{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-natural-resources-10-603","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Natural Resources § 10–603","heading":"","body":"(a) Except while lawfully hunting under the requirements of this subtitle, a person in a boat may not purposely or unnecessarily disturb wild waterfowl.\n(b) A person may not hunt wild waterfowl while using a floating device towed by a power boat or a sailboat.\n(c) A person may not hunt wild waterfowl from a boat, sinkbox, or device that allows the hunter to be completely concealed beneath the water.\n(d) (1) A person may not hunt wild waterfowl from a boat that is propelled by a motor or under sail.\n(2) A person may shoot and immediately retrieve lawfully wounded or killed wild waterfowl while in a boat if all forward progress of the boat has ceased and the motor has been shut off.\n(3) Crippled birds may be shot from a boat under power in the area open for the special sea duck season.","path":["Article - Natural Resources"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gnr\u0026section=10-603","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:00:08Z","sha256":"bb9c849fe4066d2dad9a75a1440241161c5ee847386351357db7b0692fe33c5e","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-natural-resources-10-602","next":"us-md/md.-code-natural-resources-10-604"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}