Code of Maryland Regulations (Last Updated: April 6, 2021) |
Title 08. Department of Natural Resources |
Subtitle 03. WILDLIFE |
Chapter 08.03.11. Reptile and Amphibian Possession and Permits |
Sec. 08.03.11.09. Unlawful Methods for Taking from the Wild
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A. A person may not take any reptile or amphibian regulated by this chapter by:
(1) Lethal methods;
(2) The use of a hook and line, trot line, bow and arrow, spear, gig or gig iron, or any other device capable of piercing any part of the reptile or amphibian;
(3) Use of traps, pit falls, snares, seines, or nets other than dip nets; or
(4) Use of chemicals, including gasoline.
B. A person may not destroy or alter dens, burrows, basking sites, nests, hibernating sites, or other places of refuge of reptiles or amphibians.