Md. Code, Natural Resources § 10-420.1
This is the official text of Md. Code, Natural Resources § 10-420.1, part of Maryland’s Code, Natural Resources — governs parks, wildlife, and natural resource management.
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§10–420.
Official statutory text
§10–420.1.
Notwithstanding any hunting law or regulation to the contrary, a person may hunt deer with a handgun having a barrel length of 6 inches or longer and ammunition which produces a muzzle energy of 700 foot pounds or more during the firearms hunting season only in hunting areas where a high-powered rifle is allowed as provided in § 10-415 of this subtitle.
Notwithstanding any hunting law or regulation to the contrary, a person may hunt deer with a handgun having a barrel length of 6 inches or longer and ammunition which produces a muzzle energy of 700 foot pounds or more during the firearms hunting season only in hunting areas where a high-powered rifle is allowed as provided in § 10-415 of this subtitle.
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