Section 1-1317 - Amateur radio station antenna structures(a) In this section, "amateur radio" means the use of a radio frequency spectrum for purposes of noncommercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, private recreation, radiosport, contesting, or emergency communication by a duly authorized person interested in radioelectric practice with a purely personal aim and without pecuniary interest.(b) This section applies to all counties and municipalities.(c) It is the intent of the General Assembly to codify the provisions of 47 C.F.R. § 97.15 concerning the Federal Communications Commission's preemption of local ordinances regulating amateur radio station antenna structures.(d) A county or municipal ordinance regulating amateur radio station antenna structures: (1) may not preclude amateur radio communications;(2) shall reasonably accommodate amateur radio communications; and(3) shall constitute the minimum practicable regulation to accomplish the legitimate purpose of the ordinance.Added by 2022 Md. Laws, Ch. 638, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2022.