Sec. 34.04.08.01. General

A. The Department of Planning, through the Division of Historical and Cultural Programs and units in the Division, administers several museums.

B. The Maryland Historical Trust, for the State, administers Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum in Calvert County.

C. The State museums of Maryland within the Department of Planning are managed to promote the coordinated use of their varied resources and values for the benefit of all people, for all time.

D. Historic and cultural resource preservation and education, and natural environmental recreation, research, and outdoor education, are major museum benefits.

E. Purpose.

(1) To maintain the State museums in an orderly and productive condition and protect them from damage from fire, insects, disease, and improper use, each museum visitor shall observe these regulations and rules which govern the use of the State museums.

(2) In order to conserve and enhance the State museums and their resources, and preserve the domestic tranquility, the following regulations shall be enforced.