Maryland Register, Volume 50, Issue 17, August 25, 2023

• Jurisdiction: Maryland
• Library: Maryland Register
• Published date: 25 August 2023
• Year: 2023

Information About the Maryland Register and COMAR

MARYLAND REGISTER

  The Maryland Register is an official State publication published every other week throughout the year. A cumulative index is published

quarterly.

  The Maryland Register is the temporary supplement to the Code of Maryland Regulations. Any change to the text of regulations publishedÂ

in COMAR, whether by adoption, amendment, repeal, or emergency action, must first be published in the Register.

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  • Governor’s Executive Orders

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  • Court Rules

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• 19:8 Md. R. 815—817 (April 17, 1992) refers to Volume 19, Issue 8, pages 815—817 of the Maryland Register issued on April 17, 1992.

CODE OF MARYLAND REGULATIONS (COMAR)

  COMAR is the official compilation of all regulations issued by agencies of the State of Maryland. The Maryland Register is COMAR’s

temporary supplement, printing all changes to regulations as soon as they occur. At least once annually, the changes to regulations printed in the

Maryland Register are incorporated into COMAR by means of permanent supplements.

CITATION TO COMAR REGULATIONS

  COMAR regulations are cited by title number, subtitle number, chapter number, and regulation n umber. Example: COMAR 10.08.01.03

refers to Title 10, Subtitle 08, Chapter 01, Regulation 03.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

  Incorporation by reference is a legal device by which a document is made part of COMAR simply by referring to it. While the text of an

incorporated document does not appear in COMAR, the provisions of the incorporated document are as fully enforceable as any other COMAR

regulation. Each regulation that proposes to incorporate a document is identified in the Maryland Register by an Editor’s Note. The

Cumulative Table of COMAR Regulations Adopted, Amended or Repealed, found online, also identifies each regulation incorporating a

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Issue Date: August 25, 2023

Volume 50 • Issue 17 • Pages 761 — 784

IN THIS ISSUE

Governor

Regulations

Special Documents

General Notices

Pursuant to State Government Article, §7-206, Annotated Code of Maryland, this issue contains all previously unpublished documents

required to be published, and filed on or before August 7, 2023 5 p.m.

Pursuant to State Government Article, §7-206, Annotated Code of Maryland, I hereby certify that this issue contains all documents

required to be codified as of August 7, 2023.

Gail S. Klakring

Acting Administrator, Division of State Documents

Office of the Secretary of State

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document. Documents incorporated by reference are available for inspection in various depository libraries located throughout the State and at the

Division of State Documents. These depositories are listed in the first issue of the Maryland Register published each year. For further information,

call 410-974-2486.

HOW TO RESEARCH REGULATIONS

An Administrative History at the end of every COMAR chapter gives information about past changes to regulations. To determine if there have been any

subsequent changes, check the ‘‘Cumulative Table of COMAR Regulations Adopted, Amended, or Repealed’â€

™ which is found online at

http://www.dsd.state.md.us/PDF/CumulativeTable.pdf. This table lists the regulations in numerical order, by their COMAR number, followed by the citation to

the Maryland Register in which the change occurred. The Maryland Register serves as a temporary supplement to COMAR, and the two publications must

always be used together. A Research Guide for Maryland Regulations is available. For further information, call 410-260-3876.

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CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN

THE REGULATION-MAKING PROCESS

  Maryland citizens and other interested persons may participate in the process by which administrative regulations are adopted, amended,

or repealed, and may also initiate the process by which the validity and applicability of regulations is determined. Listed below are some of the

ways in which citizens may participate (references are to State Government Article (SG),

Annotated Code of Maryland):

  • By submitting data or views on proposed regulations either orally or in writing, to the proposing agency (see ‘‘Opportunity for

Public Comment’’ at t he beginning of all regulations appearing in the Proposed Action on Regulations section of t he Maryland

Register). (See SG, §10-112)

  • By petitioning an agency to adopt, amend, or repeal regulations. The agency must respond to the petition. (See SG §10-123)

  • By petitioning an agency to issue a declaratory ruling with respect to how any regulation, order, or statute enforced by the agency

applies. (SG, Title 10, Subtitle 3)

  • By petitioning the circuit court for a declaratory judgment

on the validity of a regulation when it appears that the regulation interferes with or impairs the legal rights or privileges of the petitioner. (SG,

§10-125)

  • By inspecting a certified copy of any document filed with the Division of State Documents for publication in the Maryland Register.

(See SG, §7-213)

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Wes Moore, Governor; Susan C. Lee, Secretary of State; Gail S. Klakring, Administrator; Mary D. MacDonald, Senior Editor, Maryland Register and

COMAR; Elizabeth Ramsey, Editor, COMAR Online, and Subscription Manager;Tami Cathell, Help Desk, COMAR and Maryland Register Online.

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Closing Dates for the Maryland Register

Schedule of Closing Dates and Issue Dates for the

Maryland Register ..................................................................... Â 764

COMAR Research Aids

Table of Pending Proposals ........................................................... Â 765

Index of COMAR Titles Affected in This Issue

COMAR Title Number and Name

                                                Page

08Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Department of Natural Resources ............................. Â 769, 770

09Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Maryland Department of Labor ......................................... Â 771

10Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Maryland Department of Health ........................................ Â 772

13AÂ Â Â Â State Board of Education ................................................... Â 774

14Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Independent Agencies ............................................... Â 769, 778

33Â Â Â Â Â Â Â State Board of Elections .................................................... Â 779

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The Governor

PROCLAMATION

Potomac River Compact —Maximum Fine

Final Action on Regulations

08 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

WILDLIFE

Open Seasons, Bag Limits for Game Birds and Game

  Animals .................................................................................

Furbearer Wildlife ....................................................................

Irreplaceable Natural Areas

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