Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB1063: Natural Resources - Hunting - Management
Status: Signed into law, May 12, 2026
Providing that the Department of Natural Resources may authorize the reduction of the deer population on certain property with deer damage using certain methods; altering the time restrictions for Sunday deer hunting in certain counties during deer firearms season; repealing certain time restrictions that apply to the hunting of game birds and mammals on certain Sundays on private property in Wicomico County; authorizing the Department to allow a person to hunt deer on each Sunday of the deer bow hunting season in Baltimore City; etc.
What the bill says
An act concerning Natural Resources - Hunting - Management FOR the purpose of providing that the Department of Natural Resources may authorize the reduction of the deer population on certain property with deer damage using certain methods; altering the time restrictions for Sunday deer hunting in certain counties during deer firearms season; repealing certain time restrictions that apply to the hunting of game birds and mammals on certain Sundays on private property in Wicomico County…
From the enrolled text, May 18, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Natural Resources - Hunting - Management FOR the purpose of providing that the Department of Natural Resources may authorize the reduction of the deer population on certain property with deer damage using certain methods; altering the time restrictions for Sunday deer hunting in certain counties during deer firearms season; repealing certain time restrictions that apply to the hunting of game birds and mammals on certain Sundays on private property in Wicomico County; authorizing the Department to allow a person to hunt deer on each Sunday of the deer bow hunting season in Baltimore City; repealing the prohibition against hunting migratory game birds on Sundays and authorizing the Department to allow Sunday hunting for migratory game birds, subject to a certain requirement; repealing certain provisions of law governing Sunday hunting on a county-by-county basis and authorizing the Department to adopt regulations allowing Sunday hunting during game bird and game mammal seasons, subject to a certain standard; and generally relating to hunting management. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Natural Resources Section 10-206 and 10-410(a), 10-410(a), and 10-906(b)(3)(i) Annotated Code of Maryland (2023 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Natural Resources Section 10-410(a) and 10-906(b)(3)(i) Annotated Code of Maryland (2023 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) (As enacted by Section 1 …