§ 5-201. Enforcement of title

   (a) In general. -- The Department, those of its officers, agents, inspectors, and representatives whom the Secretary designates, and each police officer and State's Attorney in the State shall:

   (1) enforce the provisions of this title that are not specifically delegated; and

   (2) cooperate with each unit that enforces any federal, state, or local law relating to controlled dangerous substances.

(b) Optional programs. -- The Department may:

   (1) arrange for the exchange of information between governmental officials concerning the use and abuse of dangerous substances;

   (2) coordinate and cooperate in training programs on dangerous substance law enforcement at the local and State levels;

   (3) eradicate wild or unlawfully grown plants from which controlled dangerous substances may be extracted; and

   (4) cooperate with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration by establishing a centralized unit that will:

      (i) accept, catalogue, file, and collect statistics obtained from law-enforcement units, including records of drug dependent persons convicted of drug crimes and of other offenders who violate dangerous substance laws in the State; and

      (ii) make the statistics available for federal, State, and local law-enforcement purposes.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 296; 2002, ch. 26, § 2.