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Timestamp: 2019-04-24 02:23:53+00:00

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Citation: MD Code, Natural Resources, § 10-2A-01.
(4) Violate any regulation pertaining to the conservation of the species or to any threatened species of wildlife listed pursuant to this subsection and adopted by the Secretary pursuant to authority provided by this section.
Regulations (b) The Secretary may adopt regulations to implement and enforce this section.
(a) The Secretary shall establish programs, including acquisition of land or aquatic habitat or interests in the land or aquatic habitats, necessary for the conservation of nongame, threatened, or endangered species of wildlife or plants. The Secretary shall use all vested authority to carry out the provisions of this subsection.
(b) In carrying out programs authorized by this section, the Secretary shall consult with the State Secretary of Agriculture and other states having a common interest in particular species of nongame, endangered, or threatened species of wildlife or plants. The Secretary may enter into agreements with federal agencies, other states, political subdivisions of the State, or with individuals with respect to programs designed to conserve nongame, endangered, or threatened species of wildlife or plants, including agreements for administration and management established under this section or utilized for conservation of nongame, endangered, or threatened species of wildlife or plants.
(c) The Governor shall review other programs administered by the Governor and utilize these programs in furtherance of the purposes of this subtitle. All State departments and agencies, in consultation with and with the assistance of the Secretary, shall utilize their authorities in furtherance of the purposes of this subtitle by carrying out programs for the conservation of endangered species and threatened species listed pursuant to § 10-2A-04(f) of this subtitle, and by taking any action necessary to insure that actions authorized, funded, or carried out by them do not jeopardize the continued existence of the endangered species or threatened species or result in the destruction or modification of habitat of the species which is deemed by the Secretary to be critical.
(d) The Secretary shall adopt regulations necessary to implement this section.
Citation: MD Code, Natural Resources, § 10-2A-06.
(a) The Secretary shall conduct investigations of the fish resources of the State in order to develop information relating to population, distribution, habitat needs, limiting factors, and other biological and ecological data to determine conservation measures necessary for their continued ability to sustain themselves successfully. On the basis of these determinations the Secretary shall issue proposed rules and regulations not later than July 1, 1976 and develop conservation programs designed to insure the continued ability of fish deemed in need of conservation to perpetuate themselves successfully. The Secretary shall conduct ongoing investigations of the fish resources of the State and may amend these rules and regulations.
(b) The Secretary, by rules and regulations, shall adopt limitations relating to taking, possession, transportation, exportation, processing, sale or offer for sale, or shipment necessary to conserve fish.
(c) Except as provided in rules and regulations adopted by the Secretary, no person may take, possess, transport, export, process, sell, offer for sale, or ship any fish deemed by the Department to be in need of conservation pursuant to this section, nor may any common or contract carrier knowingly transport or receive for shipment any fish deemed by the Secretary to be in need of conservation pursuant to this section.
Citation: MD Code, Natural Resources, § 4-2A-03.
(3) Violate any regulation pertaining to the species or to any threatened species of fish listed pursuant to § 4-2A-04(f) of this subtitle and adopted by the Secretary.
(a) The Secretary shall establish programs, including acquisition of land or aquatic habitat or interests therein, necessary for the conservation of threatened or endangered species of fish. The Secretary shall use all vested authority to carry out the provisions of this subsection.
(b) In carrying out programs authorized by this section, the Secretary shall consult with other states having a common interest in particular species of endangered or threatened species of fish and may enter into agreements with federal agencies, other states, political subdivisions of this State, or with individuals with respect to programs designed to conserve endangered or threatened species of fish including agreements for administration and management of any that are established under this section or utilized for conservation of endangered or threatened species of fish.
(c) The Governor shall review other programs administered by him and utilize these programs in furtherance of the purposes of this subtitle. All State departments and agencies, in consultation with and with the assistance of the Secretary, shall utilize their authorities in furtherance of the purposes of this subtitle by carrying out programs for the conservation of endangered species and threatened species listed pursuant to § 4-2A-04 (f) of this subtitle and by taking any action necessary to insure that actions authorized, funded, or carried out by them do not jeopardize the continued existence of the endangered species or threatened species or result in the destruction or modification of habitat of the species which is deemed by the Secretary to be critical.
(d) The Secretary shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement this section.
Citation: MD Code, Natural Resources, § 4-2A-06.
(a) A custodian may deny inspection of a public record that contains information concerning the site-specific location of an endangered or threatened species of plant or animal, a species of plant or animal in need of conservation, a cave, or a historic property as defined in § 5A-301 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.
(2) any entity that is authorized to take the land through the right of eminent domain.
Citation: MD Code, General Provisions, § 4-350.
Citation: MD Code, Natural Resources, § 8-1806.
Citation: MD Code, Environment, § 14-108.
Citation: MD Code, Natural Resources, § 5-1607.
(2) “Explosives” means normal commercial explosives, blasting agents, and detonators.
(3) “Seismic operations” means the controlled application of vibratory energy from any source to determine if favorable conditions exist for the subsurface entrapment of oil or gas.
(4) “Seismic section” means a graphic, near-vertical display of waveform data that is usually processed by a computer program to facilitate the interpretation of subsurface conditions.
Citation: MD Code, Environment, § 14-109.

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