§ 10-408.1. Certain traps near residences

   (a) Traps prohibited within 150 yards. -- A person, while trapping or attempting to trap animals, may not place, set, maintain, or operate any snares, body-gripping, or leghold traps within 150 yards of a permanent human residence.

(b) Land to which section not applicable. -- This section does not apply to:

   (1) State and federal wetlands;

   (2) Private wetlands as designated by the Department;

   (3) Land which qualifies for agricultural assessments, as provided under § 8-209 of the Tax - Property Article, and timberland and lands used for reforestation;

   (4) Except in Howard and Harford counties, owners and lessees of any privately owned land; and

   (5) Owners and lessees of any privately owned land in Howard and Harford counties as long as a trap described in subsection (a) of this section is not within 150 yards of the permanent residence of another person.

(c) Traps submerged in water. -- This section does not apply to the use of body-gripping traps with a jaw spread of less than 6 inches that are placed, maintained, and operated completely submerged in water.

(d) Rat and mouse traps. -- This section does not apply to the use of snap-type traps used to catch rats and mice.

HISTORY: 1978, ch. 613; 1980, ch. 656; ch. 712, § 2; 1985, ch. 480, § 1; 1990, ch. 6, § 2.