Maryland Natural Resources Section 10-603

      (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.