Late last night, the 2023 Maryland legislative session adjourned sine die. This means the legislative session is completed. The following bills have been sent to Gov. Wes Moore for his consideration. Please use our Take Action button to email Gov. Moore to ask him to SIGN the pro-sportsmen bills into law and VETO Senate Bill 1.
Pro-Sportsmen Bills:
House Bill 466 allows Sunday hunting on private land and certain public lands in Worcester County for game birds and game mammals during open seasons.
House Bill 683 / Senate Bill 91 allows the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to issue a second or subsequent apprentice hunting license to individuals under the age of 17 who have previously been issued an apprentice hunting license.
House Bill 983 allows the Heritage Conservation Fund to acquire land that can be used by the general public for hunting, authorizes a sika deer hunting stamp, authorizes a nonresident attending a college or university in the state to purchase a resident hunting license, and repeals the prohibition of migratory game birds on Sunday.
House Bill 1005 reduces the safety zone for archery hunters in Howard County from 150 yards to 50 yards.
House Bill 1087 authorizes the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person to hunt game birds and mammals on each Sunday of the game bird and game mammal seasons and extends the safety zone for archery hunters to 50 yards from a building occupied by a human in Wicomico County.
Senate Bill 10 requires the Department of Natural Resources to make available in a digital or electronic format all licenses, stamps, permits, registrations, and certificates issued by the Department and accept the format as proof of a valid license, stamp, permit, registration, or certificate.
Anti-Sportsmen Bill:
Senate Bill 1 prohibits sportsmen from wearing, carrying, or transporting a firearm onto the real property of another unless the other has given certain permission to the person or the public generally; and prohibits sportsmen from wearing, carrying, or transporting a firearm within 100 feet of a place of public accommodation.
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