(a) If a Natural Resources police officer or any law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that any fish or device is possessed, in violation of this title, and it is not possible or feasible to secure a search warrant in time to seize the fish or device, then he may examine without a warrant any boat, railway car, box, crate, package, or game bag.
(b) In this event, a Natural Resources police officer, in uniform or accompanied by a uniformed police officer, may stop and search an automobile, any vehicle, or trailer for the purpose of examining the fish bag. He also may determine whether the person has an appropriate license.
(c) However, this section does not permit entering a dwelling house without first procuring a search warrant.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 12 - Penalties and Fines, Searches, Seizures and Forfeitures
Section 4-1202 - Collection and Disposition of Fines
Section 4-1203 - Search Warrants
Section 4-1204 - Searches Without Warrant
Section 4-1206 - Seizure, Forfeiture, and Disposition of Devices, Equipment, or Property
Section 4-1207 - Suspension and Revocation of Licenses by Court
Section 4-1208 - Expungement of Records
Section 4-1209 - Immediate Suspension of License for Failure to Appear in Court
Section 4-1210 - Oyster Poaching
Section 4-1211 - Revocation of Authorization to Catch Striped Bass or Crabs