Legal Opinion
Hirsch v. Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 24, 1980No. [No. 59, September Term, 1979.]PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEldridge, J.
By Chapter 241 of the Acts of 1970, presently codified as Maryland Code (1974), § 9-101 et seq. of the Natural Resources Article, * 1 the General Assembly enacted the Wetlands Act of 1970, which substantially changed the statutory and common law privileges and responsibilities of owners of real property contiguous to bodies of tidal water in this state. Finding that the despoliation or destruction of wetland areas by certain unregulated activities had adversely affected important ecological, economic, recreational and aesthetic interests (§ 9-102), the Legislature established a comprehensive…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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3Cited by22 opinions
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