(a) Any person desiring to possess, import, export, breed, raise, protect, rehabilitate, hunt, kill, trap, capture, purchase, or sell any wildlife native to Maryland, shall first obtain a permit or license from the Department. (b) The Secretary shall establish by regulation: (1) The types and classes of permits and licenses which shall be issued; (2) The species of wildlife exempt from the permit and license requirement; (3) Sanitary housing or any other conditions which are necessary for the humane, safe, and healthy possession of wildlife; (4) Conditions under which captive wildlife may be hunted or released to the wild; and (5) Record keeping requirements. (c) The Secretary shall charge a reasonable fee for each permit or license.
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