# Natural Resources (GNR)

## Title 5. Forests and Parks

### Subtitle 11. Public Recreation on Private Land and Land Owned by Local Governments

#### Section 5-1108

(a) To facilitate a method of providing written consent, the Secretary shall distribute permission cards, to be available to the public and to landowners.

(b) One side of the card shall read:

PERMISSION TO ENTER

I hereby grant the person named on the reverse side permission to enter

my property, subject to the terms of the agreement, on the following dates:

Signed _________________________

(Landowner)

(c) The reverse side shall read:

AGREEMENT

In return for the privilege of entering on the private property for any

recreational or educational purpose as defined in the Natural Resources Article

Sec. 5-1101, I agree to adhere to every law, observe every safety precaution and

practice, take every precaution against fire, and assume all responsibility and

liability for my person and my property, while on the landowner's property.

Signed _________________________

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Md. Code Ann., Nat. Res. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)