MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 1377

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Article 66C, section 189 of the Code. A
similar section pertaining to fish appears
in Title 4. The only changes made are in
style.

10-804. USE OF LAND OR WATER.

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. 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. THE NET PROCEEDS FROM THE TIMBER SHALL BE
DEPOSITED WITH THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND PLACED TO THE
CREDIT OF THE STATE GAME PROTECTION FUND. 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. 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.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Article 66C, section 190 of the Code. A
similar section appears in Title 4
pertaining to fish. The only changes made
are in style.

10-805. STATE WILDLIFE REFUGES.

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 OR STATE-OWNED LAND OR WATER, THE
DEPARTMENT MAY LOCATE A STATE WILDLIFE REFUGE ON ANY
STATE-OWNED OR FEDERALLY-OWNED FOREST, LAND, OR WATER.

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.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as