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Terms Used In Maryland Code, NATURAL RESOURCES 4-607

  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
  • veteran: includes , if the individual is eligible under 38 U. See
(a) (1) The Department may issue annually a complimentary angler’s license to the President of the United States, the governor of any state, and any official of the game and fish department of any other state.

(2) The Department may issue a lifetime complimentary angler’s license to any Maryland resident who certifies that the resident is a former prisoner of war or 100% service connected disabled American veteran.

(3) The Department may issue a lifetime complimentary angler’s license to an out-of-state person who certifies that the person is a former prisoner of war or a 100% service connected disabled American veteran if the person’s state of residence extends similar privileges to former prisoners of war or 100% service connected disabled American veterans of this State.

(b) Not more than 20 complimentary angler’s licenses for each state other than Maryland shall be outstanding at any time.

(c) A complimentary angler’s license is not transferable and shall be issued without a fee.

(d) For the purposes of this section, “former prisoner of war” means a person who, while serving in the active military, naval, or air service of the United States, was forcibly detained or interned in the line of duty by an enemy government or its agents, or a hostile force, during a period of armed conflict.