Ch. 11                                    LAWS OF MARYLAND

enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that any person
possesses any fish or any device in violation of this title, the
officer shall go before any District Court judge of the county in
which the fish or device is supposed to be and make affidavit to
that fact. If the judge finds the affidavit legally sufficient,
he shall issue a search warrant against the person complained of,
directed to the officer making the affidavit, commanding him to
proceed at once and search for the fish or device and, upon
finding it, to seize, take possession, and keep it until further
order by the judge. The warrant shall be executed pursuant to
[Rule 780] RULE 4-601 of the Maryland Rules of Procedure [or Rule
780 of the Maryland District Rules]. The warrant shall be
returned within five days from the issuing date or within a
shorter period of time as set forth in the search warrant.

DRAFTER'S NOTE: This corrects outdated cross-references in
§ 4-1203 of the Natural Resources Article.

Former Rule 780 of the Maryland Rules became Rule
4-601, former Rule 780 of the Maryland District Rules
was rescinded, and the criminal rules for the District
Court were merged into Title 400 of the Maryland Rules
by order of the Maryland Court of Appeals dated April
6, 1984.

The outdated cross-references were noted by the Michie
Company.

5-206.

(b) The Secretary may commission any employee of the
Department as a law enforcement officer. An employee so
commissioned and assigned law enforcement duties has and may
exercise the powers of a natural resources police officer or a
law enforcement officer of the State. These powers may be
exercised upon:

(1)  Properties owned by the State and managed by the
Department;

(2)  Railroad rights-of-way and utility properties
which are not owned by the State, but which traverse properties
owned by the State and managed by the Department;

(3)  All roadways which are within the boundaries of
State properties managed by the Department; AND

(4)  All waters of the State within one mile of the
shoreline of all properties owned by the Department.

DRAFTER'S NOTE: This corrects the omission of a conjunction
in § 5-206(b) of the Natural Resources Article;

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