Ch. 6 LAWS OF MARYLAND

wildlife refuge and management. Also, the Department may sell any area of land or
water or part of [it] THE AREA OF LAND OR WATER owned by the Department to
the person who offers the highest price.

10-804.

(A) An acquired area of land or water may be used to create and maintain State
wildlife refuges, for wildlife management, and hunting grounds as the Department
deems advisable for hunting grounds.

(B) (1) The Department may cut and remove and sell[,] or permit the cutting
and removing and selling of timber on lands to which title has been acquired by
purchase, gift, or otherwise.

(2) The net proceeds from the timber shall be deposited with the State
Comptroller and placed to the credit of the State Wildlife Management and Protection
Fund.

(C) The Department may grant rights-of-way on or across any acquired area of
land or water if the grant does not affect adversely wildlife protection, management,
and propagation.

(D) The Department may appoint a caretaker of the area of land or water and
make an agreement with the caretaker for proper care and management of the wildlife
refuge.

10-805.

(A) The Department, in order to protect and propagate wildlife, may establish
and maintain State wildlife refuges where wildlife may not be hunted, disturbed, or
molested at any time. Upon the consent of the Governor and the superintendent in
charge of any area of [federally-owned] FEDERALLY OWNED or State-owned land
or water, the Department may locate a State wildlife refuge on any State-owned or
[federally-owned] FEDERALLY OWNED forest, land, or water.

(B) The boundaries of each wildlife refuge shall be clearly marked. At each
refuge a notice shall be posted in a conspicuous place informing the public the area of
land or water is a "State Wildlife Refuge — Hunting Is Unlawful", and other
information or [rules and] regulations the Department considers advisable.

10-806.

(a) If a person who owns or controls any suitable area of land or water desires to
have [it] THE AREA OF LAND OR WATER set aside for a [refuge he] REFUGE,
THE PERSON may apply to the Department, giving a description of the area of land or
water including a specific location, map, or sketch showing an outline of the area of
land or water, the location of any structure or improvement and the nature of the area
of land or water, such as [,] woodland, abandoned [farm land] FARMLAND, or
cultivated land, or lake, pond, marsh, or impounded stream.

(b) The Department may examine the area of land or water to determine if [it]

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