Md. Code, Natural Resources § 10-505
This is the official text of Md. Code, Natural Resources § 10-505, part of Maryland’s Code, Natural Resources — governs parks, wildlife, and natural resource management.
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§10–505.
Official statutory text
(a) A person may not possess, buy, sell, transport, or ship out of the State or offer to buy, sell, transport, or ship out of the State any fur or pelt of any wild quadruped, or any part of them, which has been unlawfully hunted, trapped, possessed, or transported.
(b) The possession of a green pelt or part of the pelt by any person during closed season shall be prima facie evidence that the pelt or part of the pelt was taken and possessed illegally.
(c) In addition to any other penalty provided by the provisions of this title, any person convicted of violating this section may have the person’s fur dealer’s or taxidermist and fur tanner’s license revoked for a period not exceeding 5 years.
(b) The possession of a green pelt or part of the pelt by any person during closed season shall be prima facie evidence that the pelt or part of the pelt was taken and possessed illegally.
(c) In addition to any other penalty provided by the provisions of this title, any person convicted of violating this section may have the person’s fur dealer’s or taxidermist and fur tanner’s license revoked for a period not exceeding 5 years.
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