A person who violates any provision of these regulations is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is subject to a penalty as set forth in Natural Resources Article, Title 4, Annotated Code of Maryland.

Authority: Natural Resources Article, §§4-205, 4-205.1, 4-206, 4-212, 4-214, 4-215, 4-215.2, 4-2A-03, 4-216, 4-306, 4-405, 4-407, 4-602, 4-604, 4-701, 4-701.1, 4-735, 4-745, 4-1006, 4-1006.1, 4-1009, 4-1011, 4-1012, 4-1103, 4-11A-02, 4-11A-04—4-11A-09, 4-11A-11, 4-11A-20, and 4-11A-21; State Government Article, §10-206; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulation .01 adopted effective April 29, 1991 (18:8 Md. R. 863)

Regulation .01 amended effective November 11, 1991 (18:22 Md. R. 2395); December 6, 1993 (20:24 Md. R. 1864); July 8, 2002 (29:13 Md. R. 990); March 26, 2018 (45:6 Md. R. 317)

Regulation .01A amended as an emergency provision effective July 13, 1994 (21:16 Md. R. 1378); adopted permanently effective September 12, 1994 (21:18 Md. R. 1508)

Regulation .01A amended effective February 28, 1994 (21:4 Md. R. 274); July 3, 1995 (22:13 Md. R. 966); October 20, 1997 (24:21 Md. R. 1446); December 1, 1997 (24:24 Md. R. 1670); December 29, 1997 (24:26 Md. R. 1756); November 29, 1999 (26:24 Md. R. 1857); October 27, 2003 (30:21 Md. R. 1528); November 16, 2009 (36:23 Md. R. 1816); September 6, 2010 (37:18 Md. R. 1213); September 3, 2012 (39:17 Md. R. 1147); August 29, 2016 (43:17 Md. R. 952); August 26, 2019 (46:17 Md. R. 725); November 4, 2019 (46:22 Md. R. 976); August 8, 2022 (49:16 Md. R. 757); August 5, 2024 (51:15 Md. R. 706)

Regulation .01G adopted effective March 29, 1993 (20:6 Md. R. 580)

Regulation .02 adopted as COMAR 08.02.07 effective July 23, 1975 (2:16 Md. R. 1138); amended effective August 15, 1983 (10:16 Md. R. 1450); recodified from COMAR 08.02.07 to 08.02.01.02 effective April 29, 1991 (18:8 Md. R. 863)

Regulation .02 amended effective April 4, 2011 (38:7 Md. R. 429)

Regulation .02A amended as an emergency provision effective October 11, 1983 (10:22 Md. R. 1963); emergency status expired February 7, 1984

Regulation .02B amended effective August 29, 2016 (43:17 Md. R. 952)

Regulation .02C repealed effective August 29, 2016 (43:17 Md. R. 952)

Regulation .03 adopted as COMAR 08.02.10.01 effective June 25, 1975 (2:14 Md. R. 1014); amended effective August 15, 1983 (10:16 Md. R. 1450); recodified from COMAR 08.02.10.01 to COMAR 08.02.01.03 effective April 29, 1991 (18:8 Md. R. 863)

Regulation .03 amended effective January 20, 1992 (19:1 Md. R. 23)

Regulation .04 adopted as COMAR 08.02.07.04 and recodified to 08.02.01.04 effective May 27, 1991 (18:10 Md. R. 1115)

Regulation .04 amended as an emergency provision effective October 10, 2001 (28:22 Md. R. 1931); emergency status expired December 31, 2001

Regulation .04B amended effective April 4, 2011 (38:7 Md. R. 429)

Regulation .04C amended effective April 13, 1992 (19:7 Md. R. 744); April 12, 1993 (20:7 Md. R. 640); March 14, 1994 (21:5 Md. R. 402); March 13, 1995 (22:5 Md. R. 366)

Regulation .05 adopted effective March 20, 2000 (27:5 Md. R. 582)

Regulation .05 amended effective June 23, 2003 (30:12 Md. R. 787); April 9, 2007 (34:7 Md. R. 697); April 2, 2012 (39:6 Md. R. 407); February 16, 2015 (42:3 Md. R. 314); March 26, 2018 (45:6 Md. R. 317)

Regulation .05A amended effective March 14, 2005 (32:5 Md. R. 579)

Regulation .05A amended as an emergency provision effective June 1, 2008 (35:13 Md. R. 1174); emergency status extended to December 16, 2008 (35:23 Md. R. 2011)

Regulation .05A amended effective December 1, 2008 (35:24 Md. R. 2077); February 8, 2010 (37:3 Md. R. 175); April 4, 2011 (38:7 Md. R. 429); February 15, 2016 (43:3 Md. R. 271); January 30, 2017 (44:2 Md. R. 84); January 27, 2020 (47:2 Md. R. 62); July 7, 2025 (52:13 Md. R. 655)

Regulation .05I adopted effective February 8, 2010 (37:3 Md. R. 175)

Regulation .05I amended effective July 26, 2010 (37:15 Md. R. 998)

Regulation .06 adopted effective April 12, 2004 (31:7 Md. R. 582)

Regulation .06B amended effective February 14, 2005 (32:3 Md. R. 289)

Regulation .07 adopted effective April 4, 2011 (38:7 Md. R. 429)

Regulation .07B amended effective July 1, 2019 (46:13 Md. R. 589); March 23, 2020 (47:6 Md. R. 340)

Regulation .07D amended effective March 2, 2015 (42:4 Md. R. 432); March 26, 2018 (45:6 Md. R. 317)

Regulation .08 adopted effective April 4, 2011 (38:7 Md. R. 429)

Regulation .09 adopted effective October 17, 2011 (38:21 Md. R. 1276)

Regulation .09A amended effective November 11, 2024 (51:22 Md. R. 963)

Regulation .09H amended effective February 13, 2017 (44:3 Md. R. 188)

Regulation .10 adopted effective May 28, 2012 (39:10 Md. R. 659)

Regulation .10A amended effective August 8, 2022 (49:16 Md. R. 757)

Regulation .11 adopted effective October 29. 2012 (39:21 Md. R. 1377)

Regulation .12 adopted effective November 25, 2013 (40:23 Md. R. 1932)

Regulation .12B amended effective June 15, 2020 (47:12 Md. R. 595); February 8, 2021 (48:3 Md. R. 93); December 11, 2023 (50:24 Md. R. 1040); January 6, 2025 (51:26 Md. R. 1186)

Regulation .13 adopted effective March 30, 2015 (42:6 Md. R. 510)

Regulation .13B amended effective December 14, 2020 (47:25 Md. R. 1067); December 12, 2022 (49:25 Md. R. 1049)

Regulation .13D amended effective June 5, 2017 (44:11 Md. R. 524)

Regulation .13E adopted effective December 11, 2023 (50:24 Md. R. 1040)

Regulation .14 adopted effective November 9, 2015 (42:22 Md. R. 1377)

Regulation .15 adopted effective August 29, 2016 (43:17 Md. R. 953)

Regulation .16 adopted effective February 11, 2019 (46:3 Md. R. 106)

Regulation .16C amended effective September 23, 2019 (46:19 Md. R. 813); March 9, 2020 (47:5 Md. R. 310)