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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 655

(e)  In the case of contracts of the State of Maryland,
or any board, commission, or agency thereof, the aforesaid
bonds OR OTHER SECURITY shall be payable to the State of
Maryland and shall be approved by the Attorney General as to
form. In the case of all other contracts subject to this
section, the bonds OR OTHER SECURITY shall be payable to the
public body concerned, and shall be approved by its attorney
as to form.

(f)  Bonds, OTHER SECURITY, OR EVIDENCE OF ANY TRUST
ACCOUNT ESTABLISHED AS SECURITY payable to the State of
Maryland shall be filed in the office of the State
Comptroller. All other bonds, OTHER SECURITY, OR EVIDENCE OF
ANY TRUST ACCOUNT ESTABLISHED AS SECURITY shall be filed in
the office of the public body concerned.

(g)  The State Comptroller or officer in charge of the
office wherein the aforesaid bonds OR OTHER SECURITY are
required to be filed is authorized and directed to furnish,
to any person making application therefor who submits an
affidavit that he has supplied labor, or materials, for such
work and payment therefor has not been made or that he is
being sued on any such bond, a certified copy of the bond,
OF A CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF OTHER SECURITY PROVIDED, OR OF
EVIDENCE OF ANY TRUST ACCOUNT ESTABLISHED which copy shall
be prima facie evidence of the contents, execution, and
delivery of the [original] BOND OR OTHER SECURITY, AS
APPLICABLE. Applicants shall pay for such certified copies
such reasonable fees as the State Comptroller or the
aforesaid officer shall fix to cover the cost of preparation
thereof.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1980.

Approved May 20, 1980.

CHAPTER 656

(House Bill 1589)

AN ACT concerning

Baltimore Howard and Harford Counties - Animal Traps

FOR the purpose of restricting the use of certain types of
animal traps by owners and lessees of privately owned
land in Baltimore Howard and Harford Counties; and
clarifying language.

BY repealling and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Natural Resources