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§ 5-414. Requests for bill of sale or identification papers

West's Annotated Code of MarylandNatural Resources

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Natural Resources
Title 5. Forests and Parks (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 4. Trees and Forest Nurseries (Refs & Annos)
Part II. Transportation of Christmas Trees and Evergreen Shrubs
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 5-414
§ 5-414. Requests for bill of sale or identification papers
Any uniformed forest officer, or any law enforcement officer may stop any truck, trailer, or other vehicle engaged in the transporting of the evergreen trees, shrubs, or boughs described in §§ 5-412 and 5-413 of this subtitle, other than a truck or trailer licensed for and engaged in interstate commerce, in order to require the driver or operator to produce the bill of sale or identification of ownership required by those sections. The driver's failure to have and produce upon demand the bill of sale or identification is a violation of this subtitle. However, an accused may not be convicted if he produces, within ten days from the date he is formally charged, the required bill of sale or identification.

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Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 4, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.
Formerly Art. 66C, § 375C.
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 5-414, MD NAT RES § 5-414
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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