Ch. 306                                      LAWS OF MARYLAND

land-based installation, including vehicles in transit, or from
any vessel, ship, or boat of any kind, shall report the incident
immediately to the Department of [Natural Resources] THE
ENVIRONMENT. He shall remain available until clearance to leave
is given by the appropriate officials designated by the
Department.

(c)  To administer this section the Department of [Natural
Resources] THE ENVIRONMENT may use the organization, equipment,
and units, including engineering, clerical, and other personnel,
employed in the improvement and preservation of waters and
natural resources of the State to enforce the laws for the
preservation and protection of the waters and natural resources
of the State. Any person authorized by law to make arrests may
apply for a warrant, arrest, and take into custody, with or
without process, any person who violates any provision of this
section. However, a person may not be arrested without process
for a violation not committed in the presence of one of the
aforesaid officials. If any person is arrested under the
provisions of this section, the person arrested immediately shall
be brought before a judge, or court of the State for examination
of the offense alleged against him.

(d)  Whenever any person or ship is accused of violating any
provision of this section, the arresting officer shall notify the
Department of [Natural Resources] THE ENVIRONMENT in writing to
permit the Department to take any advisable action. The
provisions of this subsection are directory only.

(e)  This section shall be in addition to the laws existing
prior to June 1, 1949, for the preservation and protection of
waters of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. It does not
repeal, modify, or in any manner affect the provisions of those
laws.

[8-1411] 4-411.

(a) In this section the following words and phrases have
the meaning indicated.

(1)  "Discharge" means any spilling, leaking, pumping,
pouring, emitting, emptying, or dumping.

(2)  "Fund" means the Maryland Oil Disaster
Containment, Clean-Up and Contingency Fund.

(3)  (i) "Oil, petroleum products, and their
by-products" means oil of any kind and in any liquid form
including, but not limited to petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, oil
refuse, oil mixed with other waste, crude oils and every other
nonedible, liquid hydrocarbon regardless of specific gravity.

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