WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                    Ch. 401

Article - Natural Resources

5-206.

(b) The Secretary may commission any employee of the
Department as a [law enforcement officer] FOREST, PARK, AND
WILDLIFE RANGER. An employee so commissioned and assigned law
enforcement duties has and may exercise the powers of a Natural
Resources police officer or a law enforcement officer of the
State. [These powers may be exercised upon:

(1)  Properties owned by the State and managed by the
Department;

(2)  Railroad rights-of-way and utility properties
which are not owned by the State, but which traverse properties
owned by the State and managed by the Department;

(3)  All roadways PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTIES which
are within the boundaries of State properties managed by the
Department; and

(4)  All waters of the. State within one mile of the
shoreline of all properties owned by the Department.;]

(5)  ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY ADJOINING
PROPERTY OWNED BY THE STATE AND MANAGED BY THE DEPARTMENT;

(6)  ALL PARK PROPERTY IN MARYLAND OWNED BY THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; AND

(7)  ANY PROPERTY IN MARYLAND FOR THE PURPOSE OF
EXECUTING A WARRANT THAT HAS RESULTED FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT
ACTIVITIES ON PROPERTY ON WHICH A FOREST, PARK, AND WILDLIFE
RANGER MAY EXERCISE LAW ENFORCEMENT POWERS.

(D) UNLESS THE DEPARTMENT HAS A SIGNED MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING WITH THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WITH PRIMARY
JURISDICTION OVER THE PROPERTY, A FOREST, PARK, AND WILDLIFE
RANGER MAY NOT EXERCISE LAW ENFORCEMENT POWERS UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (B)(3) AND (5) OF THIS SECTION.

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