Home Table of Contents

§ 1-201.2. Natural Resources Police Force

West's Annotated Code of MarylandNatural ResourcesEffective: July 1, 2022

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Natural Resources
Title 1. Department of Natural Resources (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Natural Resources Police Force (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2022
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 1-201.2
Formerly cited as MD NAT RES § 1-201.1
§ 1-201.2. Natural Resources Police Force
Currentness
In general
(a) There is a Natural Resources Police Force in the Department that serves as a public safety agency with statewide authority to enforce conservation, boating, and criminal laws.
Responsibilities of Natural Resources Police Force
(b) The responsibilities of the Natural Resources Police Force include:
(1) Providing maritime and rural search and rescue services;
(2) Providing public education in hunting, boating, and water safety;
(3) Providing primary law enforcement services for State parks, State forests, wildlife management areas, and public lands owned and managed by the Department; and
(4) Serving as the lead agency for maritime homeland security on State waterways.

Credits

Added as Natural Resources § 2-201 by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 4, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1977, c. 784, § 5. Renumbered as Natural Resources § 1-201.1 and amended by Acts 2010, c. 367, § 1, eff. June 1, 2010. Renumbered as Natural Resources § 1-201.2 by Acts 2022, c. 203, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.
Formerly Art. 41, § 233.
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 1-201.2, MD NAT RES § 1-201.2
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.
End of Document