Md. Code, Natural Resources § 10-603
Md. Code, Natural Resources § 10-603
in effect(a) Except while lawfully hunting under the requirements of this subtitle, a person in a boat may not purposely or unnecessarily disturb wild waterfowl.
(b) A person may not hunt wild waterfowl while using a floating device towed by a power boat or a sailboat.
(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.
(d) (1) A person may not hunt wild waterfowl from a boat that is propelled by a motor or under sail.
(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.
(3) Crippled birds may be shot from a boat under power in the area open for the special sea duck season.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gnr§ion=10-603&enactments=falseFetched: 10/17/2026