998                              Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 348

created as part of the Department of Game and Inland Fish. The
Commission shall consist of five citizens of this State, four of whom
shall be appointed by the Secretary of Natural Resources, one from
each of the four regional wildlife administrative areas of the State,
and the remaining member may be appointed by the Secretary of
Natural Resources, at large from a list of names submitted to him
by interested organizations, including the Maryland Wildlife Fed-
eration, the Izaak Walton League and the Farm Bureau. No person
shall be appointed to said Commission unless said person has been
a resident of the State for a period of at least three years prior to
said appointment; and said person shall be well-informed on the
subject of wildlife conservation.

No person shall serve as a member of the Commission for a
period in excess of two full consecutive terms, provided, however,
that nothing herein contained shall prevent a person's reappointment
after the expiration of a two-year period.

(b)  The members of the Commission shall hold office for terms
of five (5) years and shall receive no compensation for their services
as members thereof, except that each commissioner shall be reim-
bursed for actual and necessary traveling expenses incurred or
made by him in the discharge of his official duties to be paid from
the State Game Protection Fund within budget limitations.

(c)  Upon the death, resignation or removal from office of any
person so appointed as aforesaid, the Secretary of Natural Resources
shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. The Secretary of Nat-
ural Resources may remove a Commissioner for inefficiency, neglect
of duty, or misconduct in office.

(d)  The Commission shall hold meetings at the office in Annapolis
in July and January and at such times and places within the State
as the chairman or the Director may designate with every considera-
tion being given to periodically meeting in the several geographic
regions of the State. At the meeting held in July, the Commission
shall elect one of its members as chairman, and one of its members
as vice-chairman. Such officers shall hold office for a period of one
year. Three members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business. Provided, however, this subheading
shall not change the status in any manner of the present members
of said Commission except as otherwise provided herein.

(e)  The Commission shall act in an advisory capacity to the Direc-
tor of the Department of Game and Inland Fish.

(f)  Except for the advisory function as provided for in this
section, all other powers and duties exercised and performed by the
Commission or its chairman pursuant to any provisions of law shall,
from and after July 1, 1969, be exercised and performed by the
Director.]

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(a) The Governor, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of
Natural Resources, shall appoint a Director of the Department of
Game and Inland Fish who shall receive such salary as shall be
provided in the budget, and he shall be entitled to traveling expenses,
and all other expenses incurred when away from home in the dis-
charge of his duties; employees of the Department of Game and