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MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  5-849 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 5 - Maryland Public Ethics Law|Subtitle 8 - Local Government Provisions|Part VII - Lobbying Disclosure -- Special Provisions for Montgomery and Prince George's Counties|Section 5-849 - Restrictions on Lobbying Activity

    (a)    Beginning with the effective date of a lobbying registration and extending through the ending date of the registration period, a lobbyist who lobbies a local official, or a person acting on behalf of the lobbyist, may not:        (1)    solicit or transmit directly or indirectly a contribution from any person, including a political committee, for the benefit of a local official or candidate;        (2)    serve on a fund–raising committee of, or a political committee for the benefit of, a local official or candidate; or        (3)    act as a treasurer or chair of a political committee for the benefit of a local official or candidate.    (b)    This part may not be construed to prohibit a lobbyist from:        (1)    making a personal contribution within the limitations established under the Election Law Article; or        (2)    informing the lobbyist’s employer or others of the positions taken by a particular candidate.    (c)    (1)    A person who knowingly and willfully violates this part is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.        (2)    If the person is a business entity and not a natural person, each officer and partner of the business entity who knowingly authorized or participated in the violation is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to the same penalties as the business entity.
MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  5-854 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 5 - Maryland Public Ethics Law|Subtitle 8 - Local Government Provisions|Part VIII - Special Provisions for Howard County|Section 5-854 - Violations

    (a)    (1)    A person who knowingly and willfully violates this part is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000.        (2)    If the person is not an individual, each officer and partner who knowingly authorized or participated in the violation is subject to the penalty specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection.    (b)    (1)    A person who is subject to this part shall preserve all accounts, bills, receipts, books, papers, and other documents necessary to complete and substantiate any reports, statements, or records required to be made under this part for 3 years from the date of filing the application.        (2)    The documents shall be available for inspection on request to the Howard County Ethics Commission, after reasonable notice.
MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  5-858 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 5 - Maryland Public Ethics Law|Subtitle 8 - Local Government Provisions|Part IX - Special Provisions for Frederick County -- Planning and Zoning|Section 5-858 - Prohibited Actions

    (a)    An applicant or agent may not make a contribution to a member of the governing body during the pendency of the application.    (b)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, after an application has been filed, a member of the governing body may not vote or participate in any way in the proceedings on the application if the member or the treasurer or political committee of the member received a contribution from the applicant or agent during the pendency of the application.    (c)    A member of the governing body may participate in a comprehensive zoning or rezoning proceeding.
MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  5-859 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 5 - Maryland Public Ethics Law|Subtitle 8 - Local Government Provisions|Part IX - Special Provisions for Frederick County -- Planning and Zoning|Section 5-859 - Ex Parte Communications

    (a)    This section does not apply to a communication between a member of the governing body and an employee of the Frederick County government whose duties involve giving aid or advice to a member of the governing body concerning a pending application.    (b)    A member of the governing body who communicates ex parte with an individual concerning a pending application during the pendency of the application shall file with the Chief Administrative Officer a separate disclosure for each communication within the later of 7 days after the communication was made or received.
MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  5-860 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 5 - Maryland Public Ethics Law|Subtitle 8 - Local Government Provisions|Part IX - Special Provisions for Frederick County -- Planning and Zoning|Section 5-860 - Affidavit

    At any time before final action on an application, a party of record may file with the Chief Administrative Officer an affidavit including competent evidence of:        (1)    a contribution by an applicant or agent covered under § 5–858 of this subtitle; or        (2)    an ex parte communication covered under § 5–859 of this subtitle.
MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  5-861 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 5 - Maryland Public Ethics Law|Subtitle 8 - Local Government Provisions|Part IX - Special Provisions for Frederick County -- Planning and Zoning|Section 5-861 - Enforcement

    (a)    In the enforcement of this part, the Chief Administrative Officer shall be subject to the direction and control of the Frederick County Ethics Commission and, unless otherwise specifically directed by the County Ethics Commission, may only:        (1)    receive filings;        (2)    maintain records;        (3)    report violations; and        (4)    perform other ministerial duties necessary to administer this part.    (b)    (1)    The affidavits and disclosures required under this part shall be filed in the appropriate case file of an application.        (2)    The Chief Administrative Officer, at least twice each year, shall prepare a summary report compiling all affidavits and disclosures that have been filed in the application case files.        (3)    All summary reports compiled under paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be available to members of the public on written request.        (4)    All affidavits, disclosures, and accompanying documentation required under this part shall be in the form required by the Frederick County Ethics Commission.
MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  5-862 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 5 - Maryland Public Ethics Law|Subtitle 8 - Local Government Provisions|Part IX - Special Provisions for Frederick County -- Planning and Zoning|Section 5-862 - Violations; Penalties

    (a)    (1)    The Frederick County Ethics Commission or another aggrieved party of record may assert as procedural error a violation of this part in an action for judicial review of the application.        (2)    If the court finds that a violation of this part occurred, the court shall remand the case to the governing body for reconsideration.    (b)    (1)    A person that knowingly and willfully violates this part is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.        (2)    If the person is a business entity or agent and not an individual, each member, officer, or partner of the business entity or agent who knowingly authorized or participated in the violation is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.        (3)    An action taken in reliance on an opinion of the State Ethics Commission or the Frederick County Ethics Commission may not be considered a knowing and willful violation.    (c)    (1)    A person that is subject to this part shall preserve all books, papers, and other documents necessary to complete and substantiate any reports, statements, or records required to be made under this part for 3 years from the date of filing the application.        (2)    The documents shall be available for inspection on request.
MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  5-865 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 5 - Maryland Public Ethics Law|Subtitle 8 - Local Government Provisions|Part X - Special Provisions for Frederick County -- Campaign Activity Concerning County Board and Commission Members and the Board of License Commissioners|Section 5-865 - Applicability of Part

    This part applies only to an appointed member of the Frederick County Board of Zoning Appeals, the Frederick County Ethics Commission, the Frederick County Planning Commission, or the Board of License Commissioners for Frederick County.
MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  5-866 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 5 - Maryland Public Ethics Law|Subtitle 8 - Local Government Provisions|Part X - Special Provisions for Frederick County -- Campaign Activity Concerning County Board and Commission Members and the Board of License Commissioners|Section 5-866 - General Consideration

    (a)    In this part, “campaign finance entity” has the meaning stated in § 1–101 of the Election Law Article.    (b)    A member, a person acting on behalf of the member, a campaign finance entity of the member, or any other campaign finance entity operated in coordination with the member may not solicit, receive, deposit, or use a contribution while the member is serving on the board or commission.    (c)    A campaign finance entity of the member or any other campaign finance entity operated in coordination with the member may not make an expenditure, except to pay a late filing fee or civil penalty imposed under Title 13 of the Election Law Article, while the member is serving on the board or commission.    (d)    A campaign finance entity of the member or any other campaign finance entity operated in coordination with the member shall pay any outstanding obligations before the member begins serving on the board or commission.    (e)    Not later than 48 hours after opening a campaign account through a campaign finance entity, an appointed member of a board or commission under § 5–865 of this subtitle who has established an authorized candidate campaign committee shall vacate the position on the board or commission.
MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  5-869 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 5 - Maryland Public Ethics Law|Subtitle 8 - Local Government Provisions|Part XI - Special Provisions for Anne Arundel County|Section 5-869 - Definitions

    (a)    In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    (1)    “Candidate” means an individual who files a certificate of candidacy for:            (i)    election to the County Council; or            (ii)    County Executive.        (2)    “Candidate” includes an incumbent member of the County Council and an incumbent County Executive.    (c)    “County Council” means the County Council of Anne Arundel County.    (d)    “County Executive” means the County Executive of Anne Arundel County.
MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  5-870 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 5 - Maryland Public Ethics Law|Subtitle 8 - Local Government Provisions|Part XI - Special Provisions for Anne Arundel County|Section 5-870 - Regulation of Participation in Certain Legislative Actions if Campaign Contribution Accepted

    (a)    The County Council may enact a local law to regulate the participation of a member of the County Council or the County Executive in any legislative action relevant to a zoning change or amendment, or to a land use application that is before the Office of Planning and Zoning or the Department of Inspections and Permits, if the member of the County Council or the County Executive accepts or has accepted, or as a candidate accepted, a campaign contribution from an individual or a business entity involved with the action or application.    (b)    The County Council may enact a local law to prohibit or otherwise regulate campaign contributions made to, or for the benefit of, a member of the County Council, the County Executive, or a candidate for election to the County Council or County Executive by an individual or a business entity involved with a legislative action relevant to a zoning change or amendment, or to a land use application that is before the Office of Planning and Zoning or the Department of Inspections and Permits.
MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  5-871 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 5 - Maryland Public Ethics Law|Subtitle 8 - Local Government Provisions|Part XI - Special Provisions for Anne Arundel County|Section 5-871 - Administration and Implementation of Local Law

    If the County Council enacts a local law under § 5–870 of this subtitle, the Anne Arundel County Ethics Commission shall administer and implement the provisions of the local law.
MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  7-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 7 - Emblems; Designations; Commemorative Days and Months|Subtitle 3 - Additional Emblems; Designations|Part I - Animals, Plants, and Wildlife|Section 7-301 - Bird

    The Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) is the State bird.
MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  7-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 7 - Emblems; Designations; Commemorative Days and Months|Subtitle 3 - Additional Emblems; Designations|Part I - Animals, Plants, and Wildlife|Section 7-302 - Cat

    The calico cat is the State cat.
MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  7-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 7 - Emblems; Designations; Commemorative Days and Months|Subtitle 3 - Additional Emblems; Designations|Part I - Animals, Plants, and Wildlife|Section 7-303 - Crustacean

    The Maryland Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) is the State crustacean.
MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  7-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 7 - Emblems; Designations; Commemorative Days and Months|Subtitle 3 - Additional Emblems; Designations|Part I - Animals, Plants, and Wildlife|Section 7-304 - Dog

    The Chesapeake Bay Retriever is the State dog.
MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  7-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 7 - Emblems; Designations; Commemorative Days and Months|Subtitle 3 - Additional Emblems; Designations|Part I - Animals, Plants, and Wildlife|Section 7-305 - Fish

    The striped bass or rockfish (Morone saxatilis) is the State fish.
MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  7-306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 7 - Emblems; Designations; Commemorative Days and Months|Subtitle 3 - Additional Emblems; Designations|Part I - Animals, Plants, and Wildlife|Section 7-306 - Flower

    The Black–Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) is the State flower.
MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  7-307 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 7 - Emblems; Designations; Commemorative Days and Months|Subtitle 3 - Additional Emblems; Designations|Part I - Animals, Plants, and Wildlife|Section 7-307 - Horse

    The thoroughbred horse is the State horse.
MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  7-308 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 7 - Emblems; Designations; Commemorative Days and Months|Subtitle 3 - Additional Emblems; Designations|Part I - Animals, Plants, and Wildlife|Section 7-308 - Insect

    The Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly (Euphydryas phaeton) is the State insect.
MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  7-309 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 7 - Emblems; Designations; Commemorative Days and Months|Subtitle 3 - Additional Emblems; Designations|Part I - Animals, Plants, and Wildlife|Section 7-309 - Reptile

    The diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) is the State reptile.
MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  7-310 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 7 - Emblems; Designations; Commemorative Days and Months|Subtitle 3 - Additional Emblems; Designations|Part I - Animals, Plants, and Wildlife|Section 7-310 - Tree

    The white oak (Quercus alba) is the State tree.
MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  7-313 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 7 - Emblems; Designations; Commemorative Days and Months|Subtitle 3 - Additional Emblems; Designations|Part II - Arts, Culture, and Food|Section 7-313 - Dessert

    Smith Island cake is the State dessert.
MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  7-314 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 7 - Emblems; Designations; Commemorative Days and Months|Subtitle 3 - Additional Emblems; Designations|Part II - Arts, Culture, and Food|Section 7-314 - Drink

    Milk is the State drink.
MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  7-315 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 7 - Emblems; Designations; Commemorative Days and Months|Subtitle 3 - Additional Emblems; Designations|Part II - Arts, Culture, and Food|Section 7-315 - Folk Dance

    Square dancing is the State folk dance.
MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  7-316 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 7 - Emblems; Designations; Commemorative Days and Months|Subtitle 3 - Additional Emblems; Designations|Part II - Arts, Culture, and Food|Section 7-316 - Mascot

    The diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) is the official mascot of the University of Maryland, College Park Campus.
MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  7-317 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 7 - Emblems; Designations; Commemorative Days and Months|Subtitle 3 - Additional Emblems; Designations|Part II - Arts, Culture, and Food|Section 7-317 - Poet Laureate

    (a)    The Governor may designate a citizen of the State as its Poet Laureate.    (b)    (1)    The Poet Laureate:            (i)    may not receive compensation as Poet Laureate; but            (ii)    subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, is entitled to reimbursement for any expenses incurred in the performance of duties as Poet Laureate.        (2)    Reimbursement under this subsection:            (i)    shall be paid from the General Emergency Fund of the Board of Public Works; and            (ii)    may not exceed $1,000 in any 1 fiscal year.
MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  7-318 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 7 - Emblems; Designations; Commemorative Days and Months|Subtitle 3 - Additional Emblems; Designations|Part II - Arts, Culture, and Food|Section 7-318 - Theaters

    (a)    The poem “Maryland! My Maryland!”, written by James Ryder Randall in 1861 and set to the tune of “Lauriger Horatius”, is the State song.    (b)    The words of the State song are:IThe despot’s heel is on thy shore,Maryland!His torch is at thy temple door,Maryland!Avenge the patriotic goreThat flecked the streets of Baltimore,And be the battle queen of yore,Maryland! My Maryland!IIHark to an exiled son’s appeal,Maryland!My mother State! to thee I kneel,Maryland!For life and death, for woe and weal,Thy peerless chivalry reveal,And gird thy beauteous limbs with steel,Maryland! My Maryland!IIIThou wilt not cower in the dust,Maryland!Thy beaming sword shall never rust,Maryland!Remember Carroll’s sacred trust,Remember Howard’s warlike thrust,––And all thy slumberers with the just,Maryland! My Maryland!IVCome! ‘tis the red dawn of the day,Maryland!Come with thy panoplied array,Maryland!With Ringgold’s spirit for the fray,With Watson’s blood at Monterey,With fearless Lowe and dashing May,Maryland! My Maryland!VCome! for thy shield is bright and strong,Maryland!Come! for thy dalliance does thee wrong,Maryland!Come to thine own heroic throng,Stalking with Liberty along,And chaunt thy dauntless slogan song,Maryland! My Maryland!VIDear Mother! burst the tyrant’s chain,Maryland!Virginia should not call in vain,Maryland!She meets her sisters on the plain––“Sic semper!” ‘tis the proud refrainThat baffles minions back again,Maryland! My Maryland!VIII see the blush upon thy cheek,Maryland!For thou wast ever bravely meek,Maryland!But lo! there surges forth a shriekFrom hill to hill, from creek to creek––Potomac calls to Chesapeake,Maryland! My Maryland!VIIIThou wilt not yield the vandal toll,Maryland!Thou wilt not crook to his control,Maryland!Better the fire upon thee roll,Better the blade, the shot, the bowl,Than crucifixion of the soul,Maryland! My Maryland!IXI hear the distant thunder–hum,Maryland!The Old Line’s bugle, fife, and drum,Maryland!She is not dead, nor deaf, nor dumb––Huzza! she spurns the Northern scum!She breathes! she burns! she’ll come! she’ll come!Maryland! My Maryland!
MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  7-322 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 7 - Emblems; Designations; Commemorative Days and Months|Subtitle 3 - Additional Emblems; Designations|Part III - Natural History|Section 7-322 - Dinosaur

    The Astrodon johnstoni is the State dinosaur.
MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  7-323 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 7 - Emblems; Designations; Commemorative Days and Months|Subtitle 3 - Additional Emblems; Designations|Part III - Natural History|Section 7-323 - Fossil Shell

    The Ecphora gardnerae gardnerae (Wilson) is the State fossil shell.
MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  7-324 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 7 - Emblems; Designations; Commemorative Days and Months|Subtitle 3 - Additional Emblems; Designations|Part III - Natural History|Section 7-324 - Gem

    The Patuxent River stone is the State gem.
MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  7-325 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 7 - Emblems; Designations; Commemorative Days and Months|Subtitle 3 - Additional Emblems; Designations|Part III - Natural History|Section 7-325 - State Paleonotology Collection and Research Center

    The Calvert Marine Museum is the State paleontology collection and research center.
MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  7-327 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 7 - Emblems; Designations; Commemorative Days and Months|Subtitle 3 - Additional Emblems; Designations|Part IV - Sports and Recreation|Section 7-327 - Boat

    The skipjack is the State boat.
MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  7-328 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 7 - Emblems; Designations; Commemorative Days and Months|Subtitle 3 - Additional Emblems; Designations|Part IV - Sports and Recreation|Section 7-328 - Exercise

    Walking is the State exercise.
MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  7-329 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 7 - Emblems; Designations; Commemorative Days and Months|Subtitle 3 - Additional Emblems; Designations|Part IV - Sports and Recreation|Section 7-329 - Sports

    (a)    Jousting is the State sport.    (b)    Lacrosse is the State team sport.
MD. General Provisions Code Ann. §  7-319 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|General Provisions|Title 7 - Emblems; Designations; Commemorative Days and Months|Subtitle 3 - Additional Emblems; Designations|Part IV - Sports and Recreation|Section 7-319

    (a)    Center Stage in Baltimore City is the State theater.    (b)    Olney Theatre in Montgomery County is the State summer theater.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  2-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 2 - Maryland Department of Health|Subtitle 1 - Organization and General Authority of Department|Part I - General Provisions|Section 2-101 - Department Established

    There is a Maryland Department of Health, established as a principal department of the State government.