Ch. 6 LAWS OF MARYLAND

THIS SUBTITLE to the Board of Review of the Department as provided in Title 1 of
this article. The proceeding shall be in the county where the land is located and the
Board of Review shall view the affected land.

9-308.

(a) Any party to the appeal to the Board of Review pursuant to § 9-307 OF
THIS SUBTITLE may appeal to the circuit court for the county in which the land is
located within 30 days after the decision of the Board of Review.

(c) If the court finds that the decision of the Board of Review appealed from is
an unreasonable exercise of police power, [it] THE COURT may set aside or modify
the determination.

9-309.

The court may order the State to pay court costs of any appeal in accordance with
the provisions of [§§ 9-304, 9-305, or 9-308] § 9-304, § 9-305, OR § 9-308 OF THIS
SUBTITLE if [it] THE COURT finds that the financial situation of the person
appealing warrants this action.

9-401.

This subtitle does not affect any past or future accretion to land under private
ownership bounding on [,] or surrounded by the waters of the Chincoteague, Isle of
Wight, or Sinepuxent Bay.

9-402.

(a) Any island created or formed within the confines of Sinepuxent, Isle of
Wight, or Chincoteague Bay by the dumping or depositing of excavated material from
dredging or any other artificial means employed [either] by the State of the United
States, or both during the construction or maintenance of the Ocean City inlet and the
channel in the bays, together with any accretion to any of those islands, in the past or
future, are natural resources of the State, and title to them is retained for the use of the
Department.

9-403.

Subject to the approval of the Board, the Department may use the land described
in this subtitle for conservation purposes in the manner and under the [rules and]
regulations [it] THE DEPARTMENT deems in the best interest of the State. However,
any person who may lawfully hunt or fish in Worcester County may hunt or fish on these
lands during the open season for hunting or fishing.

9-601.

(b) Any person found guilty of a second or subsequent violation of any provision
of this title, unless another penalty is specifically provided elsewhere in this title, is
subject to a fine not exceeding $1, 000, or imprisonment not exceeding [one] 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 [one] A VIOLATION which has

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