WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 213
CHAPTER 129
(House Bill 40)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 36
of Article 96B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1947
Supplement), title "Water Resources", sub-title "Well
Drillers", modifying the definition of a well.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 36 of Article 96B of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1947 Supplement), title "Water Resources'7,
sub-title "Well Drillers", be and it is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

36. For the purpose of this sub-title, the following words
and phrases are herewith defined:

A "well" is any excavation whether drilled, bored, cored,
or dug, for water, gas, or oil, or in exploration for water,
gas, or oil. Drive point wells and hand dug wells are ex-
cluded from the provisions of this sub-title.

A "well driller" is a person in responsible charge of the
actual drilling, boring, coring, or digging, or construction,
alteration or repair of any well.

An "owner" is a person who has the right to drill into and
produce and appropriate the production of water, gas, or
oil, either for himself, or for himself and another or others,
and for others.

A "person" means any natural person, corporation, associa-
tion, partnership, receiver, trustee, guardian, executor, ad-
ministrator, fiduciary, or representative of any kind.

"Underground water" means any supply of water which
may be developed by any type of well or spring from beneath
the surface of the ground whether the water flows therefrom
by natural force or is withdrawn by pumping or other
mechanical device or artificial process.

"Acquifer" means any formation of soil, sand, rock, gravel,
limestone, sand-stone, or other material, or any crevice from
which underground water is or may be produced.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1949.

Approved March 31, 1949.