Section 14-107.1 - Hydraulic fracturing prohibited(a) In this section, "hydraulic fracturing" means a stimulation treatment performed on oil and natural gas wells in low-permeability oil or natural gas reservoirs through which specially engineered fluids are pumped at high pressure and rate into the reservoir interval to be treated, causing fractures to open.(b) A person may not engage in the hydraulic fracturing of a well for the exploration or production of oil or natural gas in the State.Amended by 2017 Md. Laws, Ch. 13,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2017.Added by 2015 Md. Laws, Ch. 481,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2015.Added by 2015 Md. Laws, Ch. 480,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2015.