Natural Resources - Canada Geese - Bag Limits
Sponsor: Jack Bailey (District 29)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Hunting and FishingStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 554 (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring, during the migratory Canada goose (Atlantic population) hunting season, the bag limit for all Canada geese in certain areas of the State, including geese found in the Atlantic Flyway Resident Population Hunt Zone and the Atlantic Population Hunt Zone, to conform to the bag limit for Atlantic population Canada geese adopted annually by the Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 7FavorableUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 3Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Hough, Tylerlobbyist | Maryland Farm Bureau | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | miles, williamlobbyist | self employed | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bailey, Jack | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bailey, Jack | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Bailey, Senator Baileylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Bailey, Senator Baileylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Thompson, Jared | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Copsey, Raymond | Farm | Oral |
| INFO | Wilson, Emily | Department of Natural Resources | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Behler, Dylan | Maryland Department of Natural Resources | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Harris, Mrs. | Individual | Position only |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVmiles, williamself employedRegistered for: Association of Forest Industries, Inc.; Herschell Claggett, Jr.; Hunters of Maryland; Goose Chase Farm, LLC…