3044                                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                                         Ch. 589

ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES ANY PROVISION OF § 8-712, § 8-712.1,
OR § 8-713 OF THIS SUBTITLE IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND ON
CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO:

(1) FOR A FIRST OFFENSE, A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $500;
AND

(2) FOR ANY SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE THAT OCCURS WITHIN 2
YEARS OF A PRIOR VIOLATION, A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $1,000 OR
IMPRISONMENT NOT EXCEEDING 1 YEAR OR BOTH.

8-1501.

(a)  Any person who violates any provision of this title is
guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction in a court of competent
jurisdiction, unless another penalty is specifically provided
elsewhere in this title, the person is subject to a fine not
exceeding $500, or imprisonment not exceeding three months, or
both, with costs imposed in the discretion of the court. Every
fine and cost shall be paid in accordance with Article 38, § 4 of
the Code.

(b)  Any person found guilty of a second or subsequent
violation of any provision of this title in a court of competent
jurisdiction, unless another penalty is specifically provided
elsewhere in this title, is subject to a fine not exceeding
$1,000, or imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both with
costs imposed in the discretion of the court. For the purpose of
this subsection, a second or subsequent violation is one which
has occurred within two years of any prior violation of this
title.

(c)   In addition to any administrative penalty provided in
this title, violation of any rule or regulation or restriction
promulgated by any unit within the Department of Natural
Resources or the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene pursuant
to the provisions of this title is a misdemeanor and is
punishable as provided in subsections (a) and (b).

8-1501.1.

ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES ANY PROVISION OF § 8-712, § 8-712.1,
OR § 8-713 OF THIS TITLE IS SUBJECT TO A CIVIL FINE AS FOLLOWS:

(1) FOR A FIRST OFFENSE, A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $500;
AND

(2) FOR ANY SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE, A FINE NOT EXCEEDING
$1,000.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1984.

Approved May 29, 1984.