1. A. Report of Disease Outbreaks. The permittee shall report unusual death or sickness of captive-raised birds immediately to the nearest Maryland Department of Agriculture animal health laboratory, and transport dead and sick captive-raised birds to the nearest Maryland Department of Agriculture animal health laboratory for diagnostic examination.

2. B. Inspection. The permittee shall allow the Department or the Department's representative to enter the regulated shooting area at all reasonable hours to inspect:

   1. (1) Records required to be maintained under this chapter;
   2. (2) All hatcheries, equipment, and facilities used for rearing and holding captive-raised birds; and
   3. (3) The grounds and water of the regulated shooting area.

3. C. Testing.

   1. (1) The permittee shall allow the Department or the Department's representative to enter the regulated shooting area at all reasonable hours to:

      1. (a) Collect environmental samples from all hatching, rearing, and holding facilities;
      2. (b) Culture or biochemical test these samples for the presence of avian diseases; and
      3. (c) Test a sample of captive-raised birds from the permittee's flock.
   2. (2) The permittee shall provide the Department captive-raised birds for testing at no cost to the Department, as the Department considers necessary.

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)