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<section article="gnr" article_name="Natural Resources" number="1-211" title_number="1" title_name="Department of Natural Resources" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Natural Resources Police Force">
  <level label="a">
    <text>On or before September 30 each year, the Department shall report to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly on information for the immediately preceding fiscal year relating to the enforcement of natural resources and conservation laws.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The report submitted under subsection (a) of this section shall include:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The following information on a statewide basis:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>With respect to the enforcement of State conservation laws:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>The total number of inspections conducted, including the total number of inspections conducted per Natural Resources police officer;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>The total number of citations and warnings issued; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>The total number of violations that led to a conviction;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>With respect to the enforcement of the State Boat Act, the total:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Number of inspections;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Number of citations and warnings issued, including operating–under–the–influence citations; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>Number of boating accidents, including the total number of fatalities and total dollar amount of resulting property damage; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>With respect to activities reported to the Maryland Wildlife Crime Stoppers, the total number of:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Reported incidents, including the total number that led to formal charges and, if applicable, convictions; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Rewards of financial compensation distributed, including the total dollar amount distributed; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>For each of the Eastern Region, Southern Region, Western Region, and Central Region, the following information:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The total number of inspections relating to each of the following:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Commercial fishing;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Recreational fishing;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>Crabs;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>Oysters;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="5">
          <text>Game and wildlife; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="6">
          <text>Boating; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The total number of:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Oyster citations and warnings issued;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Operating–under–the–influence citations issued; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>Boating accidents, including the total number of fatalities and the total dollar amount of resulting property damage.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
