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- § 1-101 - Department established; Secretary of Natural Resources; counsel; legislative intent
- § 1-102 - Units, etc., within Department
- § 1-103 - Plans, proposals, and projects; budgets; federal funds and assistance
- § 1-104 - Responsibilities and duties of Secretary
- § 1-105 - Advisory board
- § 1-106 - Definitions
- § 1-107 - Appointment of law enforcement officer to rank of Major or Lieutenant Colonel
- § 1-108 - Reports
- § 1-109 - Land acquisition and transfer.
- § 1-201 - Legislative findings.
- § 1-202 - Responsibilities of Secretary generally
- § 1-203 - Appointment of officers; badges; commissions
- § 1-204 - Powers and duties generally; overtime work
- § 1-205 - Citations; written promise to appear; failure to appear
- § 1-206 - Obedience to orders of officers
- § 1-207 - Impersonating an officer
- § 1-208 - Assistance from other officials
- § 1-209 - Penalties
- § 1-210 - Pursuit of offenders across Maryland-Virginia water boundary
- § 1-2A-01 - Abandoned, lost, or seized personal property
- § 1-301 - Definitions
- § 1-302 - Declaration of policy
- § 1-303 - Responsibilities and duties of State agencies
- § 1-304 - Environmental effects reports
- § 1-305 - Short title
- § 1-401 - Compliance with Workers' Compensation Act
- § 1-402 - Renewal of license or permit; verification of payment of taxes and unemployment insurance contributions.
- § 1-403 - Electronic system for sale and issuance of licenses, permits and registrations
- § 1-404 - County authority to deny applications for local land use on protected lands
- § 1-501 - Definitions
- § 1-502 - Declaration of legislative policy and intent
- § 1-503 - Actions for declaratory and equitable relief
- § 1-504 - Limitations on right of action; defenses
- § 1-505 - Venue, pleadings, and procedure
- § 1-506 - Stay of proceedings
- § 1-507 - Procedures
- § 1-508 - Existing rights and remedies reserved
- § 1-601 - Policy of State
- § 1-602 - Responsibility for administration of program
- § 1-603 - Regulations
- § 1-604 - Penalties for violations
- § 1-605 - Powers and duties of Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene not affected or limited
- § 1-701 - Definitions
- § 1-702 - State Chesapeake Bay and Endangered Species Fund
- § 1-703 - Distributions
- § 1-704 - Grants to nonprofit organizations, community associations, etc.
- § 1-705 - Promotion of conservation, propagation, and habitat protection of nongame, threatened or endangered species
- § 1-706 - Annual report to General Assembly
- § 1-801 - Prepayable fines
- § 2-101 - Enumeration
- § 2-201 - Maryland Geological Survey -- Established; appointment of Director
- § 2-202 - Functions
- § 2-203 - Duties of Director of Geological Survey
- § 2-204 - Commission of the Maryland Geological Survey
- § 2-301 - Legislative intent
- § 2-302 to 2-306 - Division of Archaeology -- established; State Archaeologist; appointment of other employees; duties; Advisory Committee on Archaeology; permit required for archaeological excavation; powers of State Highway Administration not supplanted; issuance of permits; rules and regulations to conduct excavations; purpose of excavations.
- § 2-307, 2-308 - Rules and regulations to preserve sites, objects, and materials; survey may accept gifts and expend or invest same.
- § 2-309 - Ownership and deposit of archaeological objects and materials
- § 2-310 - Penalty for violation of subtitle
- § 2-401 - Joint ownership of monuments
- § 2-402 - Duty and authority of Survey
- § 2-403 - Survey's right of entry on land
- § 2-404 - Destruction or possession of monument prohibited
- § 2-405 - Enforcement of subtitle
- § 2-406 - Exception to subtitle
- § 2-407 - Penalty for violation of subtitle
- § 3-101 - Definitions
- § 3-102 - Legislative intent; purpose; construction
- § 3-103 - Established; organization
- § 3-104 - Powers generally; corporate existence
- § 3-105 - Responsibilities and activities; limitation upon powers
- § 3-106 - Creation and continuation of wastewater purification and solid waste disposal service regions and districts; five-year plans
- § 3-107 - Mandatory agreement to provide requested services [Effective until October 1, 2013].
- § 3-108 - Charges for water supply, wastewater purification and solid waste disposal projects or services; costs of projects generally; procedure upon failure to pay costs
- § 3-109 - Projects to be provided upon direction of Secretary of the Environment
- § 3-110 - Pollution abatement projects to be provided upon directive of Secretary of the Environment; costs and operation of projects
- § 3-111 - Duplicating or using projects similar to Service provided projects
- § 3-112 - Authority to issue revenue bonds and determine matters relating thereto
- § 3-113 - Provisions applicable to all bonds
- § 3-114 - Source of payment of bonds
- § 3-115 - Issuance of refunding bonds and renewal notes; payment to holders of bonds and notes
- § 3-116 - Interim receipts, temporary bonds, anticipation notes, and industrial development bonds
- § 3-117 - Trust agreements; disposition of proceeds
- § 3-118 - Revenues -- In general
- § 3-119 - Revenues -- Trust funds
- § 3-120 - Remedies of bondholders and trustees
- § 3-121 - Bonds and notes are legal investments
- § 3-122 - Bonds or notes not to be deemed State or local debt; fees or charges to pay project costs; contracts with counties or municipal corporations [Effective until October 1, 2013].
- § 3-123 - Service exempt from taxation; bonds and notes of Service exempt from taxation
- § 3-124 - Service not required to give bond or suffer liens; assignment of wages not binding on Service
- § 3-125 - Liens created in favor of Service or municipality
- § 3-126 - Financial affairs generally
- § 3-127 - Rules and regulations generally
- § 3-128 - Arbitration; scope of authority of Public Service Commission
- § 3-129 - Violations and penalties
- § 3-130 - Short title
- § 3-201 - Established; purpose; perpetual existence
- § 3-202 - Trustees -- Composition; selection; terms; vacancies; compensation; ex officio trustees
- § 3-203 - Powers and duties of trustees generally
- § 3-204 - Chairman and other officers; meetings; quorum; advisory council
- § 3-205 - Director and other employees
- § 3-206 - Legal counsel
- § 3-207 - Transfer of money or property to Trust; grants from federal government or political subdivisions of State
- § 3-208 - Selling, conveying, assigning, and leasing property; contracts
- § 3-209 - Subcommittees appointed by political subdivisions of State
- § 3-210 - Functions and activities of Governor's Committee to Keep Maryland Beautiful transferred to Trust
- § 3-211 - Construction of subtitle
- § 3-2A-01 - Definitions
- § 3-2A-02 - Establishment; uses; reimbursement; administration
- § 3-2A-03 - Funding
- § 3-2A-04 - Investments
- § 3-2A-05 - Grants -- Authority; conditions
- § 3-2A-06 - Applications for grants
- § 3-2A-07 - Considerations and prerequisites for grants
- § 3-2A-08 - Property of land trust
- § 3-2A-09 - Grants -- Terms and conditions; documents
- § 3-2A-10 - Grants -- Approval; modification of terms
- § 3-2A-11 - Remedies for violation of grant documents or subtitle
- § 3-2A-12 - False statements or reports; penalties for violation of subtitle
- § 3-2A-13 - Regulations
- § 3-2A-14 - Annual reports
- § 3-301 - Definitions
- § 3-302 - Environmental Trust Fund
- § 3-303 - Power plant environmental research program
- § 3-304 - Long-range power plant site evaluation of needs, proposed sites, and environmental impact
- § 3-305 - Power plant site acquisition and generator lead route designation
- § 3-306 - Review of and recommendation concerning applications for certificate of public convenience and necessity associated with power plant construction
- § 3-307 - Judicial review
- § 3-3A-01 - Definitions
- § 3-3A-02 - Responsibilities of Director of Power Plant Siting and Research Program; evaluations; consultation with interested parties
- § 3-3A-03 - Research and monitoring program
- § 3-3A-04 - Reports
- § 3-401 - Designation of purpose of Center
- § 3-402 - Supervision, direction and control of Center; academic rank and faculty status of director and staff
- § 3-403 - Functions and duties of Center; research and educational program; collection of research samples [Effective until July 1, 2013]
- § 3-501 - Interstate Environment Compact
- § 3-601 - Purpose
- § 3-602 - Definitions
- § 3-603 - Restriction on State applicants
- § 3-604 - Duties of Secretary of Natural Resources
- § 3-605 - State's decision on application site
- § 3-701 to 3-713 - Hazardous waste facility siting program.
- § 3-801 - Resource Reduction and Material Recycling and Litter Control Advisory Board
- § 3-901 - Citation of subtitle
- § 3-902 - Purpose of subtitle
- § 3-903 - Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority
- § 3-904 - Definitions
- § 3-905 - Powers of Authority
- § 3-906 - Source of payment of expenses
- § 3-907 - Authority to issue bonds
- § 3-908 - Execution of bonds; negotiable instruments; registration; replacement [Effective until October 1, 2013].
- § 3-909 - Refunding bonds
- § 3-910 - Temporary bonds; bond anticipation notes; revenue anticipation notes; revenue bonds
- § 3-911 - Trust agreement securing bonds
- § 3-912 - Rates, rentals, fees, and charges
- § 3-913 - Remedies of bondholders and trustees
- § 3-914 - Bonds made legal investments
- § 3-915 - Bonds not pledge of full faith and credit and taxing power; contracts between subdivision and Authority [Effective until October 1, 2013].
- § 3-916 - Exemption from taxation
- § 3-917 - Authority not required to give security for costs; liens; assignments of wages
- § 3-918 - Rules and regulations; payment by State or agencies for services
- § 3-919 - Zoning or planning authority of subdivision not affected; Authority not deemed public service company; contracts between subdivision and Maryland Environmental Service
- § 3-920 - Notice of intention to undertake project; adverse finding by subdivision
- § 3-921 - Award of contracts for purchases
- § 3-922 - Judicial review
- § 3-923 - Reports to Governor and participating counties; financial accounting; annual audit; State audit
- § 3-924 - Termination of existence of Authority
- § 3-925 - Severability
- § 3-926 - Deeds and releases upon payment of bonds
- § 3-927 - Subtitle supplemental and additional
- § 3-928 - Liberal construction
- § 3-929 - Nonparticipation rendering subtitle null and void.
- § 3-9A-01 - Contracts by certain charter counties for solid waste disposal facilities authorized
- § 4-101 - Definitions
- § 4-102 - Application of State local or general laws regulating size and sale of fish generally; finfish and shellfish caught in compliance with regulations of Potomac River Fisheries Commission
- § 4-201 - Fisheries Administration established.
- § 4-202 - Responsibility of Secretary -- In general
- § 4-203 - Transfer of jurisdiction of Department of Game and Inland Fish and Fish and Wildlife Administration to Department
- § 4-204 - Department advisory commissions
- § 4-205 - General powers, duties, and responsibilities of Department
- § 4-206 - Department's authority over packers and dealers in resources generally; revealing information in reports prohibited
- § 4-207 - Assent to Public Law 681, 81st Congress
- § 4-208 - State Fisheries Management and Protection Fund
- § 4-209 - Fisheries Research and Development Fund
- § 4-210 - Fishing guides
- § 4-211 - Taxidermist and fur-tanning license
- § 4-212 - Certificates permitting collection of fish, fish eggs, crustaceans, or mollusks for scientific purposes; regulations; effect of subtitle on authority of Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene.
- § 4-213 - Submerged aquatic vegetation -- Removal or eradication
- § 4-214 - Free fishing
- § 4-215 - Fishery management plans
- § 4-216 - Consolidated senior sport fishing licenses
- § 4-217 - Fishing licenses -- Disability exemption [Effective until July 1, 2013.]
- § 4-218 - Snapping turtles -- Rules and regulations.
- § 4-219 - Regulations
- § 4-220 - Recreational fishing license
- § 4-221 - Fishing gear
- § 4-2A-01 - Definitions
- § 4-2A-02 - Legislative findings; exceptions to prohibitions
- § 4-2A-03 - Investigation and conservation of fish resources generally; unlawful taking, possession, transportation, etc., of fish deemed in need of conservation
- § 4-2A-04 - Determination and listing of endangered and threatened species
- § 4-2A-05 - Review of listed or unlisted species; regulations promoting conservation of threatened species; prohibited acts enumerated; permits for prohibited acts
- § 4-2A-05.1 - Removal of moratoriums on taking, possession, sale, and transporting of striped bass or rockfish
- § 4-2A-06 - Conservation programs for threatened or endangered species; duties of Governor and other State departments and entities
- § 4-2A-07 - Violations and penalties; searches and seizures; arrests; forfeitures
- § 4-2A-08 - Construction of subtitle
- § 4-2A-08.1 - Catching hybrid striped bass in freshwater impoundments
- § 4-2A-09 - Citation of subtitle
- § 4-301 - Terms [Subject to contingent amendment; amended version follows this section]
- § 4-302 - Maryland membership
- § 4-303 - Powers granted Commission and commissioners; State policy to carry out Compact; powers are supplemental
- § 4-304 - Accounting and reporting by Commission; duty of Comptroller
- § 4-305 - State appropriations for expenses of Commission
- § 4-306 - Terms [Section subject to contingent amendment; amended version follows this section]
- § 4-307 - Powers of Potomac River Fisheries Commission
- § 4-401 - Acquisition of areas of water or land for State fish refuges; exception in Allegany and Garrett counties
- § 4-402 - Title and control of areas of water or land; expenditures for acquisition
- § 4-403 - Sale and exchange of areas of water or land
- § 4-404 - Use of areas of water or land; appointment of caretakers
- § 4-405 - State fish refuges
- § 4-406 - Leased areas of water or land
- § 4-407 - Rules and regulations for use, etc., of fish refuges
- § 4-408 - Department may erect and maintain hatcheries, etc., to propagate fish
- § 4-409 - Department may take game and freshwater fish for management purposes
- § 4-410 - Trespassing on fish refuges or lands controlled by Department
- § 4-411 - "Adopt a Rockfish" program
- § 4-501 - Obstructing passage of fish prohibited
- § 4-502 - Fish ladders for dams on waters of State
- § 4-503 - Dynamiting streams prohibited; exception; penalty
- § 4-504 - Threshing streams prohibited; exception in Kent and Queen Anne's counties
- § 4-505 - Removing fish, nets, or gear of another prohibited
- § 4-506 - Interference with fishing nets and stakes prohibited
- § 4-507 - Obstruction to fishery; interference with haul seine
- § 4-508 - Vessel intentionally passing through nets prohibited; penalty
- § 4-509 - Use of electronic and electrical devices prohibited; exception; penalty
- § 4-510 - Use of spearguns
- § 4-511 - Interference with State buoys, markers, or monuments prohibited
- § 4-512 - Fishing near blind during migratory waterfowl season prohibited
- § 4-513 - Maintenance of water quality and aquatic habitat below dam
- § 4-514 - Interference with commercial fishing equipment
- § 4-601 - "Angling" defined
- § 4-602 - Rules and regulations affecting fish in nontidal waters
- § 4-603 - Seasons to catch fish from nontidal waters [Effective until July 1, 2013.]
- § 4-604 - Angler's license -- In general
- § 4-605 - Angler's license -- Specific type license for residents of West Virginia, District of Columbia, or Virginia to fish in Potomac River
- § 4-606 - Reciprocal angler's license for residents of Virginia, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania
- § 4-607 - Complimentary license
- § 4-608 - Fees to be credited to State Fisheries Management and Protection Fund; accounting to State Treasurer
- § 4-609 - Lost license
- § 4-610 - Duty to possess and show license when angling
- § 4-611 - Sale of licenses by persons engaged in retail business
- § 4-612 - Inadvertent violation of § 4-610 of this subtitle
- § 4-613 - Confiscation of license
- § 4-614 - Trout stamps
- § 4-615 - Night fishing in streams stocked with trout
- § 4-616 - Sizes and creel limits
- § 4-617 - Restrictions on fishing in nontidal waters [Effective until July 1, 2013.]
- § 4-618 - Use of fishnets by nonresidents prohibited
- § 4-619 - Use of certain equipment -- Prohibited [Effective until July 1, 2013.]
- § 4-620 - Use of certain equipment -- Exceptions [Effective until July 1, 2013.]
- § 4-621 to 4-624 - Live bait dealers in Montgomery, Frederick, and Washington counties; privately owned artificial ponds or lakes; permit to breed, propagate and sell game and freshwater fish; trespass on land to fish in privately owned ponds prohibited.
- § 4-625 - Restrictions pertaining to Deep Creek Lake
- § 4-626 - Suspension of licenses
- § 4-627 - Compliance with subtitle and regulations
- § 4-701 - Tidal fish license
- § 4-702 - Commercial activity involving finfish or shellfish.
- § 4-703 - Issuance of new tidal fish licenses after September 1, 1988
- § 4-704 - License to catch finfish
- § 4-705 - License renewal or expiration during armed forces service or war emergency
- § 4-706 - License renewal or expiration during armed forces service or war emergency -- Transfer
- § 4-707 - License renewal or expiration during armed forces service or war emergency -- Revocation and suspension
- § 4-708 - Operation when license suspended or revoked
- § 4-709 - Restricted gill net license for noncommercial fishing -- Waters of Worcester County -- Waters of State
- § 4-710 - Prohibitions and restrictions on methods of fishing generally [Effective until July 1, 2013.]
- § 4-711 - Regulation of pound or fyke nets
- § 4-712 - Rights of riparian owners relating to nets or haul seines
- § 4-713 - Use of haul seines generally
- § 4-714 - Fishing restrictions -- Anne Arundel County
- § 4-715 - Fishing restrictions -- Baltimore County
- § 4-716 - Fishing restrictions -- Caroline County
- § 4-717 - Fishing restrictions -- Cecil County
- § 4-718 - Fishing restrictions -- Charles County
- § 4-719 - Fishing restrictions -- Dorchester County
- § 4-720 - Fishing restrictions -- Cecil and Harford counties
- § 4-721 - Fishing restrictions -- Harford County
- § 4-722 - Fishing restrictions -- Kent County
- § 4-723 - Fishing restrictions -- St. Mary's County
- § 4-724 - Fishing restrictions -- Somerset County
- § 4-725 - Fishing restrictions -- Talbot County
- § 4-726 - Fishing restrictions -- Wicomico County
- § 4-727 - Fishing restrictions -- Worcester County
- § 4-728 - Fishing restrictions -- Chesapeake Bay
- § 4-729 - Fishing restrictions -- Choptank River
- § 4-730 - Fishing restrictions -- Patuxent River
- § 4-731 - Sale, purchase, or transportation of striped bass or rockfish
- § 4-732 - Department may prohibit fishing during spawning season of striped bass
- § 4-733 - Possession of fish whose size or weight cannot be determined
- § 4-734 - Legal size of certain fish
- § 4-735 - Fishing restrictions -- Black bass and chain pickerel
- § 4-736 - Fishing restrictions -- Eels
- § 4-737 - Fishing restrictions -- Shad and herring
- § 4-738 - Fishing restrictions -- Snapping turtles
- § 4-739 - Fishing restrictions -- Sturgeon
- § 4-740 - Fishing restrictions -- Walleyed pike
- § 4-741 - Carrying domestic animals on boats transporting shellfish commercially prohibited
- § 4-742 - Restrictions on taking of shellfish from polluted waters [Effective until July 1, 2013].
- § 4-743 - Quarantine of shellfish
- § 4-744 - Synopsis of laws and chart of restricted waters
- § 4-745 - Chesapeake Bay and coastal sport fishing license
- § 4-746 - Annual survey of striped bass
- § 4-801 - Definitions
- § 4-802 - Application of subtitle
- § 4-803 - Rules and regulations generally; public hearings before rules and regulations become effective
- § 4-804 - License for catching crabs for commercial or noncommercial purposes
- § 4-805 - Noncommercial crabbing license
- § 4-806 - Limitations on crabbing in coastal bays
- § 4-807 - License to engage in business of picking, canning, or packing crabs
- § 4-808 - Closed season for hard crabs
- § 4-809 - Limitations and prohibitions on catching and possessing certain kinds and sizes of crabs; regulations; special provisions for Worcester County [Effective until July 1, 2013]
- § 4-810 - Rules and regulations pertaining to female crabs
- § 4-811 - Restrictions on use of crab pots by landowners in certain counties
- § 4-812 - Use of crab pots in Chesapeake Bay waters in Dorchester and Somerset counties
- § 4-813 - Harvesting crabs with crab pots in Somerset County
- § 4-814 - Limitation on number of crab pots
- § 4-815 - Prohibition on bank traps and channel pounds in St. Mary's County
- § 4-816 - Nonnative crab restrictions
- § 4-901 - Rules and regulations pertaining to lobster [Effective until July 1, 2013]
- § 4-902 - Taking or possessing diamondback terrapin for commercial purposes.
- § 4-903 - Regulations pertaining to diamondback terrapin conservation.
- § 4-904 - License to catch surf clams
- § 4-905 - Rules and regulations pertaining to surf clams
- § 4-906 - License to catch conch
- § 4-1001 - Definitions
- § 4-1002 - Dredging for clams or oysters prohibited.
- § 4-1003 - Residents may catch oysters and clams
- § 4-1004 - License to catch oysters and clams commercially [Effective until July 1, 2013]
- § 4-1005 - Devices for catching oysters and clams; patent tongs; string culture of oysters
- § 4-1006 - Catching oysters or clams in certain areas prohibited
- § 4-1007 - Designation of buying stations for oysters and clams; unlawful sales or purchases; exception; forms [Effective until July 1, 2013]
- § 4-1008 - Introduction of nonnative oysters
- § 4-1009 - Catching oysters on natural oyster bars
- § 4-1010 - Possession of patent tong heads in Kent, Queen Anne's, and Wicomico counties
- § 4-1011 - Patent and hand tonging in certain county waters [Effective until July 1, 2013]
- § 4-1012 - Areas where dredging permitted; prima facie evidence of dredging [Effective until July 1, 2013]
- § 4-1013 - Dredging regulations and prohibitions generally
- § 4-1014 - Oyster sanctuaries in Somerset County
- § 4-1015 - Oyster culling
- § 4-1016 - Oyster buyer's license
- § 4-1017 - Oyster license
- § 4-1018 - Oyster measures [Effective until July 1, 2013]
- § 4-1019 - Report of buyers or sellers of oyster shells required
- § 4-1020 - Oyster taxes
- § 4-1021 - Dredging in Pocomoke and Tangier sounds
- § 4-1022 - Shinnecock rakes
- § 4-1023 - Department may regulate catching in Worcester County
- § 4-1024 - License for catching hard-shell clams by rake in Worcester County
- § 4-1025 - Display of hard-shell clam licenses
- § 4-1026 - Revocation or suspension of licenses
- § 4-1027 - License for engaging in business of shipping or selling hard-shell clams
- § 4-1028 - Clam taxes
- § 4-1029 - Disposition of clam receipts
- § 4-1030 - Landing clam catches
- § 4-1031 - Possession of undersized hard-shell clams
- § 4-1032 - County advisory committees
- § 4-1033 - Regulatory powers and duties of Department generally
- § 4-1034 - Suspension and revocation of hydraulic clam dredge licenses
- § 4-1035 - Severance tax
- § 4-1036 - Sale of soft-shell clams
- § 4-1037 - Areas where catching with gear other than hand tools prohibited
- § 4-1038 - Restrictions on catching soft-shell clams by hydraulic dredge in certain counties
- § 4-1039 - Restricted and unrestricted hydraulic dredging areas
- § 4-1040 - Clam dredges in restricted areas; possession of oysters aboard clam dredge boats
- § 4-1041 - Licenses to catch surf clams or land surf clams or ocean quahogs
- § 4-1042 - Minimum size of surf clams
- § 4-1043 - Opening and closing areas for harvesting surf clams
- § 4-1101 - Definitions
- § 4-1102 - Submerged area
- § 4-1103 - State oyster culture
- § 4-1104 - Department authorized to reserve areas for experimental oyster farming by public high schools
- § 4-1105 - Catching oysters in closed or reserved areas
- § 4-1106 - Transplanting oysters; committees of oystermen; expenditures for oyster propagation; closing of bars by Department
- § 4-1107 - Department may cooperate with county or political subdivision providing funds for oyster cultivation
- § 4-1108 to 4-1118 - Leasing submerged land for oyster cultivation -- in general; same -- procedure for obtaining lease; fees; survey; same -- rent and term of lease; termination; disposition of oyster culture fees; assignment and transfer of leases; marking of leased land; trespass; rights of lessees of oyster bottoms; exceptions in Wicomico and Somerset counties; kind of oysters permitted to be planted, cultivated, etc.; importing oyster drills prohibited; catching oysters on leased oyster bottoms by lessee; power dredging on leased areas in Wicomico County; miscellaneous prohibitions on leased oyster bottoms.
- § 4-1118 - 1. Destroying natural oyster bars
- § 4-11A-01 - Definitions
- § 4-11A-02 - Protection of wild stocks of fish
- § 4-11A-03 - General provisions
- § 4-11A-03.1 - Aquaculture Review Board.
- § 4-11A-03.2 - Aquaculture Coordinating Council [Effective until October 1, 2013].
- § 4-11A-04 - Public shellfish fishery area
- § 4-11A-05 - Chesapeake Bay -- Aquaculture Enterprise Zone
- § 4-11A-06 - Chesapeake Bay -- Submerged land lease
- § 4-11A-07 - Atlantic Coastal Bays -- Submerged land lease
- § 4-11A-08 - Water column leases.
- § 4-11A-09 - Aquaculture or submerged land lease.
- § 4-11A-10 - General provisions regarding lease
- § 4-11A-11 - Demonstration lease
- § 4-11A-12 - General provisions
- § 4-11A-13 - Kind of oysters permitted to be planted, cultivated, etc.; importing oyster drills prohibited
- § 4-11A-14 - Catching oysters on leased oyster bottoms by leaseholder
- § 4-11A-15 - Power dredging on leased areas in Wicomico County
- § 4-11A-16 - Miscellaneous prohibitions on aquaculture or submerged land lease area
- § 4-11A-17 - Exclusive right of riparian or wharf owners to cultivate shellfish
- § 4-11A-18 - Experimental propagation activities
- § 4-11A-19 - Regulations for taking, possession, transport or sale for purpose of replanting on leased bottoms
- § 4-11A-20 - Privately owned artificial ponds or lakes
- § 4-11A-21 - Permit to breed, propagate, and sell game and freshwater fish
- § 4-11A-22 - Trespass on land to fish in privately owned ponds prohibited
- § 4-11A-23 - Shellfish nursery permits.
- § 4-11B-01 - Seafood Marketing and Aquaculture Development Program and Division of Market Development.
- § 4-11B-02 - Seafood Marketing Fund
- § 4-11C-01 - Seafood Program Management Team.
- § 4-11D-01 - In general.
- § 4-11E-01 - Seafood Marketing Advisory Commission
- § 4-1201 - Penalties
- § 4-1202 - Collection and disposition of fines
- § 4-1203 - Search warrants
- § 4-1204 - Searches without warrant
- § 4-1205 - Seizure and disposition of fish unlawfully caught, sold, offered for sale, transported, or possessed
- § 4-1206 - Seizure, forfeiture, and disposition of devices, equipment, or property
- § 4-1207 - Suspension and revocation of licenses by court
- § 4-1208 - Expungement of records
- § 4-1209 - Immediate suspension of license for failure to appear in court
- § 4-1210 - Oyster poaching
- § 4-1211 - Revocation of authorization to catch striped bass or crabs.
- § 5-101 - Definitions
- § 5-102 - Findings and policy
- § 5-103 - Reforestation
- § 5-104 - No Net Loss of Forest Policy
- § 5-201 - Role of Department in general; transfer of jurisdiction from Department of Forests and Parks
- § 5-202 - Forest and Park Service established
- § 5-203 - Park Service established
- § 5-204 - Sustainable Forestry Council
- § 5-205 - Appointment of State Forester
- § 5-206 - Forest or park wardens; forest, park, and wildlife rangers
- § 5-207 - Purchases and gifts of lands
- § 5-208 - Eminent domain
- § 5-209 - Rules and regulations
- § 5-210 - Park, recreation, and natural area planning; protection of watersheds; management; replacement of trees, etc
- § 5-211 - Printing and distribution of material relating to forests and parks
- § 5-212 - Forest or Park Reserve Fund
- § 5-213 - Disposition of lost or abandoned property within State forests, parks, etc
- § 5-214 - Forest resources
- § 5-215 - Deep Creek Lake Recreation Maintenance and Management Fund
- § 5-216 - Deep Creek Lake Policy and Review Board
- § 5-217 - Disposal of raw sludge sewage on certain State land
- § 5-218 - Maryland Conservation Corps
- § 5-219 - Reforestation and timber stand improvements
- § 5-301 - Definitions
- § 5-302 - Legislative declaration and findings
- § 5-303 - Development of programs; regulations
- § 5-304 - Requirements of applicants
- § 5-305 - Limitations on assistance
- § 5-306 - Agreement with Department
- § 5-307 - Mel Noland Woodland Incentives Fund [Effective until October 1, 2013].
- § 5-401 - "Roadside tree" defined
- § 5-402 - Powers of Department generally; establishment of State forest nurseries
- § 5-403 - Plans for planting or care of trees
- § 5-404 - Authority of enforcement
- § 5-405 - Payment by Department to forest warden for making required examinations, planting and care of trees, etc.; reimbursement of Department by applicant for payments
- § 5-406 - Permit to cut down or trim trees; exceptions; prohibited conduct without permit; penalty
- § 5-407 - Signs and advertisements along public highways and on public property
- § 5-408 - Use of trees for planting on State forest reserve
- § 5-409 - Liability to aggrieved parties for cutting, burning, or injuring merchantable trees or timber
- § 5-410 - Acquisition of land for establishment of State forest nurseries
- § 5-411 - Levies and appropriations by counties for tree planting and care
- § 5-412 - Bill of sale
- § 5-413 - When identification of owner of land to accompany shipment
- § 5-414 - Requiring production of bill of sale or identification of ownership
- § 5-415 - Definitions
- § 5-416 - Licenses -- Applicants to be examined by Department
- § 5-417 - License required; exemption
- § 5-418 - Issuance; qualifications; insurance
- § 5-419 - License application and examination fee; renewal and fee; accounting [Amendment subject to abrogation]
- § 5-420 - Time of examinations; reexamination
- § 5-421 - Revocation and suspension
- § 5-422 - Reciprocity
- § 5-423 - Prohibited conduct
- § 5-424 - "Urban and community forestry" defined
- § 5-425 - Declaration of public policy
- § 5-426 - Department to establish and administer program
- § 5-427 - Local programs
- § 5-428 - Legislative findings and declarations
- § 5-429 - Establishment; goals and purposes
- § 5-430 - Powers and duties of Department
- § 5-431, 5-432
- § 5-433 - "Program" defined
- § 5-434 - Legislative findings
- § 5-435 - Program established
- § 5-436 - Funding
- § 5-501 - Definitions
- § 5-502 - Legislative declaration; intent of subtitle
- § 5-503 - Rules and regulations
- § 5-504 - Trees to be left uncut for purpose of reseeding
- § 5-505 - Reservation of seed trees or approval of reforestation plan
- § 5-506 - Cutting reserved tree, etc., in area on which cutting operation conducted
- § 5-507 - Exemptions
- § 5-508 - Enforcement; enjoining violations
- § 5-509 - Subtitle 13 not applicable
- § 5-601 - Definitions
- § 5-602 - Conservation policy of State
- § 5-603 - Forest conservation duties of Department generally; cooperation by Department with public agencies; appeals from actions of Department
- § 5-604 - Promulgation and enforcement of rules and regulations
- § 5-605 - District forestry boards -- Establishment; organization; composition; term of membership; employees; officers; compensation of members
- § 5-606 - Duties and powers
- § 5-607 - Duties of forester
- § 5-608 - License for forest products business
- § 5-609 - Acceptance and custody of federal appropriations for forest conservation purposes
- § 5-610 - Exemptions
- § 5-701 - Duties of forest and park wardens generally; duties of wardens as to extinguishing fires
- § 5-702 - Expenses of extinguishing fires
- § 5-703 - Notices as to forest fires and trespass laws
- § 5-704 - Maliciously or negligently setting fires; duty to report fire
- § 5-705 - Civil liability for causing fires
- § 5-706 - State's Attorneys to enforce provisions of Part I of subtitle
- § 5-707 - Duty to clear and maintain safety strips
- § 5-708 - Right of entry
- § 5-709 - Duty of landowners to clear safety strip
- § 5-710 - Duties of persons owning property abutting railroad tracks
- § 5-711 - Engine or boiler to be provided with appliances to prevent fire
- § 5-712 - Compliance not bar to recovery of damage
- § 5-713 - Inconsistent laws repealed
- § 5-714 - Penalty
- § 5-715 to 5-719
- § 5-720 - Open air burning; limitations
- § 5-801 - Authority of Governor; form of compact; when effective; compact administrator; duty of Department
- § 5-901 - Definitions
- § 5-902 - Legislative declaration and intent; designation and purpose of program; funding program established
- § 5-903 - Funds
- § 5-904 - Annual list of State acquisition projects; Advance Option and Purchase Fund; Bay Access Areas Fund; costs of acquiring fee titles, restrictive covenants, or conservation easements; disposing of real property
- § 5-905 - Local projects -- In general [Amendment subject to abrogation]
- § 5-906 - Procedures and administration of local projects
- § 5-907 - Limitations on land acquisition for State parks and revision of Maryland Land Preservation and Recreation Plan
- § 5-908 - Fair Hill Improvement Fund
- § 5-909 - Natural Resources Property Maintenance Fund
- § 5-910 - Acquisition of land in Allegany County
- § 5-911 - Funding of projects in municipal corporations located in more than one county within Maryland-Washington Regional District
- § 5-9A-01 - Legislative declaration and intent; Program established; purpose, administration, and funding of Program
- § 5-9A-02 - Definitions
- § 5-9A-03 - Rural Legacy Board -- Established; purpose; composition; Chairman; staff
- § 5-9A-04 - Powers of Board
- § 5-9A-05 - Applications for designation of Rural Legacy Area; requirements and restrictions on easements and other rights
- § 5-9A-06 - Rural Legacy Area; Rural Legacy Plan
- § 5-9A-07 - Grant agreements; duties of sponsor; violations; acquisitions by sponsor; reports
- § 5-9A-08 - Advisory Committee
- § 5-9A-09 - Appropriations
- § 5-9B-01 - Definitions
- § 5-9B-02 - General provisions
- § 5-9B-03 - Applications; property rights
- § 5-9B-04 - Development of plan
- § 5-9B-05 - Funding requests
- § 5-9B-06 - Duties of Department of Natural Resources
- § 5-9C-01 - "Program" defined
- § 5-9C-02 - Community Parks and Playgrounds Program
- § 5-9C-03 - Funding
- § 5-1001 - Appalachian Trail
- § 5-1002 - Gathland State Park to be developed
- § 5-1003 - State park established between Brooklyn Mud Flats and Liberty Reservoir on Patapsco River
- § 5-1004 - Matthew Henson State Park
- § 5-1005 - North Point State Park
- § 5-1006 - Old Fort Frederick reforestation program
- § 5-1007 - Auxiliary State forest reserves
- § 5-1008 - Free admission to State parks for certain youth groups
- § 5-1009 - Persons possessing Maryland Golden Age Pass
- § 5-1010 - Abandoned railroad corridor property as trails
- § 5-1101 - Definitions
- § 5-1102 - Purpose and construction of subtitle
- § 5-1103 - Landowner not required to keep premises safe for recreational use
- § 5-1104 - Liability of landowner who permits recreational use of land without charge
- § 5-1105 - Applicability of §§ 5-1103 and 5-1104 to land leased by the State
- § 5-1106 - Liability for willful or malicious conduct; liability of landowner who charges for recreational use of land
- § 5-1107 - Notice by landowner of private lands; written consent to enter private lands
- § 5-1108 - Permission cards
- § 5-1109 - Cross-country skiing or use of snowmobiles in Garrett County
- § 5-1201 - Definitions
- § 5-1202 - Acquisition of interests in real property for preservation of open spaces and open areas
- § 5-1203 - Declaration of policy; establishment of State wildlands preservation system
- § 5-1204 - Jurisdiction of unit over areas continued; limitation upon appropriations
- § 5-1205 - Designation of areas as wildlands -- Report by Secretary to Governor; recommendations by Governor to General Assembly; legislative action required
- § 5-1206 - Certain State-owned roadless areas and islands, wildlife refuges, and public hunting areas
- § 5-1207 - Certain State-owned roadless areas and islands, wildlife refuges, and public hunting areas -- Proposals by private individuals; Secretary to report on proposal; Governor to act on report
- § 5-1208 - Notice and hearings as to designations.
- § 5-1209 - Adjustment of boundaries by notice, hearing and legislative action
- § 5-1210 - Effect of designation of woodland areas upon State forests and State park and wildlife refuge systems
- § 5-1211 - Responsibility of unit for administering areas; wildland areas to be devoted to public purposes
- § 5-1212 - Restrictions on certain uses
- § 5-1213 - When motorboats permitted; control of fire, insects, and disease
- § 5-1214 - Development of resources and facilities
- § 5-1215 - Access rights of owners of surrounded areas
- § 5-1216 - Secretary authorized to acquire privately owned land within perimeter of designated area
- § 5-1217 - Acceptance of gifts of land or wetlands; purchase of land, wetlands, or scenic easements
- § 5-1218 - Private property not to be acquired without consent of owner
- § 5-1219 - Report on status of State wildland system
- § 5-1220 - Proposal by Nature Conservancy
- § 5-1221 - Action by Secretary
- § 5-1222 - Agreements by Secretary
- § 5-1301 - Enumeration
- § 5-1302 - Collection of fines
- § 5-1401 - Definitions
- § 5-1402 - Prohibitions regarding use of caves
- § 5-1403 - Sale of speleothems
- § 5-1404 - Disturbing cave life; scientific collecting permits; gates; violation; penalties
- § 5-1405 - Disturbing paleontological sites
- § 5-1406 - Liability of cave owner
- § 5-1501 - Established
- § 5-1502 - Purposes of Fund
- § 5-1503 - Acquisition of conservation easements
- § 5-1504 - Management of land or interest in land acquired
- § 5-1505 - Sources of appropriations for Fund; use of moneys.
- § 5-1506 - Approval of acquisition by Board of Public Works
- § 5-15A-01 to 5-15A-05 - Maryland GreenPrint Program
- § 5-1601 - Definitions
- § 5-1602 - Applicability of subtitle
- § 5-1603 - Local forest conservation program
- § 5-1604 - Forest stand delineation
- § 5-1605 - Forest conservation plan
- § 5-1606 - Afforestation; forest conservation thresholds
- § 5-1607 - Preferred sequence for afforestation and reforestation; priorities; provisions developed by local government; placement of forested, afforested, or reforested land
- § 5-1608 - Review of forest conservation plan concurrent with State or local review for subdivision plan, grading or sediment control permits
- § 5-1609 - Regulations; guidance manuals; forest resource inventory
- § 5-1610 - Forest Conservation Fund; local forest conservation fund
- § 5-1611 - Variances
- § 5-1612 - Enforcement
- § 5-1613 - Annual report
- § 5-1701 - Regulations; lease required; restrictions on leases
- § 5-1702 - Statement of environmental, fiscal, and economic impact
- § 5-1703 - Strict liability
- § 5-1801 - Legislative findings; established; management; fees; revenues; boundaries; funding
- § 5-1901 - Fund
- § 6-601 - -- 6-603. Leasing of State oil and gas resources.
- § 6-101 to 6-603 - Gas and Oil
- § 7-101 to 7-909 - Mines and Mining
- § 8-101 - Definitions
- § 8-201 - Chesapeake Bay and Coastal Zone Advisory Commission
- § 8-202 - Management and development of Chesapeake Bay and other tidal waters; authority to acquire and maintain vessels and equipment; additional powers
- § 8-203 - Intergovernmental agreements to preserve resources of Chesapeake Bay
- § 8-204 - Public access to Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries
- § 8-205 - Chesapeake Bay 2010 Trust Fund
- § 8-2A-01 - Definitions.
- § 8-2A-02 - Chesapeake Bay 2010 Trust Fund.
- § 8-2A-03 - BayStat Program and BayStat Subcabinet.
- § 8-2A-04 - Functions of BayStat Program.
- § 8-301 - Tristate Agreement on Chesapeake Bay
- § 8-401 - Declaration of policy
- § 8-402 - Establishment and administration of Program; study of Deer Creek
- § 8-403 - Scenic and Wild Rivers Review Board
- § 8-404 - Recommendation of rivers, streams, and lands for inclusion in Scenic and Wild Rivers Program
- § 8-405 - Evaluation of waterway prior to approval of use or development plan
- § 8-406 - Approval required for construction, operation, or maintenance of dams, etc
- § 8-407 - Cooperation by State units
- § 8-408 - Youghiogheny River -- Designation as wild river; scenic corridor defined; boundaries; mining restrictions
- § 8-409 - Youghiogheny River -- Development; regulations for implementation of management plan, and use and development in scenic corridor
- § 8-410 - Youghiogheny River -- Use of funds to purchase property; restrictions on use of water or land areas
- § 8-411 - Protection of property owners' rights
- § 8-4A-01 - Jennings Randolph Lake Project Compact [Subject to contingent amendment; amended version follows this section]
- § 8-501 to 8-511 - Definitions; established; body politic and corporate; powers and legal status generally; members; chairman; actions to be by unanimous vote; subcommittees; use of services of existing units; contract with federal government relative to Bloomington Dam project; pledging State's faith and credit; creating debt or obligation; individual liability on contracts; charges to pay for initial cost of project; permit to non-Maryland user to include provision for payment; rules and regulations; application of Administrative Procedure Act; collection tax or assessments in represented county.
- § 8-512 - Determining assessments; recalculation of assessments triennially
- § 8-513 to 8-515 - Receipt of funds authorized; borrowing from State and represented counties; availability of Department's expertise and consulting services; operational budget.
- § 8-516 - Powers and duties concerning Potomac River Basin Compact
- § 8-601 - Definitions
- § 8-602 - Regulations
- § 8-603 - Refusal of appropriation or use permit
- § 8-604 to 8-606 - Permit to drill well required; report of driller on completion of work; maintenance of wells; abandonment of wells; wastewater.
- § 8-607 to 8-614 - Well drillers.
- § 8-701 - Definitions
- § 8-702 - Legislative intent
- § 8-703 - Powers and duties of Department generally
- § 8-704 - Regulations of Department
- § 8-705 - Waterways improvement districts -- In general
- § 8-706 - Waterways improvement districts -- Department's functions
- § 8-707 - Waterway Improvement Fund -- Established; purposes; appropriations; reports
- § 8-708 - Waterway Improvement Fund -- Financing projects
- § 8-709 - Waterway Improvement Fund -- List of requests for use to be included in Department's annual budget request; expenditures from Fund without legislative approval; use of Fund for administrative expenses
- § 8-710 - Manufacturer's or dealer's license
- § 8-711 - Hull identification number of vessel
- § 8-712 - Numbering vessels; owner's certificate of number
- § 8-713 - Operation of unnumbered vessel prohibited
- § 8-714 - Manufacturer's or dealer's transfer of vessel numbers; restriction on use of manufacturer's or dealer's number
- § 8-715 - Owner's certificate of title -- In general
- § 8-716 - Certificate of title -- Fees; excise tax (Abrogation of amendment effective June 30, 2016.)
- § 8-717 - Certificate of title -- Duplicate if original missing or damaged
- § 8-718 - Certificate of title -- Obtaining manufacturer's or importer's certificate of origin
- § 8-719 - Certificate of title -- Dealer's record of vessels bought, sold, or transferred
- § 8-720 - Certificate of title -- Transfer or repossession of vessel by operation of law
- § 8-721 - Removal and disposal of abandoned vessels
- § 8-722 - Acquiring title to abandoned vessel
- § 8-723 - State Boat Act Fund
- § 8-724 - Boating accidents
- § 8-725 - Waterskiing restrictions
- § 8-726 - Throwing or dumping refuse on waters of State
- § 8-727 - Enforcement of subtitle by officers; use of visual or audible signals
- § 8-728 - Security interest in vessels -- Exemptions from §§ 8-729 to 8-736 of this subtitle
- § 8-729 - Security interest -- Perfection generally
- § 8-730 - Security interest -- Execution of application; time when perfected; endorsement of certificate
- § 8-731 - Security interest -- Assignability
- § 8-732 - Security interest -- Relief upon satisfaction
- § 8-733 - Security interest -- Adoption of regulations
- § 8-734 - Security interest -- Disclosure of information
- § 8-735 - Security interest -- Exclusive method
- § 8-736 - Security interest -- Forms; investigations
- § 8-737 - Historical watercraft identification plaque
- § 8-738 - Operating vessel while under the influence of or impaired by alcohol and/or drugs
- § 8-739 - Penalties for violations of § 8-712, § 8-712.1, § 8-712.3, § 8-713, § 8-716.1 or § 8-718
- § 8-740 - Safety equipment violations
- § 8-741 - Marine sanitation device
- § 8-742 - Marine sanitation survey; identification of and adequate facilities in sensitive areas
- § 8-743 - Personal flotation devices
- § 8-744 - Insurance policy or bond for for-hire water carrier.
- § 8-801 to 8-814 - Appropriation or use of waters, reservoirs, and dams.
- § 8-8A-01 to 8-8A-09 - Maryland Geothermal Resources Act.
- § 8-901 to 8-904 - Flood control and water supply powers and functions.
- § 8-905 - Flood control measures in State construction projects
- § 8-9A-01 to 8-9A-09 - Flood control and watershed management.
- § 8-1001 - Definitions
- § 8-1002 - Powers and duties of Department
- § 8-1003 - Shore erosion control projects
- § 8-1004 - Provision of services
- § 8-1005 - Shore Erosion Control Construction Loan Fund; construction of projects; payment of contractors; maintenance of completed projects; borrowing by political subdivisions; funds for State-owned properties
- § 8-1006 - Benefit charge
- § 8-1007 - Recording transfer of benefited property; subdivision; notice to tax officials; release of lien
- § 8-1008 - Regulations for shore erosion control projects
- § 8-1101 - Legislative findings and declarations
- § 8-1102 - Prohibited activities in Beach Erosion Control District; applicability of prohibitions; regulations.
- § 8-1103 - Ocean Beach Replenishment Fund [Effective until October 1, 2013].
- § 8-1104 - Factors in determining fair market value
- § 8-1105 - Factors in determining fair market value -- Approval by Department when undertaken by State unit
- § 8-1201 to 8-1209 - , 8-1209.1, 8-1210. Definitions; legislative findings and intent; goal of statewide program; statewide program established; application of subtitle; Department's duties; regulations; delegation of Department's authority; regulated activity by unit of State government; approvals and mitigation of loss requirements; delineation of affected wetlands; permits generally; compliance with regulations; buffers; preconditions to grant of permits; watershed management plans; mitigation of losses; Nontidal Wetland Compensation Fund; mitigation banking; enforcement
- § 8-1211 - Jurisdiction of Board of Review; applicability of §§ 1-106 and 1-107
- § 8-1301 - Definitions
- § 8-1302 - Legislative findings
- § 8-1303 - Authority of county governing bodies or designated agencies to create
- § 8-1304 - Authority of Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
- § 8-1305 - Adopting, amending, or extending Watershed plan
- § 8-1306 - Adopting part or parts of plan; procedure for adopting entire plan or part of plan
- § 8-1307 - Acquisition, improvement, and development of land or other property within area
- § 8-1308 - Financing
- § 8-1309 - Acquisition of lands outside area of plan
- § 8-1310 - Title to land acquired; power of Department to acquire land unaffected; taxation of land acquired; tax for benefit of Watershed program
- § 8-1311 - Leases and contracts of acquired land
- § 8-1312 - Sale, conveyance, transfer, lease, or exchange of unnecessary acquired lands
- § 8-1313 - Regulations for use of acquired land
- § 8-1314 - Application by counties for Program Open Space grants; annual budget request of Department; matching funds
- § 8-1315 - Cooperation of Department with appropriate county governing body or designated agency; Secretary's approval to be placed on maps and plans
- § 8-1316 - Agreements between Secretary and county or designated agency
- § 8-1317 - Annual acquisition program
- § 8-1318 - Acquisitions by county governing body or designated agency in anticipation of matching money by Department
- § 8-1319 - Police power not limited or restricted
- § 8-1401 - Used oil recycling
- § 8-1402 to 8-1411 - Declaration of public policy; construction and purpose of subtitle; remedies additional and cumulative; annual report summarizing water pollution control program; training of personnel; studies, surveys, investigations, and consultants; powers and duties of Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and Department of Natural Resources generally; development of program to respond to emergency oil spillage; bond of vessels on waters of State to discharge or receive oil cargo; compensatory fee for oil spillage; liability for damages caused by oil spillage; vessels discharging oil; oil discharge containment, control and clean-up
- § 8-1411 - 1. Used oil recycling
- § 8-1412 to 8-1413 - 1. Procedure upon violations of subtitle; adding, introducing, etc., soil or sediment into waters of the State; evaluating and monitoring dumping of dredged spoils
- § 8-1413 - 2, 8-1413.3. Safe disposal of designated hazardous substances or low-level nuclear waste; inspections of facilities for designated hazardous substances
- § 8-1414 to 8-1417 - Orders to correct violations; injunctive relief; penalties; violations of § 8-1410; lien on vessels violating § 8-1410.
- § 8-1501 to 8-1506 - Susquehanna River Watershed Advisory Board.
- § 8-1601, 8-1602 - , 8-1602.1, 8-1602.2, 8-1603 to 8-1606. Chesapeake Bay and tributaries
- § 8-1701 to 8-1706 - Herring Run Public Watershed Association
- § 8-1801 - Declaration of public policy
- § 8-1802 - Definitions; parties subject to obligation imposed by subtitle
- § 8-1803 - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Commission created; authority of Secretary
- § 8-1804 - Composition, compensation, terms, vacancies, and quorum of Commission
- § 8-1805 - Commission staff
- § 8-1806 - Powers of the Commission
- § 8-1807 - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Areas [Amendment subject to contingency; amended version follows this section]
- § 8-1808 - Program development
- § 8-1809 - Approval and adoption of program
- § 8-1810 - Programs adopted by Commission
- § 8-1811 - Project approval
- § 8-1812 - Commission chairman; authority regarding judicial proceedings
- § 8-1813 - Prior project approval
- § 8-1814 - Commission approval of certain projects; applicability of other laws
- § 8-1815 - Enforcement
- § 8-1816 - Commission to prepare report
- § 8-1817 - Commission report on Chesapeake Bay Critical Area
- § 8-1901 - Definitions.
- § 8-1902 - Established
- § 8-1903 - Purpose
- § 8-1904 - Board of Trustees -- In general
- § 8-1905 - Chair; meetings; expenses; staff, supplies, and office space
- § 8-1906 - Powers and duties
- § 8-1907 - Citizen involvement projects -- In general
- § 8-1908 - Citizen involvement projects -- Application of funds
- § 8-1909 - Deposits and investments; accounting
- § 8-1910 - Exemption from certain Code provisions
- § 8-1911, 8-1912
- § 8-1913 - Definitions.
- § 8-1914 - Program established.
- § 8-1915 - Corps Board.
- § 8-1916 - Chair and vice chair; staff.
- § 8-1917 - Grants.
- § 8-1918 - Programs.
- § 8-1919 - Duties of Trust.
- § 8-1920 - Projects and activities.
- § 8-1921 - Funding.
- § 8-1922 - Participation by colleges and universities.
- § 8-1923 - Development of programs.
- § 8-1924 - Reports.
- § 8-2001 - Penalties and fines
- § 8-2002 - Attorney General responsible for cases arising under provisions of title
- § 8-2003 - Citations for offenses on publicly owned watershed property
- § 8-2101 - Legislative findings
- § 8-2102 - Cost sharing assistance to real property owner
- § 8-2103 - Cost sharing program; study and analysis of progress; annual report
- § 8-2104 - Aid, gifts, or grants
- § 8-2105 - Department owned or controlled lands
- § 8-2106 - Alternative management and control methods
- § 8-2107 - Regulations
- § 10-101 - Definitions
- § 10-201 - Wildlife Administration established
- § 10-202 - Responsibilities of Secretary generally
- § 10-203 - Transfer of jurisdiction of Department of Game and Inland Fish and Fish and Wildlife Administration to Department
- § 10-204 - Department advisory commissions
- § 10-205 - Regulations affecting wildlife; lottery-based system for issuance of licenses, permits, or stamps
- § 10-206 - When Department may reduce wildlife in identifiable areas
- § 10-207 - Payment of bounties
- § 10-208 - Assent to Public Law 415, 75th Congress
- § 10-209 - State Wildlife Management and Protection Fund
- § 10-210 - Wild waterfowl sampling methods
- § 10-211 - Population control of mute swan
- § 10-212 - Hunting heritage protection
- § 10-2A-01 - Definitions
- § 10-2A-02 - Findings of General Assembly
- § 10-2A-03 - Investigations by Secretary; regulations generally; taking, possessing, transporting, etc., prohibited generally
- § 10-2A-04 - Determination of status as endangered or threatened species; preparation of lists; regulations
- § 10-2A-05 - Changes in listings; regulations for conservation of species; prohibited acts; transportation under valid permit; possession, transportation, etc., for scientific purposes
- § 10-2A-05.1 - Incidental taking permit for endangered Puritan Tiger Beetle; regulations
- § 10-2A-05.2 - Incidental taking permit for endangered Delmarva Fox Squirrel
- § 10-2A-06 - Programs for conservation
- § 10-2A-06.1 - Birdwatcher's Fund
- § 10-2A-07 - Penalties for violation of § 10-2A-05; searches and seizures; forfeitures
- § 10-2A-08 - Exemptions from subtitle
- § 10-2A-09 - Short title
- § 10-301 - In general
- § 10-302 - Sale of licenses and stamps by persons engaged in retail business
- § 10-303 - Complimentary licenses
- § 10-304 - Disposition of proceeds from licenses
- § 10-305 - Lost licenses; duplicate licenses
- § 10-306 - Duty to possess and show license when hunting
- § 10-307 - Special permit for disabled persons to hunt from vehicles
- § 10-308 - Use of revenue from the sale of resident regular and full season nonresident hunting licenses
- § 10-309 - Waterfowl hunting guide licenses
- § 10-310 - Obtaining license by false statements
- § 10-311 - Inadvertent violation of § 10-306
- § 10-312 - Confiscation of license
- § 10-313 - Trapping permits
- § 10-401 - Hunting, possessing, and selling certain wild birds
- § 10-402 - Hunting and taking nests and eggs of wild and migratory birds
- § 10-403 - Hunting, purchasing, selling, etc., game birds in violation of federal and State law; hunting in bird refuges
- § 10-404 - Hunting, possessing, importing, and selling game venison, birds or game mammals
- § 10-405 - Open season for forest game birds and mammals and upland game birds and mammals; junior deer hunt
- § 10-406 - Open season for hunting and trapping fur-bearing mammals
- § 10-407 - Open season for wetland game birds, wild waterfowl, and certain other migratory birds regulated by federal rule or regulation
- § 10-408 - Department to regulate use of weapons and ammunition
- § 10-409 - Department to regulate bag limits; bag limits to be in conformity with federal rules and regulations
- § 10-410 - Restrictions on hunting wildlife generally
- § 10-411 - Hunting on private lands
- § 10-412 - Hunting wetland or upland game birds
- § 10-413 - Restrictions pertaining to dogs and cats
- § 10-414 - Hunting restrictions relating to raccoon and opossum
- § 10-415 - Deer hunting -- In general
- § 10-416 - Deer hunting -- Prohibited methods
- § 10-417 - Export and shipment of game or nongame birds or mammals
- § 10-418 - Clothing worn by hunters or assistants
- § 10-419 - Commercial use of dead seals prohibited
- § 10-420 - Muzzle loading hunting season for deer
- § 10-421 - Restriction on first day of firearms season for hunting deer
- § 10-422 - Interference with hunters
- § 10-423 - Applicability of penalty provisions
- § 10-424 - Limitations on hunting or pursuing wildlife
- § 10-425 - Waterfowl processing operations
- § 10-426 - Hunting via Internet connection prohibited; penalty.
- § 10-501 - Definitions
- § 10-502 - Nonresident trapping license
- § 10-503 - Hunting and trapping beaver and otter by nonresidents prohibited
- § 10-504 - Restrictions relating to beaver, muskrat, and otter
- § 10-505 - Possession, sale, and transportation of illegally taken furs
- § 10-506 - Fur dealer's license
- § 10-507 - Required records and annual reports by fur dealers
- § 10-508 - Possession of license by fur dealer; inspection of records of fur dealer
- § 10-509 - Shipping tags for out-of-state shipment of furs -- In general
- § 10-510 - Shipping tags for out-of-state shipment of furs -- Mutilation or destruction prohibited
- § 10-511 - Shipping tags for out-of-state shipment of furs -- Receiving unmarked or untagged furs or pelts prohibited
- § 10-512 - Taxidermist and fur tanner's license
- § 10-513 - Penalty
- § 10-601 - Definitions
- § 10-602 - Hunting prohibitions
- § 10-603 - Hunting from powered boats
- § 10-604 - Hunting while standing in water on the natural bottom
- § 10-605 - Hunting from boat that is drifting or being sculled
- § 10-606 - Hunting from an anchored boat
- § 10-607 - Riparian landowners
- § 10-608 - Offshore blind sites -- Applications
- § 10-609 - Requirements; offshore stationary blinds
- § 10-610 - Offshore blind sites -- Construction by Department for public use
- § 10-611 - Offshore blind sites -- Hunter's license required
- § 10-612 - Inspections of blind site certifications
- § 10-613 - Loss of blind sites markers
- § 10-614 - Impermissible blind site locations
- § 10-615 - Trespass and unauthorized use of blinds
- § 10-616 to 10-625 - Location of blinds; distance from adjacent property owner; distance between stationary blinds or blind sites; required distance from shoreline; prohibited in certain waters; rights of persons locating blind sites; trespassing on another's blind; restrictions relating to St. Mary's River Wild Fowl Sanctuary; restrictions relating to Susquehanna Flats; gunning rig and certain craft connected with rig prohibited on certain portions of Sassafras River; early season for hunting of ducks
- § 10-701 - Field trial permit
- § 10-702 - Shooting game birds and mammals or protected birds at field trials during closed season
- § 10-703 - Nonresident dogs participating in field trials exempt from license taxes
- § 10-801 - Acquisition; exception in Allegany and Garrett counties
- § 10-802 - Title and control; expenditures for acquisition
- § 10-803 - Sale and exchange of property
- § 10-804 - Use; sale of timber; rights-of-way across areas; caretakers
- § 10-805 - State wildlife refuges -- Establishment on State or federal property; markings and notices
- § 10-806 - State wildlife refuges -- Leased land or water
- § 10-807 - State wildlife refuges -- Entry upon
- § 10-808 - State wildlife refuges -- Rules and regulations
- § 10-901 - Legislative findings and declarations
- § 10-902 - Permits and licenses
- § 10-903 - Regulations prohibiting or restricting importation, exportation, etc., of nonnative wildlife
- § 10-904 - Intergovernmental coordination
- § 10-905 - Game husbandry licenses
- § 10-906 - Regulated shooting grounds
- § 10-907 - Hunting with falcons, hawks, or owls
- § 10-908 - Wildlife cooperator permits
- § 10-909 - Collection of wildlife, nests, or eggs for scientific or educational purposes
- § 10-910 - Captive Wildlife Advisory Committee
- § 10-911 - Penalties; nuisances
- § 10-1001 - Definitions
- § 10-1002 - Legislative policy; license to feed waterfowl authorized
- § 10-1003 - License to feed waterfowl -- Application; fee
- § 10-1004 - License to feed waterfowl -- Grounds for denial or cancellation
- § 10-1005 - Regulation of feeding; hunting near feeding zones; reports by licensees
- § 10-1006 - Inspection of licensed areas
- § 10-1007 - Inapplicability of subtitle to government agencies
- § 10-1008 - Feeding without license
- § 10-1009 - Subtitle additional to federal laws and regulations
- § 10-1101 - Penalties
- § 10-1102 - Collection and disposition of fines
- § 10-1103 - Search warrants
- § 10-1104 - Searches without warrant
- § 10-1105 - Seizure and disposition of wildlife unlawfully caught, sold, offered for sale, transported, or possessed
- § 10-1106 - Seizure, forfeiture, and disposition of devices, equipment, or property
- § 10-1107 - Restitution
- § 10-1108 - Suspension of hunting license
- § 10-1201 - Compact terms
- § 10-1202 - Operation and effect
- § 10-1203 - Expenses of Compact Administrator
- § 11-101 to 11-103 - In general
- § 11-201 to 11-211 - State standby petroleum fuel set-aside.
- § 12-101 to 12-109 - Teen Employment and Community Services (T.E.C.S.).
- § 13-101 to 13-108 - Energy Overcharge Restitution Trust Fund.
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