Section 5-104 - Sovereignty in and ownership of space. - Maryland Statutes

§ 5-104. Sovereignty in and ownership of space.
 

(a)  State sovereignty in space.- Except where granted to and assumed by the federal government under a constitutional grant from the people of this State, sovereignty in the space above the lands and waters of this State rests in this State. 

(b)  Ownership of space.- The ownership of the space above the lands and waters of this State is vested in the owner of the surface beneath, subject to: 

(1) The right of flight described in § 5-1001 of this title; and 

(2) The zoning and related powers set forth in Subtitles 5 through 8 of this title. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 1A, §§ 3-301, 3-302; 1977, ch. 13, § 2.]