Legal Opinion
Christ v. Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 14, 1994No. 136, September Term, 1992PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELDRIDGE, Judge.
The dispute in this case concerns the validity of a Maryland Department of Natural Resources regulation, COMAR 08.18.-02.05A, prohibiting the operation of personal watercraft in Maryland waters by any individual who is less than 14 years old. 1 The challenge to the regulation presents two issues: (1) whether Maryland Code (1974, 1990 Repl.Vol., 1998 Cum. Supp.), § 8-704 of the Natural Resources Article, 2 grants to the Department the authority to adopt a prohibition against the operation of a particular type of vessel by persons under a certain age; (2) if the regulation is…
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