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HB0716 • 2026

Land Surveyors and Property Line Surveyors - Private Property Access - Prohibition

Land Surveyors and Property Line Surveyors - Private Property Access - Prohibition

Firearms
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Delegates Pippy , Bouchat , Ciliberti , Mangione , Miller , Rose , and Tomlinson
Last action
2026-02-03
Official status
In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Effective date
2026-10-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Land Surveyors and Property Line Surveyors - Private Property Access - Prohibition

Prohibiting a land surveyor or a property line surveyor from conducting a survey on private property during deer firearms hunting season without written permission from the property owner.

What This Bill Does

  • Prohibiting a land surveyor or a property line surveyor from conducting a survey on private property during deer firearms hunting season without written permission from the property owner.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-03 House

    Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.

  2. 2026-02-02 House

    First Reading Economic Matters

  3. Maryland General Assembly

    Text - First - Land Surveyors and Property Line Surveyors - Private Property Access - Prohibition

Official Summary Text

Prohibiting a land surveyor or a property line surveyor from conducting a survey on private property during deer firearms hunting season without written permission from the property owner.

Current Bill Text

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EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
*hb0716*

HOUSE BILL 716
C3, C2 6lr2974
CF 6lr3304
By: Delegates Pippy, Bouchat, Ciliberti, Mangione, Miller, Rose, and Tomlinson
Introduced and read first time: February 2, 2026
Assigned to: Economic Matters

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Land Surveyors and Property Line Surveyors – Private Property Access – 2
Prohibition 3

FOR the purpose of prohibiting a land surveyor or a property line surveyor from conducting 4
a survey on private property during deer firearms hunting season except in certain 5
circumstances; and generally relating to land surveyors and property line surveyors. 6

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 7
Article – Business Occupations and Professions 8
Section 15–101(a), (e), and (n) 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 11

BY adding to 12
Article – Business Occupations and Professions 13
Section 15–610 14
Annotated Code of Maryland 15
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 16

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 17
Article – Business Occupations and Professions 18
Section 15–610 19
Annotated Code of Maryland 20
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 21

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY T HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 22
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 23

Article – Business Occupations and Professions 24

15–101. 25
2 HOUSE BILL 716

(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 1

(e) “Land surveyor” means an individual who practices land surveying. 2

(n) “Property line surveyor” means an individual who practices property line 3
surveying. 4

15–610. 5

DURING DEER FIREARMS HUNTING SEASON UNDER § 10–410 OF THE 6
NATURAL RESOURCES ARTICLE, A LAND SURVEYOR OR A PROPERTY LINE 7
SURVEYOR MAY NOT CONDUCT A SURVEY ON PRIVATE PR OPERTY WITHOUT THE 8
WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE PROPERTY OWNER. 9

[15–610.] 15–611. 10

(a) A person who violates any provision of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor 11
and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 12
months or both. 13

(b) (1) The Board may impose on a person who violates any provision of this 14
title a penalty not exceeding $5,000 for each violation. 15

(2) In setting the amount of the penalty, the Board shall consider: 16

(i) the seriousness of the violation; 17

(ii) the harm caused by the violation; 18

(iii) the good faith of the violator; 19

(iv) any history of previous violations by the violator; and 20

(v) any other relevant factors. 21

(3) The Board shall pa y any penalty collected under this subsection into 22
the General Fund of the State. 23

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 24
October 1, 2026. 25