Marvin Mandel, Governor                         547

BEING CONDUCTED AS OF JULY 1, 1970, AS AUTHORIZED
UNDER THE TERMS OF AN APPROPRIATE PERMIT OR
LICENSE GRANTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF EXISTING
STATE AND FEDERAL LAW.

Private Wetlands
722 723.

Notwithstanding any rule or regulation promulgated by the Sec-
retary of Natural Resources for the protection of private wetlands,
the following uses shall be lawful on those lands included in the
Secretary's inventory of private wetlands:

(1)    Conservation of soil, vegetation, water, fish, shellfish, and
wildlife.

(2)    Trapping, hunting, fishing, and shellfishing where otherwise
legally permitted.

(8) Exercise of riparian rights to make improvements to lands
bounding on navigable waters to preserve access to such navigable
waters or to protect the shore against erosion.

Private Wetlands

723 722.

The Secretary of Natural Resources, with the advice and consent
of the Maryland Agricultural Commission and in consultation with
the appropriate agencies within the affected political subdivisions,
may from time to time, for the purpose of promoting the public
safety, health and welfare, and protecting public and private prop-
erty, wildlife and marine fisheries, promulgate rules and regulations
governing dredging, filling, removing or otherwise altering or pol-
luting private wetlands. The Agricultural Commission, within sixty
days of receiving any proposed rules and regulations from the Sec-
retary, shall convey its decision concerning the adoption or rejection
of such rules and regulations to the Secretary; and if this is not done,
such rule or regulation shall be considered approved by the Commis-
sion. Such rules and regulations may vary as to specific tracts of
wetlands because of the character of such wetlands.

724.

The Secretary shall promptly make an inventory of all private
wetlands within the State. The boundaries of such wetlands shall
be shown on suitable reproductions or aerial photographs to a scale
of one inch equals two hundred feet with such accuracy that they
will represent a class D survey. Such maps shall be prepared to
cover entire subdivisions of the State as determined by the Secretary.
Upon completion of the tidal PRIVATE wetlands boundary maps
for each subdivision and adoption of proposed rules and regulations
governing activities on such wetlands as provided by Section 723
722, the Secretary shall hold a public hearing in the county of the
affected wetlands. The Secretary shall give notice of such hearing
to each owner of record OWNER AS SHOWN IN TAX RECORDS
of all lands designated as wetland as shown on such maps, by
registered mail not less than thirty days prior to the date set for
such hearing. The notice shall include the proposed rules land AND
regulations. The Secretary shall also cause notice of such hearing