Here are the actual laws for anyone who might be interested, Mike

I can also be contacted through work email at 


(k) Hunt. --

   (1) "Hunt" means to pursue, capture, catch, kill, gig, trap, shoot, or
attempt to pursue, capture, catch, kill, gig, trap, or shoot, or in any
manner reduce any bird or mammal to personal possession.

   (2) "Hunt" excludes the sport of fox chasing.



10-401. Hunting, possessing, and selling certain wild birds 


   (a) Hunting and possessing. -- Except for unprotected birds and game
birds hunted during open season, a person may not hunt, destroy, or possess
in any manner any wild bird within the State whether killed in the State or
in any other state, territory, or country.

(b) Exceptions. -- Unless prohibited by federal law, this section does not
prohibit a landowner or his agent from shooting hawks or owls when
considered necessary to protect poultry or game birds or mammals on the
landowner's property from destruction. In addition, this section does not
prohibit the Department from controlling birds or mammals which have become
obnoxious in nature or habit or are damaging wildlife on any lands in the
State.

(c) Selling. --

   (1) Except for the sale of captive breed birds of prey as permitted under
federal and State propagation or federal and State falconry regulations, a
person may not sell, offer for sale, offer to purchase, barter, or exchange
the plumage, skin, or body of any nongame bird, whether caught within the
State or in another state, territory, or country.

   (2) Except as otherwise provided, a person may not possess any game bird
for sale whether caught within the State or in another state, territory, or
coun



§ 10-902. Permits and licenses 


   (a) Required. -- Any person desiring to possess, import, export, breed,
raise, protect, rehabilitate, hunt, kill, trap, capture, purchase, or sell
any wildlife, native to Maryland, shall first obtain a permit or license
from the Department.

(b) Regulations; types and classes; exemptions; sanitary regulations;
records. -- The Secretary shall establish by regulation:

   (1) The types and classes of permits and licenses which shall be issued;

   (2) The species of wildlife exempt from the permit and license
requirement;

   (3) Sanitary housing or any other conditions which are necessary for the
humane, safe, and healthy possession of wildlife;

   (4) Conditions under which captive wildlife may be hunted or released to
the wild; and

   (5) Record keeping requirements.

(c) Fees. -- The Secretary shall charge a reasonable fee for each permit or
license.

-----Original Message-----
From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of George M. Jett
Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2011 8:51 PM
To: 
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Harassment of Black-headed Gull at Hunt Valley Mall

Kurt

You could just drive over the ass wholes.  Would not bother me.  Gulls are 
more useful.

George

www.georgejett.net
-----Original Message----- 
From: Kurt Schwarz
Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2011 7:13 PM
To: 
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Harassment of Black-headed Gull at Hunt Valley Mall

I cannot find anything in the State laws but Natural Resources Police have
a toll-free hotline is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week at
1-800-628-9944.  They might be able to suggest whom to contact.

I have confirmed that Black-headed Gull is protected under the Migratory
Bird Treaty Act, which stipulates

Unless permitted by regulations, the Act provides that it is unlawful to
pursue, hunt, take, capture or kill; attempt to take, capture or kill;
possess, offer to or sell, barter, purchase, deliver or cause to be
shipped, exported, imported, transported, carried or received any
migratory bird, part, nest, egg or product, manufactured or not.

I'll have my camera ready tomorrow for any miscreants


Kurt Schwarz
HowCo
Goawaybird at verizon dot net

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