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<baltimore-city-law heading="Regulation .02 Definitions.">
  <section prefix="Regulation" num=".02" heading="Definitions.">
    <para num="A.">In &lt;cite data-path="21.02.04"&gt;this chapter&lt;/cite&gt;, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</para>
    <para num="B.">Terms Defined.<para num="(1)">“Baltimore County” means the County Council and municipal government of Baltimore County, Maryland.</para>
      <para num="(2)">Baltimore City reservoir.<para num="(a)">“Baltimore City reservoir” means a reservoir owned and operated by Baltimore City.</para>
        <para num="(b)">“Baltimore City reservoir” includes:<para num="(i)">Prettyboy Reservoir;</para>
          <para num="(ii)">Liberty Reservoir; and</para>
          <para num="(iii)">Loch Raven Reservoir.</para>
        </para>
      </para>
      <para num="(3)">“Baltimore Environmental Police" means a sworn police officer appointed by the Director to protect persons and natural resources within a water quality management area.</para>
      <para num="(4)">“City” means the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore.</para>
      <para num="(5)">“Deer trail” means a trail that has been worn down by the passage of deer and other wildlife.</para>
      <para num="(6)">“Department” means the Baltimore City Department of Public Works.</para>
      <para num="(7)">“Director” means the Director of the Baltimore City Department of Public Works.</para>
      <para num="(8)">“Double bottom” means an additional layer of structure below the main bottom of a watercraft.</para>
      <para num="(9)">“Environmentally sensitive area” means a location within a water quality management area with ecologically vulnerable features, including a:<para num="(a)">Wetland;</para>
        <para num="(b)">Stream; or</para>
        <para num="(c)">Steep slope.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(10)">“Firearm” has the meaning stated in § 14-101 of the City Code Health Article.</para>
      <para num="(11)">“Fish refuge area” means:<para num="(a)">The area south of the Route 26 Bridge at Liberty Reservoir;</para>
        <para num="(b)">The area south of the Loch Raven Drive Bridge at Loch Raven Reservoir; and</para>
        <para num="(c)">An area within 1500 feet of the dam at Prettyboy Reservoir.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(12)">“Flotation material” means a substance made of composite materials designed to increase buoyancy in a watercraft.</para>
      <para num="(13)">“Geocaching” means to hide a small container or other item at discrete locations for the purpose of using GPS coordinates to locate the item.</para>
      <para num="(14)">Hunt.<para num="(a)">“Hunt” means to pursue or attempt to pursue a bird or mammal to personal possession.</para>
        <para num="(b)">“Hunt” includes the pursuit or attempted pursuit of a bird or mammal through the act of:<para num="(i)">Capturing;</para>
          <para num="(ii)">Catching;</para>
          <para num="(iii)">Killing;</para>
          <para num="(iv)">Gigging;</para>
          <para num="(v)">Trapping; and</para>
          <para num="(vi)">Shooting.</para>
        </para>
      </para>
      <para num="(15)">“Livestock” means a domesticated animal ordinarily raised in an agricultural setting including:<para num="(a)">Cattle;</para>
        <para num="(b)">Sheep;</para>
        <para num="(c)">Horses; and</para>
        <para num="(d)">Goats.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(16)">“Magnet fishing” means to remove or attempt to remove a metal object from a body of water by use of a magnet attached to the end of a rope.</para>
      <para num="(17)">“DNR” means the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.</para>
      <para num="(18)">Motorized vehicle.<para num="(a)">“Motorized vehicle” means a mode of transportation powered by an internal engine by which a person or property may be transported on a roadway.</para>
        <para num="(b)">“Motorized vehicle” includes:<para num="(i)">An electronic bicycle;</para>
          <para num="(ii)">A dirt bike;</para>
          <para num="(iii)">An all-terrain vehicle;</para>
          <para num="(iv)">A snowmobile; and</para>
          <para num="(v)">A vehicle being towed by another motorized vehicle.</para>
        </para>
      </para>
      <para num="(19)">Nonlethal firearm.<para num="(a)">“Nonlethal firearm” means a device that:<para num="(i)">Fires nonlethal ammunition using compressed air; and</para>
          <para num="(ii)">Is intended to incapacitate, but not kill, a target.</para>
        </para>
        <para num="(b)">“Nonlethal firearm” includes:<para num="(i)">An air rifle; and</para>
          <para num="(ii)">A paintball gun.</para>
        </para>
      </para>
      <para num="(20)">“Organized group activity” means an event that is:<para num="(a)">coordinated by a verifiable person, company, or entity, as defined by these regulations; and</para>
        <para num="(b)">scheduled for a particular date and time.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(21)">“Paddle boat” means a watercraft that is propelled through the use of a paddle wheel.</para>
      <para num="(22)">“Pedal kayak” means a watercraft with a closed deck that is propelled by foot pedals that drive a propeller or fins.</para>
      <para num="(23)">“Permit holder” means a person who has obtained a permit to operate a watercraft at a water quality management area in accordance with &lt;cite data-path="21.02.04"&gt;this chapter&lt;/cite&gt; from:<para num="(a)">The Department; or</para>
        <para num="(b)">Baltimore County.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(24)">Person.<para num="(a)">“Person” has the meaning stated in &lt;cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Code" data-path="|general"&gt;City Code General Provisions Article&lt;/cite&gt;, &lt;cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Code" data-path="|general|1|1|1-107"&gt;§ 1-107&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
        <para num="(b)">“Person” includes a governmental entity or an instrumentality or unit of a governmental entity.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(25)">Personal flotation device.<para num="(a)">“Personal flotation device” means a piece of equipment used to prevent drowning.</para>
        <para num="(b)">“Personal flotation device” includes a:<para num="(i)">Life jacket;</para>
          <para num="(ii)">Life vest;</para>
          <para num="(iii)">Life belt;</para>
          <para num="(iv)">Flotation aid;</para>
          <para num="(v)">Buoyant cushion; and</para>
          <para num="(vi)">Ring buoy.</para>
        </para>
      </para>
      <para num="(26)">“Polluting” means:<para num="(a)">Contaminating a Baltimore City reservoir or a tributary;</para>
        <para num="(b)">Storing hazardous materials in a manner that threatens the public water supply; or</para>
        <para num="(c)">Altering the water in a Baltimore City reservoir or tributary in a manner that could harm:<para num="(i)">Public health;</para>
          <para num="(ii)">Public safety; or</para>
          <para num="(iii)">The welfare of local wildlife.</para>
        </para>
      </para>
      <para num="(27)">“Reservoir watershed” means the source water area for the Baltimore Metropolitan Supply as defined by the Baltimore Metropolitan Council.</para>
      <para num="(28)">“Right of entry agreement” means a contract between a person and the City of Baltimore which allows access during a prescribed period of time for a defined group of people to engage in specific activities within a WQMA.</para>
      <para num="(29)">“Smoke” means to:<para num="(a)">Burn or carry a lit tobacco product;</para>
        <para num="(b)">Burn or carry a lit cannabis product; or</para>
        <para num="(c)">Inhale vapors from or otherwise allow vapors to be emitted from an electronic smoking device.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(30)">“State” means the State of Maryland.</para>
      <para num="(31)">“Verifiable” means possessing documentation which is recognized as valid by a state or local government as a means of establishing the identity of a person, organization, or other entity.</para>
      <para num="(32)">“Watercraft” means a vessel licensed by the State:<para num="(a)">Designed for travel across or through a body of water; and</para>
        <para num="(b)">Powered by a means of propulsion in accordance with &lt;cite data-path="21.02.04"&gt;this chapter&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(33)">“Watercraft launch area” means a designated ramp for watercraft launch and recovery.</para>
      <para num="(34)">Water Quality Management Area (WQMA).<para num="(a)">“Water quality management area” means a reservoir or adjoining land controlled or owned by the City of Baltimore</para>
        <para num="(b)">“Water quality management area” includes:<para num="(i)">A leased property within a WQMA boundary;</para>
          <para num="(ii)">Woods within a WQMA boundary;</para>
          <para num="(iii)">A utility right-of-way within a WQMA boundary;</para>
          <para num="(iv)">Infrastructure within a WQMA; and</para>
          <para num="(v)">Infrastructure required to direct water from a reservoir to a water treatment facility.</para>
        </para>
      </para>
      <para num="(35)">“Watershed” has the meaning stated in &lt;cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Code" data-path="|7|§21-1|(aa)"&gt;City Code Article 7, § 21-1(aa)&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
      <para num="(36)">“Woods road” means an unpaved road in a water quality management area built and maintained by the City.</para>
    </para>
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