MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                      1043

(b)    Violations and severability.—Any violation of this Act shall
be deemed a misdemeanor, and the person, partnership or corpora-
tion who is found guilty of such violation shall be subject to a fine
not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or one year's
imprisonment for each and every violation. Any agency whose
approval is required under this Act or any person in interest may
seek an injunction against any person, partnership, or corporation,
whether public or private, violating or threatening violation of
any provision of this Act.

(c)    In the event any portion of this Act shall be declared illegal,
the remaining portions shall continue in force until otherwise
changed.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1969.

Approved May 2, 1969.

CHAPTER 416
(Senate Bill 652)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 357 of
Article 66C of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1967 Replace-
ment Volume), title "Natural Resources," subtitle "Forests and
Parks," subheading "In General," to provide for annual reversion
of the balance of monies IN EXCESS OF FIFTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($50,000.00) in the forest or park reserve fund to the
general funds of the State after deduction of amounts paid to
political subdivisions of the State.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 357 of Article 66C of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1967 Replacement Volume), title "Natural Resources," subtitle
"Forests and Parks," subheading "In General," be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

357.

All moneys received as penalties for violations of the provisions
of this subtitle, less the cost of collection and not otherwise pro-
vided for, together with any moneys obtained from the State forest
reserve, State parks, scenic preserves, parkways, historic monu-
ments and recreation areas, shall be paid into a special fund in the
State treasury known as the Forest or Park Reserve Fund; out of
said funds there shall be paid each year to the county commissioners
of each county in which shall be located any part of the State
forests or parks reserves fifteen percent of the revenue derived
from such part of the State reserves as is located in that county.
[The balance of said fund shall not revert to the general treasury,
but shall be dedicated to the purposes of operation and development
of State parks, scenic preserves, parkways, historic monuments and
recreation areas, State forests, forest protection, management, re-
placement and other purposes of the Department.] On July 1, 1969