WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 326

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - Natural Resources
Section 5-206(b) and (e)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1989 Replacement Volume and 1992 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Natural Resources
Section 5-206(f)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1989 Replacement Volume and 1992 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Chapter 231 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1991, as amended by Chapter

22 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1992
Section 2

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Natural Resources

5-206.

(b) The Secretary shall, within the limits of any appropriation made for this
purpose, commission forest, park, and wildlife rangers as the Secretary deems necessary
for the enforcement of laws and regulations as provided in this subsection. All
appointments shall be made from a list of eligible persons prepared by the Secretary of
Personnel in accordance with the merit system, or from a list prepared by the Department
as permitted by the Secretary of Personnel. 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 public and private properties which are within the boundaries of
State properties managed by the Department;

(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

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