Section 1-201.2 - Established; responsibilities(a) There is a Natural Resources Police Force in the Department that serves as a public safety agency with statewide authority to enforce conservation, boating, and criminal laws.(b) The responsibilities of the Natural Resources Police Force include: (1) Providing maritime and rural search and rescue services;(2) Providing public education in hunting, boating, and water safety;(3) Providing primary law enforcement services for State parks, State forests, wildlife management areas, and public lands owned and managed by the Department; and(4) Serving as the lead agency for maritime homeland security on State waterways.Renumbered from § -1-201.1 by 2022 Md. Laws, Ch. 203,Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2022.