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Subtitle 1 - In General
Section 5-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...
Section 5-102 - Findings and Policy - (a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Forests, streams, valleys,...
Section 5-102.1 - Practice of Forestry - (a) (1) In this section, the term “forestry” includes activities...
Section 5-103 - Reforestation - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Subtitle 2 - Organization and Authority of Department Pertaining to Forests and Parks -- in General
Section 5-201 - Role of Department in General; Transfer of Jurisdiction From Department of Forests and Parks - (a) The Department shall promote, administer, and manage every State-owned...
Section 5-202 - Forest and Park Service Established - There is a Forest and Park Service in the Department.
Section 5-204 - Sustainable Forestry Council - (a) (1) There is a Sustainable Forestry Council in the...
Section 5-206 - Forest or Park Wardens; Forest, Park, and Wildlife Rangers; Park Services Associates - (a) The Secretary may commission any person to act as...
Section 5-207 - Purchases and Gifts of Lands - (a) (1) The Department may purchase and manage lands in...
Section 5-208 - Eminent Domain - (a) The Department may condemn land, earth, gravel, stone, timber,...
Section 5-209 - Rules and Regulations - (a) The Department may make rules and regulations for the...
Section 5-210 - Park, Recreation, and Natural Area Planning; Protection of Watersheds; Management; Replacement of Trees, Etc - The Secretary, upon request, shall assist other State units, counties,...
Section 5-211 - Printing and Distribution of Material Relating to Forests and Parks - The Department shall prepare, print, and distribute on request, matter...
Section 5-212 - Forest or Park Reserve Fund - (a) In this section, “Fund” means the Forest or Park...
Section 5-212.1 - Forest and Park Concession Account - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 5-213 - Disposition of Lost or Abandoned Property Within State Forests, Parks, Etc - An item lost or abandoned within a State forest, park,...
Section 5-214 - Forest Resources - (a) The Department shall develop a system for long-range renewable...
Section 5-215 - Deep Creek Lake Recreation Maintenance and Management Fund - (a) In this section, “Fund” means the Deep Creek Lake...
Section 5-215.1 - Deep Creek Lake Recreation and Land Use Plan - (a) The General Assembly declares that: (1) Deep Creek Lake...
Section 5-216 - Deep Creek Lake Policy and Review Board - (a) There is a Deep Creek Lake Policy and Review...
Section 5-217 - Disposal of Raw Sludge Sewage on Certain State Land - A person may not dispose of raw sludge sewage on...
Section 5-218 - Maryland Conservation Corps - (a) In this section the following words have the meanings...
Section 5-219 - Reforestation and Timber Stand Improvements - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Subtitle 3 - Woodland Incentives and Mel Noland Fellowship Programs
Section 5-301 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 5-302 - Legislative Declaration and Findings - (a) The General Assembly declares that it is in the...
Section 5-303 - Development of Programs; Regulations - (a) The Department shall develop and implement a Woodland Incentives...
Section 5-304 - Requirements of Applicants - (a) An applicant for cost–share assistance shall: (1) Submit a...
Section 5-305 - Limitations on Assistance - An approved applicant may receive cost–share assistance in the amount...
Section 5-306 - Agreement With Department - An eligible landowner who receives cost-share assistance under this subtitle...
Section 5-307 - Mel Noland Woodland Incentives Fund - (a) In this section, “Fund” means the Mel Noland Woodland...
Section 5-308 - Mel Noland Fellowship Program - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Subtitle 4 - Trees and Forest Nurseries
Part I - Roadside Trees
Section 5-401 - "Roadside Tree" Defined - In this subtitle, “roadside tree” means any tree or shrub...
Section 5-402 - Powers of Department Generally; Establishment of State Forest Nurseries - The Department may plant trees along the roadsides, make rules...
Section 5-403 - Plans for Planting or Care of Trees - (a) If the governing body or the road supervisors of...
Section 5-404 - Authority of Enforcement - (a) Forest wardens and other persons having police powers in...
Section 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 - For his services in making examinations, as provided in §...
Section 5-406 - Permit to Cut Down or Trim Trees; Exceptions; Prohibited Conduct Without Permit; Penalty - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 5-407 - Signs and Advertisements Along Public Highways and on Public Property - (a) The State Highway Administration may grant to any person...
Section 5-408 - Use of Trees for Planting on State Forest Reserve - Any trees grown in State nurseries, not required for roadside...
Section 5-409 - Liability to Aggrieved Parties for Cutting, Burning, or Injuring Merchantable Trees or Timber - (a) Any person, his aiders, abettors, and counsellors, who willfully,...
Section 5-410 - Acquisition of Land for Establishment of State Forest Nurseries - The Department may acquire land out of money standing to...
Section 5-411 - Levies and Appropriations by Counties for Tree Planting and Care - A county may levy and appropriate money for purposes of...
Part II - Transportation of Christmas Trees and Evergreen Shrubs
Section 5-412 - Bill of Sale - (a) Any person who drives or operates a truck, trailer,...
Section 5-413 - When Identification of Owner of Land to Accompany Shipment - If any owner or custodian of land from which any...
Section 5-414 - Requiring Production of Bill of Sale or Identification of Ownership - Any uniformed forest officer, or any law enforcement officer may...
Part III - Tree Experts
Section 5-415 - Definitions - (a) In this part the following words have the meanings...
Section 5-416 - Licenses -- Applicants to Be Examined by Department - The Department may examine applicants for licensing as tree experts...
Section 5-417 - Licensing Requirements - (a) (1) A person may not engage in the work...
Section 5-418 - Issuance; Qualifications; Insurance - (a) The Department may examine an applicant for license as...
Section 5-419 - License Application and Examination Fee; Renewal and Fee; Accounting - (a) An applicant shall pay to the Department at the...
Section 5-420 - Time of Examinations; Reexamination - The Department shall prepare and conduct examinations as often as...
Section 5-421 - Revocation and Suspension - (a) (1) The Department may permanently revoke or temporarily suspend...
Section 5-422 - Reciprocity - The Department may issue and grant a license to or...
Section 5-423 - Prohibited Conduct - (a) A person may not: (1) solicit, advertise, or represent...
Part IV - Urban and Community Forestry
Section 5-424 - "Urban and Community Forestry" Defined - Urban and community forestry” means the management of forests and...
Section 5-425 - Declaration of Public Policy - The General Assembly finds and declares that forests and trees...
Section 5-426 - Department to Establish and Administer Program - (a) (1) The Department shall establish and administer an urban...
Section 5-427 - Local Programs - (a) The governing body of a county or municipal corporation,...
Part V - Green Shores Program
Section 5-428 - Legislative Findings and Declarations - The General Assembly finds and declares that: (1) Forests and...
Section 5-429 - Establishment; Goals and Purposes - (a) The Department shall establish a Green Shores Program to...
Section 5-430 - Powers and Duties of Department - (a) In order to implement the Green Shores Program, the...
Part VI - Pamela J. Kelly Tree-Mendous Maryland Program
Section 5-433 - "Program" Defined - In this part, “Program” means the Pamela J. Kelly Tree–Mendous...
Section 5-434 - Legislative Findings - The General Assembly declares that it is in the public...
Section 5-435 - Program Established - (a) There is a Pamela J. Kelly Tree–Mendous Maryland Program...
Section 5-436 - Funding - (a) The Program shall be funded by donations and grants...
Subtitle 5 - Pine Tree Reforestation
Section 5-501 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following terms have the meanings...
Section 5-502 - Legislative Declaration; Intent of Subtitle - (a) The General Assembly declares that the maintenance and reproduction...
Section 5-503 - Rules and Regulations - The Department may adopt rules and regulations to administer the...
Section 5-504 - Trees to Be Left Uncut for Purpose of Reseeding - (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided by this section, upon...
Section 5-505 - Reservation of Seed Trees or Approval of Reforestation Plan - (a) A cutting operation may not commence unless seed trees...
Section 5-506 - Cutting Reserved Tree, etc., in Area on Which Cutting Operation Conducted - A person may not cut or permit to be cut...
Section 5-507 - Exemptions - This subtitle does not apply to the cutting of timber...
Section 5-508 - Enforcement; Enjoining Violations - On application of the Department, acting through the Attorney General,...
Section 5-509 - Subtitle 13 Not Applicable - The provisions of Subtitle 13 do not apply to this...
Subtitle 6 - Forest Conservancy Districts
Section 5-601 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 5-602 - Conservation Policy of State - Forests, timberlands, woodlands, and soil resources of the State are...
Section 5-603 - Forest Conservation Duties of Department Generally; Cooperation by Department With Public Agencies; Appeals From Actions of Department - The Department shall administer forest conservation practices on privately owned...
Section 5-604 - Promulgation and Enforcement of Rules and Regulations - The Department may promulgate rules and regulations to administer this...
Section 5-605 - District Forestry Boards -- Establishment; Organization; Composition; Term of Membership; Employees; Officers; Compensation of Members - The Department shall divide the State into convenient districts, having...
Section 5-606 - Duties and Powers - (a) The district forestry board shall: (1) Promote private forestry...
Section 5-607 - Duties of Forester - The forester shall: (1) Make plans for management and reforestation...
Section 5-608 - License for Forest Products Business - (a) (1) (i) Any person engaged in a forest products...
Section 5-609 - Acceptance and Custody of Federal Appropriations for Forest Conservation Purposes - The Department may accept for the State any appropriation of...
Section 5-610 - Exemptions - This subtitle does not apply to clearing woodlands for reservoirs,...
Subtitle 7 - Fire Hazards; Prevention and Abatement
Part I - In General
Section 5-701 - Duties of Forest and Park Wardens Generally; Duties of Wardens as to Extinguishing Fires - (a) A forest or park warden shall enforce every forest...
Section 5-702 - Expenses of Extinguishing Fires - Expenses incurred in fighting or extinguishing any fire under the...
Section 5-703 - Notices as to Forest Fires and Trespass Laws - The Secretary shall furnish notices, printed in large letters, calling...
Section 5-704 - Maliciously or Negligently Setting Fires; Duty to Report Fire - (a) Any individual or corporation that willfully, maliciously, or with...
Section 5-705 - Civil Liability for Causing Fires - Any person who causes any fire by violating § 5-704(a)...
Section 5-706 - State's Attorneys to Enforce Provisions of Part I of Subtitle - The State’s Attorneys of the several counties shall prosecute any...
Part II - Duties of Railroads
Section 5-707 - Duty to Clear and Maintain Safety Strips - (a) Between October 1 and April 15, every person who...
Section 5-708 - Right of Entry - The Department and its authorized agents may enter at their...
Section 5-709 - Duty of Landowners to Clear Safety Strip - Every landowner shall clear the safety strips in accordance with...
Section 5-710 - Duties of Persons Owning Property Abutting Railroad Tracks - Any person owning property within 100 feet of the tracks...
Section 5-711 - Engine or Boiler to Be Provided With Appliances to Prevent Fire - Every engine or boiler, operated in, through, or near forest...
Section 5-712 - Compliance Not Bar to Recovery of Damage - Compliance with the provisions of Part II of this subtitle...
Section 5-713 - Inconsistent Laws Repealed - Any act or part of an act inconsistent with the...
Section 5-714 - Penalty - Any person who violates any provision of § 5-707, §...
Part III - Forest Fire Prevention
Section 5-720 - Open Air Burning; Limitations - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Subtitle 8 - Middle Atlantic Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact
Section 5-801 - Authority of Governor; Form of Compact; When Effective; Compact Administrator; Duty of Department - (a) The Governor, on behalf of the State, may execute...
Subtitle 9 - Program Open Space
Section 5-901 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following terms have the meanings...
Section 5-902 - Legislative Declaration and Intent; Designation and Purpose of Program; Funding Program Established - (a) The General Assembly declares that there is need for...
Section 5-903 - Funds - (a) (1) (i) Of the funds distributed to Program Open...
Section 5-903.1 - Program Open Space Contingency Fund - (a) In this section, “Fund” means the Program Open Space...
Section 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 - (a) (1) Each year the Department, in consultation with the...
Section 5-905 - Local Projects -- in General - (a) (1) On or before May 1 of each year,...
Section 5-906 - Procedures and Administration of Local Projects - (a) Each local project shall conform to a comprehensive plan...
Section 5-907 - Limitations on Land Acquisition for State Parks and Revision of Maryland Land Preservation and Recreation Plan - No land may be acquired for any State park in...
Section 5-908 - Fair Hill Improvement Fund - (a) In this section, “Fund” means the Fair Hill Improvement...
Section 5-908.1 - Somers Cove Marina Commission and Improvement Fund - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 5-909 - Natural Resources Property Maintenance Fund - (a) In this section, “Fund” means the Natural Resources Property...
Section 5-910 - Acquisition of Land in Allegany County - The State may not acquire a tract of land in...
Subtitle 9A - Rural Legacy Program
Section 5-9A-01 - Legislative Declaration and Intent; Program Established; Purpose, Administration, and Funding of Program - (a) The General Assembly declares that: (1) Sprawl development and...
Section 5-9A-02 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 5-9A-03 - Rural Legacy Board -- Established; Purpose; Composition; Chairman; Staff - (a) There is a Rural Legacy Board established in the...
Section 5-9A-04 - Powers of Board - (a) The Board has and may exercise all powers necessary...
Section 5-9A-05 - Applications for Designation of Rural Legacy Area; Requirements and Restrictions on Easements and Other Rights - (a) A sponsor may file an application to designate a...
Section 5-9A-06 - Rural Legacy Area; Rural Legacy Plan - (a) The Board may designate a Rural Legacy Area and...
Section 5-9A-07 - Grant Agreements; Duties of Sponsor; Violations; Acquisitions by Sponsor; Reports - (a) The Board and the sponsor of a designated Rural...
Section 5-9A-08 - Advisory Committee - (a) (1) There is an Advisory Committee to the Board...
Section 5-9A-09 - Appropriations - The Governor shall include in the annual capital budget an...
Subtitle 9B - Local Land Preservation Programs
Section 5-9B-01 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 5-9B-02 - General Provisions - (a) The General Assembly declares that: (1) It is State...
Section 5-9B-03 - Applications; Property Rights - (a) The sponsor shall submit applications to appropriate State and...
Section 5-9B-04 - Development of Plan - (a) A sponsor that applies for funding to implement a...
Section 5-9B-05 - Funding Requests - (a) A sponsor may submit funding requests for acquisition of...
Section 5-9B-06 - Duties of Department of Natural Resources - (a) The Department of Natural Resources shall: (1) Provide technical...
Subtitle 9C - Community Parks and Playgrounds Program
Section 5-9C-01 - "Program" Defined - In this subtitle, “Program” means the Community Parks and Playgrounds...
Section 5-9C-02 - Community Parks and Playgrounds Program - (a) The General Assembly declares that: (1) It is State...
Section 5-9C-03 - Funding - The Program may be funded: (1) From the General Fund...
Subtitle 10 - Public Park Land and Recreational Areas
Section 5-1001 - Appalachian Trail - (a) The Department having acquired the land, rights-of-way, and easements...
Section 5-1002 - Gathland State Park to Be Developed - Gathland State Park, in Frederick and Washington counties, shall be...
Section 5-1003 - State Park Established Between Brooklyn Mud Flats and Liberty Reservoir on Patapsco River - The lands between the mud flats at Brooklyn and the...
Section 5-1004 - Matthew Henson State Park - (a) (1) The lands between Viers Mill Road and Georgia...
Section 5-1005 - North Point State Park - (a) The 1,310 acres of land in Baltimore County delineated...
Section 5-1006 - Old Fort Frederick Reforestation Program - The tract of land in Washington County on which is...
Section 5-1007 - Auxiliary State Forest Reserves - The Department may accept the use of land to be...
Section 5-1008 - Free Admission to State Parks for Certain Youth Groups - Notwithstanding any law or regulation to the contrary, youth groups...
Section 5-1009 - Persons Possessing Maryland Golden Age Pass - A person 62 years old or older who possesses a...
Section 5-1010 - Abandoned Railroad Corridor Property as Trails - (a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) In order to...
Section 5-1011 - Off-Highway Recreational Vehicle Trail Fund - (a) In this section, “Fund” means the Off–Highway Recreational Vehicle...
Subtitle 11 - Public Recreation on Private Land and Land Owned by Local Governments
Section 5-1101 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 5-1102 - Purpose and Construction of Subtitle - (a) The purpose of this subtitle is to encourage any...
Section 5-1103 - Landowner Not Required to Keep Premises Safe for Recreational Use - Except as specifically recognized by or provided in § 5-1106...
Section 5-1104 - Liability of Landowner Who Permits Recreational Use of Land Without Charge - Except as specifically recognized by or provided in § 5-1106...
Section 5-1105 - Applicability of 5-1103 and 5-1104 to Land Leased by the State - Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the provisions of §§ 5–1103...
Section 5-1105.1 - Applicability of 5-1103 and 5-1104 - The provisions of §§ 5-1103 and 5-1104 of this subtitle...
Section 5-1106 - Liability for Willful or Malicious Conduct; Liability of Landowner Who Charges for Recreational Use of Land - The provisions of this subtitle do not limit in any...
Section 5-1107 - Notice by Landowner of Private Lands; Written Consent to Enter Private Lands - Whenever the owner desires, he may post in conspicuous places...
Section 5-1108 - Permission Cards - (a) To facilitate a method of providing written consent, the...
Section 5-1109 - Cross-Country Skiing, Use of Ohvs, or Hunting - (a) If a landowner agrees to the use of a...
Subtitle 12 - Wildland and Open Areas
Part I - Open Space or Open Areas
Section 5-1201 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 5-1202 - Acquisition of Interests in Real Property for Preservation of Open Spaces and Open Areas - (a) Acquisition of interests or rights in real property for...
Section 5-1202.1 - Hart-Miller-Pleasure Island Chain -- Declared an Open Area - For purposes of this subtitle, the Hart-Miller-Pleasure Island chain in...
Section 5-1202.2 - Hart-Miller-Pleasure Island Chain -- State to Grant Easement - (a) In this section the following words have the meanings...
Part II - Wildland Areas
Section 5-1203 - Declaration of Policy; Establishment of State Wildlands Preservation System - (a) In order to assure that an increasing population, accompanied...
Section 5-1204 - Jurisdiction of Unit Over Areas Continued; Limitation Upon Appropriations - Notwithstanding inclusion of an area in the State wildlands preservation...
Section 5-1205 - Designation of Areas as Wildlands -- Report by Secretary to Governor; Recommendations by Governor to General Assembly; Legislative Action Required - The Secretary may review, as to its suitability for preservation...
Section 5-1206 - Certain State-Owned Roadless Areas and Islands, Wildlife Refuges, and Public Hunting Areas - Within ten years after July 1, 1971, the Secretary shall...
Section 5-1208 - Notice and Hearings as to Designations - Prior to submitting any recommendations to the Governor with respect...
Section 5-1209 - Adjustment of Boundaries by Notice, Hearing and Legislative Action - Any modification or adjustment of the boundaries of any State...
Section 5-1210 - Effect of Designation of Woodland Areas Upon State Forests and State Park and Wildlife Refuge Systems - The purposes of Part II of this subtitle are supplemental...
Section 5-1211 - Responsibility of Unit for Administering Areas; Wildland Areas to Be Devoted to Public Purposes - Except as otherwise provided in this part, each unit administering...
Section 5-1212 - Restrictions on Certain Uses - Except as provided in Part II of this subtitle, and...
Section 5-1212.1 - Areas Open to Activities Prior to Wildlands Designation - Any area which was open to hunting, fishing, or trapping...
Section 5-1213 - When Motorboats Permitted; Control of Fire, Insects, and Disease - Within wildland areas designated by Part II of this subtitle,...
Section 5-1213.1 - Measures to Protect Nearby Private Land - In addition to any measures taken under § 5-1213 of...
Section 5-1214 - Development of Resources and Facilities - Within State wildland areas designated under Part II of this...
Section 5-1215 - Access Rights of Owners of Surrounded Areas - If privately owned land is surrounded completely by areas designated...
Section 5-1216 - Secretary Authorized to Acquire Privately Owned Land Within Perimeter of Designated Area - Subject to the appropriation of funds by the legislature, the...
Section 5-1217 - Acceptance of Gifts of Land or Wetlands; Purchase of Land, Wetlands, or Scenic Easements - The Department may accept any gift of land or wetlands...
Section 5-1218 - Private Property Not to Be Acquired Without Consent of Owner - Property may not be acquired under Part II of this...
Part III - Nature Conservancy
Section 5-1220 - Proposal by Nature Conservancy - The Nature Conservancy may submit to the Department a proposal...
Section 5-1221 - Action by Secretary - Within three months after receipt of the proposal, the Secretary...
Section 5-1222 - Agreements by Secretary - Subject to the availability of funds and in accordance with...
Subtitle 13 - Penalties and Fines
Section 5-1301 - Enumeration - (a) Any person who violates any provision of this title...
Section 5-1302 - Collection of Fines - (a) If any fine is imposed by the District Court...
Subtitle 14 - Caves
Section 5-1401 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following terms have the meanings...
Section 5-1402 - Prohibitions Regarding Use of Caves - (a) (1) A person may not, without express, prior, written...
Section 5-1403 - Sale of Speleothems - A person may not sell or offer for sale any...
Section 5-1404 - Disturbing Cave Life; Scientific Collecting Permits; Gates; Violation; Penalties - (a) A person may not remove, disfigure, kill, harm, disturb,...
Section 5-1405 - Disturbing Paleontological Sites - (a) A person may not excavate, remove, destroy, injure, deface,...
Section 5-1406 - Liability of Cave Owner - (a) An owner of a cave or the owner’s authorized...
Subtitle 15 - Heritage Conservation Fund
Section 5-1501 - Established - There is a Heritage Conservation Fund in the Department.
Section 5-1502 - Purposes of Fund - The purposes of the Heritage Conservation Fund are for the...
Section 5-1503 - Acquisition of Conservation Easements - (a) The Department may acquire a conservation easement or a...
Section 5-1504 - Management of Land or Interest in Land Acquired - (a) The Department shall manage land or interests in land...
Section 5-1505 - Sources of Appropriations for Fund; Use of Money - (a) Appropriations for the Heritage Conservation Fund may be provided...
Section 5-1506 - Approval of Acquisition by Board of Public Works - The Board of Public Works shall approve each acquisition of...
Subtitle 16 - Forest Conservation
Section 5-1601 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 5-1602 - Applicability of Subtitle - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 5-1603 - Local Forest Conservation Program - (a) (1) A unit of local government having planning and...
Section 5-1604 - Forest Stand Delineation - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b)(2) and (3) of...
Section 5-1605 - Forest Conservation Plan - (a) Upon receipt of notice that the forest stand delineation...
Section 5-1606 - Afforestation; Forest Conservation Thresholds - (a) (1) For the following land use categories, tracts having...
Section 5-1607 - Preferred Sequence for Afforestation and Reforestation; Priorities; Provisions Developed by Local Government; Placement of Forested, Afforested, or Reforested Land - (a) The preferred sequence for afforestation and reforestation shall be...
Section 5-1608 - Review of Forest Conservation Plan Concurrent With State or Local Review for Subdivision Plan, Grading or Sediment Control Permits - (a) The review of the forest conservation plan shall be...
Section 5-1609 - Regulations; Guidance Manuals; Forest Resource Inventory - (a) (1) By December 31, 1991, the Department, after consulting...
Section 5-1610 - Forest Conservation Fund; Local Forest Conservation Fund - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 5-1610.1 - Forest Mitigation Banks - (a) The Department shall develop standards and adopt regulations for...
Section 5-1611 - Variances - (a) In the preparation of the State or local forest...
Section 5-1612 - Enforcement - (a) (1) The enforcement provisions in this section and §...
Section 5-1613 - Annual Report - On or before September 30 of each year, the Department...
Subtitle 17 - Leasing of State Oil and Gas Resources
Section 5-1701 - Regulations; Lease Required; Restrictions on Leases - (a) (1) The Board of Public Works shall adopt regulations...
Section 5-1702 - Statement of Environmental, Fiscal, and Economic Impact - (a) Before the Board of Public Works may solicit bids...
Section 5-1703 - Strict Liability - Any person who drills for oil or gas on the...
Subtitle 18 - South Mountain Battlefield
Section 5-1801 - Legislative Findings; Established; Management; Fees; Revenues; Boundaries; Funding - (a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) On September 14,...
Subtitle 19 - Calvert County Youth Recreational Opportunities Fund
Section 5-1901 - Fund - (a) In this section, “Fund” means the Calvert County Youth...