Section 1-201.1 - Established; responsibilities. - Maryland Statutes

§ 1-201.1. Established; responsibilities.
 

(a)  Established.- 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. 

(b)  Responsibilities.- 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. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 41, § 233; 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., ch. 4, § 1; 1977, ch. 784, § 5, 2010, ch. 367.]