever dog shall obtain a permit from the Department before the owner or custodian may shoot artificially reared game birds for the purpose of training the dog. The permit is not required in order to shoot game birds during an open season or on a licensed shooting preserve.
        (2)    Only the trainer of a retriever dog and not an assistant to the trainer is required to obtain a permit under this subsection.
        (3)    On payment of the $5 permit fee, the Department shall issue annually a permit to the owner or custodian of a retriever dog to train the dog at any time of the year.
        (4)    A permittee under this subsection may, while training a retriever dog, possess and shoot with a shotgun any artificially reared game bird that has been liberated by hand and tagged before its use with an identification band provided by the Department.

Structure Maryland Statutes

Maryland Statutes

Natural Resources

Title 10 - Wildlife

Subtitle 4 - Hunting Restrictions -- in General

Section 10-401 - Hunting, Possessing, and Selling Certain Wild Birds

Section 10-402 - Hunting and Taking Nests and Eggs of Wild and Migratory Birds

Section 10-403 - Hunting, Purchasing, Selling, etc., Game Birds in Violation of Federal and State Law; Hunting in Bird Refuges

Section 10-404 - Hunting, Possessing, Importing, and Selling Game Venison, Birds or Game Mammals

Section 10-405 - Open Season for Forest Game Birds and Mammals and Upland Game Birds and Mammals; Junior Deer Hunt

Section 10-406 - Open Season for Hunting and Trapping Fur-Bearing Mammals

Section 10-407 - Open Season for Wetland Game Birds, Wild Waterfowl, and Certain Other Migratory Birds Regulated by Federal Rule or Regulation

Section 10-408 - Department to Regulate Use of Weapons and Ammunition

Section 10-408.1 - Certain Traps Near Residences

Section 10-409 - Department to Regulate Bag Limits; Bag Limits to Be in Conformity With Federal Rules and Regulations

Section 10-410 - Restrictions on Hunting Wildlife Generally

Section 10-411 - Hunting on Private Lands

Section 10-412 - Hunting Wetland or Upland Game Birds

Section 10-413 - Restrictions Pertaining to Dogs and Cats

Section 10-414 - Hunting Restrictions Relating to Raccoon and Opossum

Section 10-415 - Deer Hunting -- in General

Section 10-416 - Deer Hunting -- Prohibited Methods

Section 10-417 - Export and Shipment of Game or Nongame Birds or Mammals

Section 10-418 - Clothing Worn by Hunters or Assistants

Section 10-419 - Commercial Use of Dead Seals Prohibited

Section 10-420 - Muzzle Loading Hunting Season for Deer

Section 10-420.1 - Hunting Deer With Certain Handguns

Section 10-421 - Restriction on First Day of Firearms Season for Hunting Deer

Section 10-422 - Interference With Hunters

Section 10-423 - Applicability of Penalty Provisions

Section 10-423.1 - Black Bear Damage Reimbursement Fund

Section 10-424 - Limitations on Hunting or Pursuing Wildlife, Unprotected Birds, or Mammals

Section 10-424.1 - Suspension of License for Violation of 10-424(1)

Section 10-425 - Waterfowl Processing Operations

Section 10-426 - Hunting via Internet Connection Prohibited; Penalty

Section 10-427 - Prohibition on Organized Killing Contests -- Penalty for Violation