Md. Code Regs. 08.03.09.09 - Retriever Training
A. For the purposes
of retriever training, a person may possess and release captive raised quail, chukar
partridge, pheasant, and mallard ducks after obtaining a retriever training permit.
Persons accompanying or assisting the permittee are not required to possess a
retriever training permit. If the birds are held for more than 72 hours, a game
husbandry permit is also required. The permittee or anyone assisting in the training
by shooting a firearm loaded with shotshell ammunition shall possess a valid hunting
license or hunter safety certificate while training.
B. Birds released during retriever training shall
be marked in such a way as to identify them as captive-raised birds. The markers
shall remain attached to the birds until the birds are disposed of. For mallard
ducks that have been physically marked by removal of the hind toe from the right
foot before they are 4 weeks old, no other form of marking is required.
C. Persons releasing captive raised mallard ducks
under the authority of a permit under this regulation shall make a reasonable effort
to immediately kill or retrieve each released duck.
Notes
Regulation .09 amended effective August 11, 2008 (35:16 Md. R. 1390)
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