Hayden v. Md. Dept. of Natural Resources

George M. Hayden v. Maryland Department of Natural Resources, No. 2434, September Term 2017 Opinion by Kehoe, J. STATUTORY INTERPRETATION – NATURAL RESOURCES LAW Section 4-1210 of the Natural Resources Article of the Maryland Code requires the Department of Natural Resources to revoke an individual’s authorization to engage in commercial oyster harvesting activities if an administrative law judge concludes after a hearing that the individual violated one or more of five enumerated offenses listed in subsection (a)(2) of that statute. In order to revoke the person’s authorization to engage in…