TITLE 5 - FORESTS AND PARKS
- Subtitle 1 - In General
- 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.
- Section 5-202 - Forest and Park Service established.
- Section 5-203 - [Repealed].
- Section 5-204 - Sustainable Forestry Council.
- Section 5-205 - [Repealed].
- Section 5-206 - Forest or park wardens; forest, park, and wildlife rangers.
- Section 5-207 - Purchases and gifts of lands.
- Section 5-208 - Eminent domain.
- Section 5-209 - Rules and regulations.
- Section 5-210 - Park, recreation, and natural area planning; protection of watersheds; management; replacement of trees, etc.
- Section 5-211 - Printing and distribution of material relating to forests and parks.
- Section 5-212 - Forest or Park Reserve Fund.
- Section 5-212.1 - Forest and Park Concession Account.
- Section 5-213 - Disposition of lost or abandoned property within State forests, parks, etc.
- Section 5-214 - Forest resources.
- Section 5-215 - Deep Creek Lake Recreation Maintenance and Management Fund.
- Section 5-215.1 - Deep Creek Lake recreation and land use plan.
- Section 5-216 - Deep Creek Lake Policy and Review Board.
- Section 5-217 - Disposal of raw sludge sewage on certain State land.
- Section 5-218 - Maryland Conservation Corps.
- Section 5-219 - Reforestation and timber stand improvements.
- Subtitle 3 - Woodland Incentives Program
- Section 5-301 - Definitions.
- Section 5-302 - Legislative declaration and findings.
- Section 5-303 - Development of programs; regulations.
- Section 5-304 - Requirements of applicants.
- Section 5-305 - Limitations on assistance.
- Section 5-306 - Agreement with Department.
- Section 5-307 - Woodland Incentives Fund.
- Subtitle 4 - Trees and Forest Nurseries
- Section 5-401 - Definition.
- Section 5-402 - Powers of Department generally; establishment of State forest nurseries.
- Section 5-403 - Plans for planting or care of trees.
- Section 5-404 - Authority of enforcement.
- 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.
- Section 5-406 - Permit to cut down or trim trees; exceptions; prohibited conduct without permit; penalty.
- Section 5-407 - Signs and advertisements along public highways and on public property.
- Section 5-408 - Use of trees for planting on State forest reserve.
- Section 5-409 - Liability to aggrieved parties for cutting, burning, or injuring merchantable trees or timber.
- Section 5-410 - Acquisition of land for establishment of State forest nurseries.
- Section 5-411 - Levies and appropriations by counties for tree planting and care.
- Section 5-412 - Bill of sale.
- Section 5-413 - When identification of owner of land to accompany shipment.
- Section 5-414 - Requiring production of bill of sale or identification of ownership.
- Section 5-415 - Definitions.
- Section 5-416 - Licenses - Applicants to be examined by Department.
- Section 5-417 - License required; exemption.
- Section 5-418 - Issuance; qualifications; insurance.
- Section 5-419 - License application and examination fee; renewal and fee; accounting.
- Section 5-420 - Time of examinations; reexamination.
- Section 5-421 - Revocation and suspension.
- Section 5-422 - Reciprocity.
- Section 5-423 - Prohibited conduct.
- Section 5-424 - Defined.
- Section 5-425 - Declaration of public policy.
- Section 5-426 - Department to establish and administer program.
- Section 5-427 - Local programs.
- Section 5-428 - Legislative findings and declarations.
- Section 5-429 - Establishment; goals and purposes.
- Section 5-430 - Powers and duties of Department.
- Subtitle 5 - Pine Tree Reforestation
- Section 5-501 - Definitions.
- Section 5-502 - Legislative declaration; intent of subtitle.
- Section 5-503 - Rules and regulations.
- Section 5-504 - Trees to be left uncut for purpose of reseeding.
- Section 5-505 - Reservation of seed trees or approval of reforestation plan.
- Section 5-506 - Cutting reserved tree, etc., in area on which cutting operation conducted.
- Section 5-507 - Exemptions.
- Section 5-508 - Enforcement; enjoining violations.
- Section 5-509 - Subtitle 13 not applicable.
- Subtitle 6 - Forest Conservancy Districts
- Section 5-601 - Definitions.
- Section 5-602 - Conservation policy of State.
- Section 5-603 - Forest conservation duties of Department generally; cooperation by Department with public agencies; appeals from actions of Department.
- Section 5-604 - Promulgation and enforcement of rules and regulations.
- Section 5-605 - District forestry boards - Establishment; organization; composition; term of membership; employees; officers; compensation of members.
- Section 5-606 - Duties and powers.
- Section 5-607 - Duties of forester.
- Section 5-608 - License for forest products business.
- Section 5-609 - Acceptance and custody of federal appropriations for forest conservation purposes.
- Section 5-610 - Exemptions.
- Subtitle 7 - Fire Hazards; Prevention and Abatement
- Section 5-701 - Duties of forest and park wardens generally; duties of wardens as to extinguishing fires.
- Section 5-702 - Expenses of extinguishing fires.
- Section 5-703 - Notices as to forest fires and trespass laws.
- Section 5-704 - Maliciously or negligently setting fires; duty to report fire.
- Section 5-705 - Civil liability for causing fires.
- Section 5-706 - State's Attorneys to enforce provisions of Part I of subtitle.
- Section 5-707 - Duty to clear and maintain safety strips.
- Section 5-708 - Right of entry.
- Section 5-709 - Duty of landowners to clear safety strip.
- Section 5-710 - Duties of persons owning property abutting railroad tracks.
- Section 5-711 - Engine or boiler to be provided with appliances to prevent fire.
- Section 5-712 - Compliance not bar to recovery of damage.
- Section 5-713 - Inconsistent laws repealed.
- Section 5-714 - Penalty.
- Section 5-715 - to 5-719. [Reserved].
- Section 5-720 - Open air burning; limitations.
- Subtitle 8 - Middle Atlantic Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact
- Subtitle 9 - Program Open Space
- Section 5-901 - Definitions.
- Section 5-902 - Legislative declaration and intent; designation and purpose of program; funding program established.
- Section 5-903 - Funds.
- Section 5-903.1 - Program Open Space Contingency Fund.
- 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; dis
- Section 5-905 - Local projects - In general.
- Section 5-906 - Procedures and administration of local projects.
- Section 5-907 - Limitations on land acquisition for State parks and revision of Maryland Land Preservation and Recreation Plan.
- Section 5-908 - Fair Hill Improvement Fund.
- Section 5-908.1 - Somers Cove Marina Commission and Improvement Fund.
- Section 5-909 - Natural Resources Property Maintenance Fund.
- Section 5-910 - Acquisition of land in Allegany County.
- Section 5-911 - [Repealed].
- Subtitle 9A - Rural Legacy Program
- Subtitle 9B - Local Land Preservation Programs
- Subtitle 9C - Community Parks and Playgrounds Program
- Subtitle 10 - Public Park Land and Recreational Areas
- Section 5-1001 - Appalachian Trail.
- Section 5-1002 - Gathland State Park to be developed.
- Section 5-1003 - State park established between Brooklyn Mud Flats and Liberty Reservoir on Patapsco River.
- Section 5-1004 - Matthew Henson State Park.
- Section 5-1005 - North Point State Park.
- Section 5-1006 - Old Fort Frederick reforestation program.
- Section 5-1007 - Auxiliary State forest reserves.
- Section 5-1008 - Free admission to State parks for certain youth groups.
- Section 5-1009 - Persons possessing Maryland Golden Age Pass.
- Section 5-1010 - Abandoned railroad corridor property as trails.
- Subtitle 11 - Public Recreation on Private Land and Land Owned by Local Governments
- Section 5-1101 - Definitions.
- Section 5-1102 - Purpose and construction of subtitle.
- Section 5-1103 - Landowner not required to keep premises safe for recreational use.
- Section 5-1104 - Liability of landowner who permits recreational use of land without charge.
- Section 5-1105 - Applicability of §§ 5-1103 and 5-1104 to land leased by the State.
- Section 5-1105.1 - Applicability of §§ 5-1103 and 5-1104.
- Section 5-1106 - Liability for willful or malicious conduct; liability of landowner who charges for recreational use of land.
- Section 5-1107 - Notice by landowner of private lands; written consent to enter private lands.
- Section 5-1108 - Permission cards.
- Section 5-1109 - Cross-country skiing or use of snowmobiles in Garrett County.
- Subtitle 12 - Wildland and Open Areas
- Section 5-1201 - Definitions.
- Section 5-1202 - Acquisition of interests in real property for preservation of open spaces and open areas.
- Section 5-1202.1 - Hart-Miller-Pleasure Island chain - Declared an open area.
- Section 5-1202.2 - Same - State to grant easement.
- Section 5-1203 - Declaration of policy; establishment of State wildlands preservation system.
- Section 5-1204 - Jurisdiction of unit over areas continued; limitation upon appropriations.
- Section 5-1205 - Designation of areas as wildlands - Report by Secretary to Governor; recommendations by Governor to General Assembly; legislative action required.
- Section 5-1206 - Certain State-owned roadless areas and islands, wildlife refuges and public hunting areas.
- Section 5-1207 - [Repealed].
- Section 5-1208 - Notice and hearings as to designations.
- Section 5-1209 - Adjustment of boundaries by notice, hearing and legislative action.
- Section 5-1210 - Effect of designation of woodland areas upon State forests and State park and wildlife refuge systems.
- Section 5-1211 - Responsibility of unit for administering areas; wildland areas to be devoted to public purposes.
- Section 5-1212 - Restrictions on certain uses.
- Section 5-1212.1 - Areas open to activities prior to wildlands designation.
- Section 5-1213 - When motorboats permitted; control of fire, insects, and disease.
- Section 5-1213.1 - Measures to protect nearby private land.
- Section 5-1214 - Development of resources and facilities.
- Section 5-1215 - Access rights of owners of surrounded areas.
- Section 5-1216 - Secretary authorized to acquire privately owned land within perimeter of designated area.
- Section 5-1217 - Acceptance of gifts of land or wetlands; purchase of land, wetlands, or scenic easements.
- Section 5-1218 - Private property not to be acquired without consent of owner.
- Section 5-1219 - [Repealed].
- Section 5-1220 - Proposal by Nature Conservancy.
- Section 5-1221 - Action by Secretary.
- Section 5-1222 - Agreements by Secretary.
- Subtitle 13 - Penalties and Fines
- Subtitle 14 - Caves
- Section 5-1401 - Definitions.
- Section 5-1402 - Prohibitions regarding use of caves.
- Section 5-1403 - Sale of speleothems.
- Section 5-1404 - Disturbing cave life; scientific collecting permits; gates; violation; penalties.
- Section 5-1405 - Disturbing paleontological sites.
- Section 5-1406 - Liability of cave owner.
- Subtitle 15 - Heritage Conservation Fund
- Section 5-1501 - Established.
- Section 5-1502 - Purposes of Fund.
- Section 5-1503 - Acquisition of conservation easements.
- Section 5-1504 - Management of land or interest in land acquired.
- Section 5-1505 - Sources of appropriations for Fund; use of moneys.
- Section 5-1506 - Approval of acquisition by Board of Public Works.
- Subtitle 15A - Maryland GreenPrint Program
- Subtitle 16 - Forest Conservation
- Section 5-1601 - Definitions.
- Section 5-1602 - Applicability of subtitle.
- Section 5-1603 - Local forest conservation program.
- Section 5-1604 - Forest stand delineation.
- Section 5-1605 - Forest conservation plan.
- Section 5-1606 - Afforestation; forest conservation thresholds.
- Section 5-1607 - Preferred sequence for afforestation and reforestation; priorities; provisions developed by local government; placement of forested, afforested, or reforested land.
- Section 5-1608 - Review of forest conservation plan concurrent with State or local review for subdivision plan, grading or sediment control permits.
- Section 5-1609 - Regulations; guidance manuals; forest resource inventory.
- Section 5-1610 - Forest Conservation Fund; local forest conservation fund.
- Section 5-1610.1 - Forest mitigation banks.
- Section 5-1610.2 - [Abrogated].
- Section 5-1611 - Variances.
- Section 5-1612 - Enforcement.
- Section 5-1613 - Annual report.
- Subtitle 17 - Leasing of State Oil and Gas Resources
- Subtitle 18 - South Mountain Battlefield