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H.B. 9
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VETOES
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subsection (f) of this section, if an application is not approved or disapproved within
60 days after the record, including the public hearing process, has been closed, the
application shall be deemed approved.
(2)] Subject to paragraph [(3)] (2) of this subsection, at its discretion, the
regulating entity may extend for good cause for a 60-day period the time for making
a determination under subsection (f) of this section.
[(3)] (2) The regulating entity is limited to a maximum of two 60-day
extensions for making a determination on the same application.
6.5-301.
(a) The appropriate regulating entity [shall] MAY NOT approve an acquisition
unless it finds the acquisition is [not] in the public interest.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an emergency
measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health or safety,
has been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of all the members
elected to each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect from
the date it is enacted.
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May 15, 2002
The Honorable Casper R. Taylor, Jr.
Speaker of the House
State House
Annapolis MD 21401
Dear Mr. Speaker:
In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, I have today
vetoed House Bill 9 - Deer Management Plans - Increased Harvest.
House Bill 9 increases the deer firearms season from 13 to at least 21 days, including
the first Sunday of the season. The Sunday hunting provision does not apply in: Anne
Arundel, Baltimore, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Kent,
Montgomery, Prince George's, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, Worcester
Counties; Baltimore City; and the City of Frederick.
Under current law, the Department of Natural Resources has the authority to
promulgate regulations establishing a hunting season, except on Sundays, to hunt
forest and upland game birds and mammals. House Bill 9 restates the Department's
current authority to increase the harvest in a region where the deer population is or
will become a threat to public health or safety, or create a nuisance, because the
population exceeds the carrying capacity of the zone. Proper management of the
State's deer population is a complex problem requiring careful consideration of all the
issues before reaching a conclusion.
Our outdoor resources should be shared fairly by everyone. Currently, Sunday during
hunting season is the only day of the week when outdoor recreation such as hiking,
picnicking, birdwatching, photography, angling, horseback riding, and other
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