The Department of Natural Resources proposed amendments to Md. Regs. Code tit. 08, §19.01 (2009), General; §19.02, State Review and Approval of a Local Program; §19.04, State Forest Conservation Program; and §19.05, Forest Conservation Maintenance and Management Agreements. The proposal amends the intrafamily exemption to only apply to the owner or child of the owner, requires a variance for any disturbance to specific priority areas for retention, clarifies the off-site protection of existing forest language, amends the county forest conservation fund rate, and adds to the acceptable uses for the local forest conservation fund. http://www.dsd.state.md.us/mdregister/3618/index.htm#General_13.