§ 10-428

Maryland § 10-428

• Jurisdiction: Maryland
• Article gnr: Natural Resources
• Title: 10

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(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section and notwithstanding the time restrictions under § 10–410(a) and (b) of this subtitle, a person who is authorized by the Department to hunt deer and who wounds a deer during legal hunting hours may pursue and kill the deer after legal hunting hours.

(b) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person who pursues a wounded deer in accordance with subsection (a) of this section shall use only the means authorized for the applicable hunting season or permit to kill the deer.

(2) Notwithstanding the restrictions under §§ 10–410(e) and 10–416(c) of this subtitle, a person who pursues a wounded deer in accordance with subsection (a) of this section may use a light or throw or cast the rays of a spotlight, a headlight, an artificial light, a battery, or any other device while pursuing the wounded deer.

(c) The Department shall adopt regulations to implement this section.