§ 4252. Activities permitted under licenses
(a) Subject to provisions of this part and rules of the Board:
(1) A fishing license shall entitle the holder to take fish.
(2) A hunting license shall entitle the holder to take wild animals, other than fish,
except by trapping and for those species that require a separate big game license,
and to shoot and spear pickerel.
(3) A trapping license shall entitle the holder to take animals other than fish with the
use of traps.
(4) A combination fishing and hunting license shall entitle the holder to take fish and
wild animals, except by trapping and for those species that require a separate big
game license, and to shoot and spear pickerel.
(5) An archery license shall entitle the holder to take wild deer by bow and arrow or
crossbow.
(6) A muzzle loader license shall entitle the holder to take deer with a muzzle loading
firearm.
(7) A turkey license shall entitle the holder to take wild turkey.
(8) A small game license shall entitle the holder to take small game by any lawful means
other than a trap.
(9) [Repealed.]
(10) [Repealed.]
(11) A moose license shall entitle the holder who has been issued a moose permit under
the authority of the Fish and Wildlife Board under subsection 4081(b) and sections
4082 and 4084 of this title to take moose.
(12) A super sport license shall entitle the holder to take fish, shoot pickerel, take
wild animals pursuant to chapter 113 of this title, take wild animals as allowed under
a combination hunting and fishing license and the following big game licenses: archery,
muzzle loader, and turkey. The Commissioner may establish procedures to encourage
purchasers of a super sport license to make a stewardship donation of $10.00 to the
Fish and Wildlife Fund for the purpose of habitat improvement.
(13) A mentored hunting license shall entitle the holder to the same privileges as permitted
by the fully licensed accompanying hunter’s hunting license under subdivision (2)
of this section.
(14) A free youth turkey hunting weekend license for persons aged 15 or under on youth
turkey hunting weekend shall entitle the holder to take wild turkey.
(15) A free youth deer weekend license for persons aged 15 or under on youth deer hunting
weekend shall entitle the holder to take deer.
(16) A youth hunting license for persons aged 17 and under on the date of the license purchase
shall entitle the holder to take wild animals, other than fish, except by trapping
and for those animals that require a separate big game license, and to shoot and spear
pickerel.
(17) A youth fishing license, eligible for persons aged 15 to 17 on the date of the license
purchase, shall entitle the holder to take fish.
(18) A youth combination fishing and hunting license, eligible for persons aged 15 to 17
on the date of the license purchase, shall entitle the holder to take fish and wild
animals, except by trapping and for those animals that require a separate big game
license, and to shoot and spear pickerel.
(b) In addition to the activities authorized under subsection (a) of this section and
the rules authorized thereunder, the holder of an archery license or a super sport
license may possess a handgun while archery hunting, provided that the license holder
shall not take game by firearm while archery hunting. As used in this section, “handgun”
means a pistol or revolver which will expel a projectile by the action of an explosive. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1989, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1991, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 27, 1992; 1997, No. 99 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1999, No. 30, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; 2003, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 12; 2005, No. 72, § 11; 2009, No. 120 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. January 1, 2011; 2011, No. 128 (Adj. Sess.), § 27; 2013, No. 78, § 6; 2015, No. 97 (Adj. Sess.), § 25; 2019, No. 50, § 10.)