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64 [108 Op. Att’y ENVIRONMENT NOISE REGULATION – AGRICULTURE – WHETHER “DEER CANNONS” ARE EXEMPT FROM MARYLAND’S STATEWIDE NOISE REGULATION UNDER THE EXEMPTION FOR “AGRICULTURAL FIELD MACHINERY” May 17, 2023 The Honorable Earl F. Hance, President Board of County Commissioners of Calvert County The Board of County Commissioners for Calvert County has asked for our opinion on whether a farmer’s use of a “deer cannon”—a propane-powered device that creates an explosive sound to frighten deer and other wildlife away from crops—is exempt from Maryland’s statewide noise regulation under an exemption…