NO PERSON MAY UNLAWFULLY ASSAULT, RESIST, OPPOSE,
IMPEDE, INTIMIDATE, INTERFERE, OTHERWISE UNLAWFULLY
PREVENT, OR ATTEMPT TO PREVENT THE SECRETARY IN THE
PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES UNDER THIS SUBTITLE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: Subsection (a) is new language
added to indicate explicitly that the
Secretary is responsible for carrying out
and enforcing the provisions of this
Article. This addition does not result in
a substantive change because this power is
implicit in the numerous sections of the
present Code which vest another department
official with responsibility for the
administration of a unit now included
within the Department under the supervision
of the Secretary; See Art. 48, §§ 125, 134,
147, and 166A, Art. 66C, §§ 449, 470D, and
479. Consequently, under the present law
the Secretary implicitly is responsible for
the enforcement of this Article.

Subsection (b) presently appears as Art.
66C, §54 of the Code. Reference to
constables is proposed for deletion since
they no longer perform any peace-keeping
function. A reference to "law enforcement
officer" is added to maintain consistency
with the Natural Resources Article which
uses this phrase to refer to State, county,
and municipal police officers.

Subsection (c) is new language modeled
after Art. 66C, §§ 439(a) and 470-1 (o) of
the Code and set forth here to avoid
repetition of this provision throughout
each subtitle of the Article.

The only other changes made are in style.

SEC. 2-105. LEGAL ADVISER TO DEPARTMENT.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IS THE LEGAL ADVISOR AND
COUNSEL TO THE DEPARTMENT. HE SHALL ASSIGN TO THE
DEPARTMENT THE NUMBER OF ASSISTANT ATTORNEYS GENERAL
AUTHORIZED BY LAW AND NECESSARY TO RENDER EFFECTIVE
LEGAL ADVICE AND COUNSEL. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL