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MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-1813 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 18 - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program|Section 8-1813 - Prior Project Approval

    (a)    From June 1, 1984 with regard to any subdivision plat approval or approval of a zoning amendment, variance, special exception, conditional use permit, or use of a floating zone, affecting any land or water area located within the initial planning area identified in § 8-1807(a) of this subtitle, for which application is completed after that date, the approving authority of the local jurisdiction in rendering its decision to approve an application shall make specific findings that:        (1)    The proposed development will minimize adverse impacts on water quality that result from pollutants that are discharged from structures or conveyances or that have run off from surrounding lands; and        (2)    The applicant has identified fish, wildlife, and plant habitat which may be adversely affected by the proposed development and has designed the development so as to protect those identified habitats whose loss would substantially diminish the continued ability of populations of affected species to sustain themselves.    (b)    On or after June 1, 2002, with regard to any subdivision plat approval or approval of a zoning amendment, variance, special exception, conditional use permit, or use of a floating zone, affecting any land or water area located within the initial planning area identified in § 8-1807(b) of this subtitle, for which application is completed after that date, the approving authority of the local jurisdiction in rendering its decision to approve an application shall make specific findings that:        (1)    The proposed development will minimize adverse impacts on water quality that result from pollutants that are discharged from structures or conveyances or that have run off from surrounding lands; and        (2)    The applicant has identified fish, wildlife, and plant habitat which may be adversely affected by the proposed development and has designed the development so as to protect those identified habitats whose loss would substantially diminish the continued ability of populations of affected species to sustain themselves.    (c)    With regard to any application for project approval described in subsection (a) or (b) of this section, a local approving authority shall require any additional information from an applicant as is necessary in order to make the findings required by subsection (a) or (b) of this section.    (d)    This section shall remain in effect in a local jurisdiction until such time as an approved program becomes effective.    (e)    This section does not apply to any application in the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area initially filed prior to March 1, 1984 or any application in the Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area filed prior to June 1, 2002.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-1814 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 18 - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program|Section 8-1814 - Commission Approval of Certain Projects; Applicability of Other Laws

    (a)    After 760 days have elapsed from the date upon which criteria adopted by the Commission become effective, any State or local agency that proposes development which has not been subject to project approval by the local jurisdiction under an approved program, including buildings, treatment plants, roads, railroads, and airports, in the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area shall, before the State or local agency begins the development, receive the approval of the Commission in accordance with procedures or exceptions set forth in regulations adopted by the Commission using the standards set forth in § 8-1808(b)(1) through (3) of this subtitle. These regulations shall be adopted on or before September 1, 1987, and only after consultation with affected State and local agencies.    (b)    The Secretary shall consult with the Commission in making consistency determinations under the Federal Coastal Zone Management Program.    (c)    This subtitle is not intended to relieve any obligation otherwise imposed by law or regulation to obtain licenses, permits, or approvals from State and local regulatory agencies or to comply with applicable State and local regulatory prohibitions or restrictions.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-1815.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 18 - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program|Section 8-1815.1 - Cutting or Clearing Trees

    (a)    (1)    The provisions of this section are in addition to any other sanction, remedy, or penalty provided by law.        (2)    This section does not apply to any cutting or clearing of trees that is allowed under regulations adopted by the Commission under this subtitle.    (b)    If a person cuts or clears or plans to cut or clear trees within the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area or Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area in violation of an approved local critical area program or of regulations adopted by the Commission, the chairman may bring an action, or the local jurisdiction may bring an action or request that the chairman of the Commission refer the matter to the Attorney General to bring an action:        (1)    To require the person to replant trees where the cutting or clearing occurred in accordance with a plan prepared by the State Forester, a registered professional forester, or a registered landscape architect;        (2)    To restrain the planned violation; or        (3)    For damages:            (i)    To be assessed by a circuit court in an amount equal to the estimated cost of replanting trees; and            (ii)    To be paid to the Department by the person found to have violated the provisions of this subsection.    (c)    If the chairman of the Commission has reason to believe that the local jurisdiction is failing to enforce the requirements of subsection (b) of this section, the chairman shall refer the matter to the Attorney General as provided under § 8–1815(b) of this subtitle.    (d)    On the chairman of the Commission’s referral of an alleged violation under subsection (c) of this section to the Attorney General, the Attorney General may invoke the remedies available to the local jurisdiction under subsection (b) of this section in any court of competent jurisdiction in which the local jurisdiction would be authorized to prosecute or sue.    (e)    On the request of a local jurisdiction or the chairman of the Commission, the State Forester, a registered professional forester, or a registered landscape architect may prepare, oversee, and approve the final implementation of a plan to:        (1)    Replant trees in any part of the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area where trees in the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area are cut or cleared in violation of subsection (b) of this section; and        (2)    Replant trees in any part of the Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area where trees in the Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area are cut or cleared in violation of subsection (b) of this section.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-1816 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 18 - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program|Section 8-1816 - Commission to Prepare Report

    In consultation with State and local agencies involved in planning, acquiring, and managing open space and recreational lands, the Commission, by January 1, 1987, shall prepare a report to the Governor and the General Assembly recommending State policy and goals for:         (1)    The provision of public access along the shoreline of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries; and        (2)    The reforestation of land within the Critical Area and the preservation of forested land within the Critical Area.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-1817 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 18 - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program|Section 8-1817 - Commission Report on Chesapeake Bay Critical Area

    (a)    By January 1, 1994, the Commission shall adopt criteria that assure the protection of land and water resources in the Critical Area and that shall apply throughout the Critical Area for:        (1)    Production of oil or natural gas on lands or waters leased by the State; and        (2)    Exploration or production of oil or natural gas on any lands in the Critical Area.    (b)    (1)    In addition to other applicable provisions of law, an applicant for any production or exploratory drilling that will occur on, in, under, or through the Critical Area, including wells drilled outside the Critical Area by a method known as slant drilling that will pass through the Critical Area, shall complete and submit with the application an environmental impact study that addresses the potential for any adverse environmental effects on the Critical Area as a result of the drilling.        (2)    (i)    The Department shall forward a copy of the permit application and the environmental impact study referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection to the Commission for its review and comment.            (ii)    The Department shall consider and comment in writing on the objections and concerns of the Commission before issuing a permit under this subsection.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-2001 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 20 - Penalty and Fines; Prosecution|Section 8-2001 - Penalties and Fines

    (a)    Any person who violates any provision of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction, unless another penalty is specifically provided elsewhere in this title, the person is subject to a fine not exceeding $500, with costs imposed in the discretion of the court. Every fine and cost shall be paid in accordance with § 7-503 of the Courts Article.    (b)    Any person found guilty of a second or subsequent violation of any provision of this title in a court of competent jurisdiction, unless another penalty is specifically provided elsewhere in this title, is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000, or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year, or both with costs imposed in the discretion of the court. For the purpose of this subsection, a second or subsequent violation is a violation which has occurred within 2 years of any prior violation of this title.    (c)    In addition to any administrative penalty provided in this title, violation of any regulation or restriction adopted by any unit within the Department of Natural Resources pursuant to the provisions of this title is a misdemeanor and is punishable as provided in subsections (a) and (b) of this section.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-2002 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 20 - Penalty and Fines; Prosecution|Section 8-2002 - Attorney General Responsible for Cases Arising Under Provisions of Title

    The Attorney General shall take charge of, prosecute, and defend on behalf of the State every case arising under the provisions of this title, including the recovery of penalties, except for prosecution of violations of the provisions of Subtitle 7 of this title and regulations adopted under Subtitle 7 of this title.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-2003 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 20 - Penalty and Fines; Prosecution|Section 8-2003 - Citations for Offenses on Publicly Owned Watershed Property

    (a)    Whenever a person is halted by a regular or special police officer for an offense on publicly owned watershed property punishable as a misdemeanor and which is either a violation of law or a violation of watershed regulations, and is not taken before a District Court commissioner as would otherwise be required or is permitted by law, the officer may prepare a written or electronic citation containing:        (1)    A notice to appear in court;        (2)    The name and address of the person charged;        (3)    The offense charged;        (4)    The time and place the person shall appear in court;        (5)    An acknowledgment of receipt of the citation by the person charged made in a manner determined by the Department; and        (6)    Other pertinent information as necessary.    (b)    The time specified in the notice to appear shall be at least five days after the alleged violation unless the person charged with the violation demands an earlier hearing.    (c)    The place specified in the notice to appear shall be before a judge of the appropriate District Court.    (d)    The person charged with the violation may promise to appear in court by acknowledging receipt of at least one copy of the citation prepared by the officer in a manner determined by the Department, in which event the officer shall deliver a copy of the citation to the person. Then, the officer may not take the person into physical custody for the violation.    (e)    Failure to comply with the notice to appear is punishable as contempt or as otherwise provided by law in such cases.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-2101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 21 - Phragmites Management and Control|Section 8-2101 - Legislative Findings

    The General Assembly finds that the growth of the tall, reed-like grass Phragmites communis, commonly known as phragmites, may be a public and common nuisance on land and wetlands used for wildlife habitat areas. Therefore, it is the intent of the General Assembly that this subtitle require that statewide studies of phragmites be conducted in order to determine its spread and determine any progress made in current management and control programs.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-2102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 21 - Phragmites Management and Control|Section 8-2102 - Cost Sharing Assistance to Real Property Owner

    (a)    A person who owns real property on which phragmites grows may apply to the Secretary for cost sharing assistance in the management and control of the spread of phragmites.    (b)    The Secretary shall establish a cost sharing program to assist landowners, on whose property phragmites grows, in the management and control of the spread of phragmites.    (c)    The Secretary may determine whether the Department should assist a landowner in the management and control of the spread of phragmites based on:        (1)    The magnitude of the area to be managed and controlled; and        (2)    The possibility of the spread of phragmites into adjoining land and wetland areas.    (d)    (1)    (i)    Subject to the requirements of this subsection, the Department shall pay a landowner 50% of the costs associated with the eradication and control of the spread of phragmites.            (ii)    The landowner shall be responsible for any remaining costs.            (iii)    Moneys paid to a landowner under this section may be paid from the Tidal Wetlands Compensation Fund, the Wildlife Management and Protection Fund, or federal funds. The Department shall coordinate cost sharing assistance paid from the funds under this section with the Department of the Environment.            (iv)    The Department shall require verification of a landowner’s expenses before the landowner may receive money from the cost sharing program.        (2)    The Department may not pay more than $12,000 each year to a single landowner, or to a person in the immediate family of the landowner, or to an entity in which the landowner has a substantial ownership interest, under the cost sharing program established in this section.        (3)    The Department may not expend more than $60 per acre per year for any cost sharing project under this section.        (4)    In lieu of cash payments to landowners, the Department may substitute in-kind services of equal value.        (5)    The Department shall establish priorities to target cost sharing assistance to wetlands restoration and enhancement where:            (i)    Phragmites threatens rare or endangered wildlife or plants;            (ii)    The highest diversity and abundance of native plants, wildlife, or fish exist; and            (iii)    Phragmites can be effectively controlled.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-2103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 21 - Phragmites Management and Control|Section 8-2103 - Cost Sharing Program; Study and Analysis of Progress

    (a)    (1)    The Department shall study and analyze the effectiveness of the cost sharing program in the Department that assists landowners in paying for the cost of the management and control of the spread of phragmites.        (2)    The analysis required in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall include information on how assistance under the cost sharing program is allocated.    (b)    The Department shall ascertain on a per–acre basis the statewide extent of infestation of phragmites, when necessary data is available, and shall study and analyze the progress made in the management and control of the spread of phragmites on:        (1)    Lands that the Department owns or controls; and        (2)    Any real property on which the Department assists landowners with the control of phragmites.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-2104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 21 - Phragmites Management and Control|Section 8-2104 - Aid, Gifts, or Grants

    The Secretary may accept, use, or expend any aid, gift, or grant made available from any private or public source to carry out the provisions of this subtitle.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-2105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 21 - Phragmites Management and Control|Section 8-2105 - Department Owned or Controlled Lands

    The Secretary shall implement a program to control the spread of phragmites, where appropriate, on lands that the Department owns or controls.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-2106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 21 - Phragmites Management and Control|Section 8-2106 - Alternative Management and Control Methods

    In implementing a phragmites control program, the Secretary shall consider alternative management and control methods and employ only those determined not to have adverse water quality impacts.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-2107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 21 - Phragmites Management and Control|Section 8-2107 - Regulations

    The Secretary shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this subtitle, including eligibility criteria for landowners to obtain cost sharing assistance and procedures for the implementation of the cost sharing program under this subtitle.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 2 - Organization and Authority of Unit Pertaining to Wildlife -- in General|Section 10-202 - Responsibilities of Secretary Generally

    (a)    The Secretary is responsible for conservation and management of wildlife and wildlife resources of the State.    (b)    The Secretary shall provide for a statewide system of assistance to local political subdivisions regarding the disposition of wild animals. Assistance may include field services, training, or payment to local political subdivisions for wildlife control in accordance with procedures and plans agreed to between the Department and the local political subdivisions.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-202.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 2 - Organization and Authority of Unit Pertaining to Wildlife -- in General|Section 10-202.1 - Nutria Management Plan

    (a)    The Secretary shall develop, adopt, and implement a comprehensive nutria management plan to eradicate the species Myocastor coypu (nutria) from the State.    (b)    In addition to any funding provided under § 10-308.1 of this title, the Department shall seek funding from federal, private, and other sources to implement fully the nutria management plan until nutria are eradicated from the State.    (c)    (1)    In accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, the Secretary shall report annually to the General Assembly beginning July 1, 1995 and by July 1 each year thereafter until the nutria have been eradicated from the State.        (2)    The report shall include data on the implementation of the nutria management plan, including:            (i)    Expenditures and future funding needs;            (ii)    Nutria removed from the population;            (iii)    Results from specific efforts to remove nutria; and            (iv)    An assessment of the success of the plan.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 2 - Organization and Authority of Unit Pertaining to Wildlife -- in General|Section 10-203 - Transfer of Jurisdiction of Department of Game and Inland Fish and Fish and Wildlife Administration to Department

    Every right, power, duty, obligation, and function previously conferred upon or exercised by the Department of Game and Inland Fish or the Fish and Wildlife Administration is transferred to and may be exercised by the Department. Every reference to the Department of Game and Inland Fish or the Fish and Wildlife Administration which appears in the Code, in any other State law, or in any ordinance, resolution, regulation, legal action, directive, or document means the Department.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 2 - Organization and Authority of Unit Pertaining to Wildlife -- in General|Section 10-204 - Department Advisory Commissions

    (a)    There is a Wildlife Advisory Commission in the Department.    (b)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a member of the Fish and Wildlife Commission as of June 30, 1972 may serve the unexpired remainder of the member’s term as a member of an advisory commission created by law.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 2 - Organization and Authority of Unit Pertaining to Wildlife -- in General|Section 10-205 - Regulations Affecting Wildlife; Lottery-Based System for Issuance of Licenses, Permits, or Stamps

    (a)    Having a due regard for the distribution, abundance, economic value, and breeding habits of wildlife, the Secretary may adopt regulations to enlarge, extend, restrict, or prohibit hunting, possessing, selling, purchasing, shipping, carrying, transporting, or exporting wildlife.    (b)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department may use a lottery–based system to issue hunting licenses, permits, or stamps.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 2 - Organization and Authority of Unit Pertaining to Wildlife -- in General|Section 10-206 - When Department May Reduce Wildlife in Identifiable Areas

    The Department may reduce the wildlife population in any county, election district, or other identifiable area of the State after a thorough investigation reveals that protected wildlife is seriously injurious to agricultural or other interests in the affected area. The method of reducing the wildlife population is at the Department’s discretion, except that trapping is preferred whenever feasible. The Department shall dispose of wildlife taken pursuant to the provisions of this section as the Department deems advisable.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  10-207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 10 - Wildlife|Subtitle 2 - Organization and Authority of Unit Pertaining to Wildlife -- in General|Section 10-207 - Payment of Bounties

    The Department may not pay bounties for any wildlife.