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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor Ch. 406
CHAPTER 406
(House Bill 972)
AN ACT concerning
Natural Resources - Endangered and Threatened Species - Incidental
Taking - Puritan Tiger Beetle
FOR the purpose of authorizing the Secretary of Natural Resources to issue an
incidental taking permit for the endangered puritan tiger beetle if the applicant
submits a certain plan and the Secretary makes certain findings; authorizing
the Secretary to adopt certain regulations; defining a certain term; and
generally relating to the establishment of an incidental taking permit for the
puritan tiger beetle.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Natural Resources
Section 10-2A-01 and 10-2A-05
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2000 Replacement Volume and 2004 Supplement)
BY adding to
Article - Natural Resources
Section 10-2A-05.1
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2000 Replacement Volume and 2004 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Natural Resources
10-2A-01.
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the, meanings indicated.
(b) (1) "Conserve" means to use all methods and procedures for the purpose
of increasing the number of individuals within species or populations up to the
optimum carrying capacity of their habitat and maintaining these levels.
(2) "Conserve" includes all activities associated with scientific resources
management such as research, census, law enforcement, habitat acquisition and
maintenance, propagation, live trapping, and transplantation, including the periodic
or total protection of species or populations as well as regulated taking.
(3) With respect to endangered and threatened species, "conserve"
means to use all methods and procedures including those described in this subsection
which are necessary to bring any endangered or threatened species to the point at
which the measures provided for these species pursuant to this subtitle are no longer
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