Md. Code, Natural Resources § 5-1108
This is the official text of Md. Code, Natural Resources § 5-1108, part of Maryland’s Code, Natural Resources — governs parks, wildlife, and natural resource management.
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§5–1108.
Official statutory text
(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
§ 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 _________________________
(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
§ 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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