MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 761

rather than be compelled to sell it at
public auction, as they are required to do
presently by statute. This proposed
procedure would particularly benefit the
inland enforcement officers whose only
source of funds at present is the State
Fish and Game Protection Fund.

Subsection (b) is new language added by the
Legislative Council Joint Committee to
Revise Article 66C to protect persons who
were not privy to the violation nor
consenting parties from forfeiture
proceedings.

4-1207. SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF LICENSE BY THE
COURT.

IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER PENALTY OR FINE PROVIDED
IN THIS TITLE, ANY PERSON WHO IS CONVICTED OF
VIOLATING ANY PROVISION OF THIS TITLE OR ANY RULE OR
REGULATION PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO IT MAY HAVE THE
LICENSE UNDER WHICH HE OPERATED IN THE COMMISSION OF
VIOLATION SUSPENDED OR REVOKED BY THE COURT.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language
derived from Article 66C, section 717(b)
(culling oysters) and (e) (dredging the
Chesapeake Bay) of the Code. As revised,
it is made applicable to all licenses
issued by the department under this title.

It is noted that in addition to the present
provisions which allow for judicial license
suspension and revocation, the department
may take similar action as to certain
licenses which presumably would happen if
the court chooses not to act. For example,
see proposed sections 4—613, 4—707, and
4-1026.

[[4-1208. SEVERABILITY.

IF ANY CLAUSE, SENTENCE, PARAGRAPH, OR SECTION OF
THIS TITLE IS FOR ANY REASON ADJUDGED
UNCONSTITUTIONAL, THE JUDGMENT DOES NOT AFFECT OR
INVALIDATE THE REMAINDER BUT IS CONFINED IN ITS
OPERATION TO THE CLAUSE, SENTENCE, PARAGRAPH, OR
SECTION FOUND UNCONSTITUTIONAL.]]

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