Md. Code Regs. 08.03.10.09 - Special Permit - Disabled Persons
A. A person who possesses a valid hunting license and who has a disability which impairs his mobility may receive a permit from the Department to hunt from a vehicle. However, the person may not shoot or have a loaded weapon in the vehicle while the vehicle is on a public roadway or the shoulder of a public roadway.
B. To be issued a Universal Disability Pass a person shall:
(1) Submit a completed Department application to the DNR Licensing and Registration Service's office in Annapolis; and
(2) Obtain a physician's signature on the application which certifies that the applicant is mobility impaired.
C. Each permittee shall:
(1) Have the permit on his person while hunting;
(2) Keep the vehicle at a complete stop with the motor turned off while shooting, aiming, or firing the weapon; and
(3) Have all weapons unloaded, including no ammunition in the magazine, while the vehicle is in motion.
D. A permittee may have other permittees and a companion in the permittee's vehicle while hunting. A hunter may serve as a companion but may not hunt from the vehicle.
E. In addition to any other sanction provided by law, the Department may suspend or revoke the permit if the permittee violates any provision of this regulation.
Notes
Regulation .09 amended effective June 30, 1986 (13:13 Md. R. 1488)
Regulation .09A amended effective May 18, 1987 (14:10 Md. R. 1169)
Regulations .09 under COMAR 08.03.01 recodified to COMAR 08.03.10, with amendments to Regulations .09 adoption effective June 26, 1989 (16:12 Md. R. 1333)
Regulation .09 amended as an emergency provision effective November 4, 1991 (18:23 Md. R. 2481); amended permanently effective March 2, 1992 (19:4 Md. R. 472); amended effective 43:5 Md. R. 384, eff.
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A. A person who possesses a valid hunting license and who has a disability which impairs his mobility may receive a permit from the Department to hunt from a vehicle. However, the person may not shoot or have a loaded weapon in the vehicle while the vehicle is on a public roadway or the shoulder of a public roadway.
B. To be issued a Universal Disability Pass a person shall:
(1) Submit a completed Department application to the DNR Licensing and Registration Service's office in Annapolis; and
(2) Obtain a physician's signature on the application which certifies that the applicant is mobility impaired.
C. Each permittee shall:
(1) Have the permit on his person while hunting;
(2) Keep the vehicle at a complete stop with the motor turned off while shooting, aiming, or firing the weapon; and
(3) Have all weapons unloaded, including no ammunition in the magazine, while the vehicle is in motion.
D. A permittee may have other permittees and a companion in the permittee's vehicle while hunting. A hunter may serve as a companion but may not hunt from the vehicle.
E. In addition to any other sanction provided by law, the Department may suspend or revoke the permit if the permittee violates any provision of this regulation.
Notes
Regulation .09 amended effective June 30, 1986 (13:13 Md. R. 1488)
Regulation .09A amended effective May 18, 1987 (14:10 Md. R. 1169)
Regulations .09 under COMAR 08.03.01 recodified to COMAR 08.03.10, with amendments to Regulations .09 adoption effective June 26, 1989 (16:12 Md. R. 1333)
Regulation .09 amended as an emergency provision effective November 4, 1991 (18:23 Md. R. 2481); amended permanently effective March 2, 1992 (19:4 Md. R. 472); amended effective 43:5 Md. R. 384, eff.