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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 08.01.02.03" title_num="08" subtitle_num="01" chapter_num="02" heading="Permitted Activities — State Wildlands Preservation System.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The uses and activities in §§B—I of this regulation are permitted on all State wildlands.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Hunting, Fishing and Trapping. A person may hunt, fish, or trap within a wildland provided it is otherwise permitted under State laws and regulations.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Other Recreational Uses. Unless otherwise prohibited under Department regulations, public recreational activities in keeping with the wildland character of the area are permitted and include, but are not limited to:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Hiking;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Canoeing;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Kayaking;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Rafting; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Snow skiing.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Motorboat Use.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>On all State wildlands, use of motorboats is permitted only for:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>State and emergency personnel conducting official business; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Landowners to gain access to their properties.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>At Cedar Island and Islands of the Potomac wildlands, the Department may permit motorized boat access and use within the boundaries.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>At Mattawoman wildland, the Department may permit:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Motorized boat access and use within the boundaries; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Commercial fishing guide operations, if the base for the commercial activity is not located within the boundary.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Protective Installations and Practices.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Wildlands shall be protected from fire, animals, insects, disease, and erosion in a manner which has minimal adverse effects on the wildland ecosystem and subject to conditions the Secretary considers desirable.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Every effort will be made to provide protection with minimal disruption by locating protective installations and practices outside of, or adjacent to, the wildland.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Leasing of Subsurface Mineral Rights. Unless otherwise prohibited by State law or regulation, leasing of subsurface mineral rights is permitted.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Maintenance and Improvement of Boundary Roadways. When a county or State road is the boundary of an area designated as a wildland, the county or State is exempt from General Assembly approval of road maintenance or improvement for public safety that extend into wildlands if the activities are:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Subject to normal review, permit, and approval actions as required by law; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Located within 200 feet of the road edge.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>Underground or Aboveground Lines and Related Easements.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Wildland areas are subject to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Existing easement for electrical transmission lines, natural gas lines, telephones, or other aboveground or underground lines; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Normal maintenance of lines, or of any easement held in conjunction with the lines.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Upgrading or expansion of lines, with necessary approval required by law, is permitted if the rights were in effect at the time of the wildland designation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>Access by Individuals with Disabilities. In a wildland, individuals with disabilities may use wheelchairs or other devices necessary for the use and enjoyment of wildlands.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>