The Department may immediately remove, or the lake manager may order the immediate removal of, a safety hazard on the buffer strip or in the lake. The lake manager shall notify the permittee or other responsible person by certified mail. The person responsible for creating the safety hazard shall be liable to the Department for all costs of removal and damage to the lake or buffer strip, or both.

Authority: Natural Resources Article, §§5-209 and 5-215, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: May 5, 1986 (13:9 Md. R. 1024)

Regulation .01A amended as an emergency provision effective April 29, 2000 (27:10 Md. R. 963); amended permanently effective May 29, 2000 (27:10 Md. R. 965)

Regulation .02 amended effective July 10, 1989 (16:13 Md. R. 1419)

Regulation .03A amended effective July 10, 1989 (16:13 Md. R. 1419)

Regulation .05 adopted effective July 10, 1989 (16:13 Md. R. 1419)