356                              Laws of Maryland                       [Ch. 269

Section 2. Recording, Effective Date, (a) Regulations of the
Commission shall be exempt from the provisions of Chapter 1.1 of
Title 9 of the Code of Virginia (1950 Edition, as amended from time
to time), and of Section 9 of Article 41 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1957 Edition, as amended from time to time). Copies of
Commission regulations shall be kept on public file and available for
public reference in the offices of the Commission, the office of the
clerk of court in each county of Maryland and Virginia contiguous
to the waters within the Commission's jurisdiction, the office of the
Virginia Division of Statutory Research and Drafting, the office of
the Maryland Department of Legislative Reference, the office of the
Virginia Fisheries Commission, and the office of the Maryland De-
partment of Tidewater Fisheries.

(b) No regulation of the Commission shall become effective until
thirty (SO) days after the date of its adoption, or such later date as
may be fixed by the Commission.

(C) LEASING, DREDGING OR PATENT TONGING SHALL
BE AUTHORIZED BY THE COMMISSION ONLY IF SUCH
AUTHORIZATION IS GRANTED BY JOINT ACTION OF THE
LEGISLATURES OF MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA.

Section 3. Review. Any person aggrieved by any regulation or
order of the Commission may at any time file a petition for declara-
tory judgment with respect to the validity or construction thereof,
in the circuit court of any county in Maryland or Virginia contigu-
ous to the waters within the Commission's jurisdiction. A review of
the final judgment of the circuit court may be appealed to the court
of highest appellate jurisdiction of the state in accordance with the
rules or laws of procedure in such state.

Section 4. Revision by Legislative Action. Regulations of the
Commission may be amended, modified, or rescinded by joint enact-
ment of the General Assembly of Maryland and the General Assem-
bly of Virginia.

SECTION 5. REVISION OF COMPACT. AT ANY TIME
SUBSEQUENT TO THE ADOPTION OF THIS COMPACT THE
GOVERNOR OR LEGISLATURE OF EITHER MARYLAND OR
VIRGINIA MAY CALL FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A COM-
MISSION TO MAKE FURTHER STUDY AND RECOMMENDA-
TIONS CONCERNING REVISION AND AMENDMENTS TO THIS
COMPACT, AT WHICH TIME THE GOVERNORS OF THE RE-
SPECTIVE STATES SHALL ACT FORTHWITH IN COMPLI-
ANCE WITH THE REQUEST FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF
SAID COMMISSION.

ARTICLE V. ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS AND
REGULATIONS: PENALTIES

Section 1. Responsibility for Enforcement. The regulations and
orders of the Commission shall be enforced by the JOINT EFFORT
OF THE law enforcement agencies and officers of Maryland and
Virginia.

Section 2. Penalties. The violation of any regulation of the
Commission shall be a misdemeanor. Unless a lesser punishment is