1. A. Annual Reports.

   1. (1) The permittee shall make an annual report of operations by April 30 of each permit year on forms provided by the Service with the regulated shooting area permit.

   2. (2) The report shall include:

      1. (a) The number and species of captive-raised birds that have been released, killed, or recaptured on the regulated shooting area each day;
      2. (b) The number and species of all wild waterfowl that have been killed on the regulated shooting area excluding any of the captive-raised birds listed in §A(2)(a) of this regulation;
      3. (c) An estimate of how many captive-raised birds by species were released and not captured; and
      4. (d) Any outbreaks of avian influenza or other diseases in the captive-raised birds raised, released, or captured on the regulated shooting ground.
   3. (3) The Department may not issue a new permit for a regulated shooting area to an existing permit holder unless the report required under this section has been filed.

2. B. Records of Birds Purchased.

   1. (1) The permittee shall maintain records of:

      1. (a) The number and species of captive-raised birds purchased;
      2. (b) The date on which they were purchased; and
      3. (c) The name and address from whom they were purchased.
   2. (2) These records shall be retained for 12 months from the date of the transaction.

Authority: Natural Resource Article, §§10-205, 10-206, 10-301, 10-404—10-409, 10-415, 10-418, 10-601.1, 10-902, 10-903, and 10-906, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: October 14, 2002 (29:20 Md. R. 1597)

Regulation .02D amended effective August 13, 2007 (34:16 Md. R. 1431)

Regulation .04 amended effective August 13, 2007 (34:16 Md. R. 1431)

Regulation .04A amended effective August 24, 2020 (47:17 Md. R. 796)

Regulation .05A amended as an emergency provision effective April 1, 2010 (37:9 Md. R. 672); emergency status expired effective April 30, 2010

Regulation .05A amended effective August 23, 2010 (37:17 Md. R. 1184)

Regulation .05D amended effective August 13, 2007 (34:16 Md. R. 1431)

Regulation .05E amended effective August 11, 2008 (35:16 Md. R. 1390)

Regulation .05G, H amended effective August 24, 2020 (47:17 Md. R. 796)

Regulation .06E amended and G adopted effective August 13, 2007 (34:16 Md. R. 1431)