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MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-607 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 6 - Licensing, Regulation, and Supervision of Fishing and Fisheries in Nontidal Waters|Section 4-607 - Complimentary License

    (a)    (1)    The Department may issue annually a complimentary angler’s license to the President of the United States, the governor of any state, and any official of the game and fish department of any other state.        (2)    The Department may issue a lifetime complimentary angler’s license to any Maryland resident who certifies that the resident is a former prisoner of war or 100% service connected disabled American veteran.        (3)    The Department may issue a lifetime complimentary angler’s license to an out–of–state person who certifies that the person is a former prisoner of war or a 100% service connected disabled American veteran if the person’s state of residence extends similar privileges to former prisoners of war or 100% service connected disabled American veterans of this State.    (b)    Not more than 20 complimentary angler’s licenses for each state other than Maryland shall be outstanding at any time.    (c)    A complimentary angler’s license is not transferable and shall be issued without a fee.    (d)    For the purposes of this section, “former prisoner of war” means a person who, while serving in the active military, naval, or air service of the United States, was forcibly detained or interned in the line of duty by an enemy government or its agents, or a hostile force, during a period of armed conflict.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-608 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 6 - Licensing, Regulation, and Supervision of Fishing and Fisheries in Nontidal Waters|Section 4-608 - Fees to Be Credited to State Fisheries Management and Protection Fund; Accounting to State Treasurer

    Any money the Department receives for angler’s licenses shall be accounted for by the Department to the State Treasurer. The amount the Treasurer receives shall be placed to the credit of angler’s licenses in the State Fisheries Management and Protection Fund, and the Treasurer shall pay out of it on warrant of the Comptroller upon requisition of the Department.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-610 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 6 - Licensing, Regulation, and Supervision of Fishing and Fisheries in Nontidal Waters|Section 4-610 - Duty to Possess and Show License When Angling

    A person shall possess his angler’s license while angling in nontidal waters and, upon demand, shall exhibit the license to any Natural Resources police officer, law enforcement officer, or landowner or his representative.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-611 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 6 - Licensing, Regulation, and Supervision of Fishing and Fisheries in Nontidal Waters|Section 4-611 - Sale of Licenses by Persons Engaged in Retail Business

    (a)    Any person engaged in a retail business who desires to sell angler’s licenses as an agent under the Department’s control and supervision shall apply to the Department and provide a bond or other security deemed sufficient and adequate by the Department to ensure payment for the licenses.    (b)    License fees collected by an agent shall be forwarded to the Department on a schedule and in a manner prescribed by the Department.    (c)    (1)    An agent may not make any false statement concerning any date of issuance or other license data.        (2)    An agent may not issue any license without receiving the license fees required by law.    (d)    In addition to any other penalty provided for in this title, any agent convicted of violating this section shall lose the agent’s privileges.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-612 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 6 - Licensing, Regulation, and Supervision of Fishing and Fisheries in Nontidal Waters|Section 4-612 - Inadvertent Violation of 4-610 of This Subtitle

    If any person, convicted of violating § 4-610 of this subtitle under any penalty provided in this title, presents his angler’s license to the court within five days after his conviction, the court, if it determines the person held the license prior to his arrest and violation was due to inadvertence, may reduce by half any penalty originally imposed.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-613 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 6 - Licensing, Regulation, and Supervision of Fishing and Fisheries in Nontidal Waters|Section 4-613 - Suspension of License

    (a)    The Department may suspend a person’s angler’s license if it is transferred to another person or used or presented to a law enforcement officer by a person other than the person to whom it was issued, pending the disposition of a criminal proceeding against the other person.    (b)    In addition to any penalty provided in this title, if any person is convicted of fishing without a proper angler’s license in his possession, or using another person’s angler’s license, the angler’s license shall be rendered void. The person upon whom the angler’s license is found and the licensee may not procure an angler’s license for 1 year following the date of conviction. However, the provisions of this section do not apply to a licensee who does not knowingly give his license to another.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-614 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 6 - Licensing, Regulation, and Supervision of Fishing and Fisheries in Nontidal Waters|Section 4-614 - Trout Stamps

    (a)    (1)    The Department shall adopt regulations to establish fishing areas where a trout stamp is required.        (2)    Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, a person may not fish or possess trout in an area established in paragraph (1) of this subsection unless the person first obtains a trout stamp in addition to an angler’s license.        (3)    A trout stamp is not required of the following:            (i)    A holder of a current resident consolidated senior sport fishing license issued under § 4–216 of this title;            (ii)    A holder of a lifetime complimentary angler’s license for 100% service connected disabled American veterans or former prisoners of war issued under § 4–607(a)(2) or (3) of this subtitle;            (iii)    A person authorized by a disability exemption issued under § 4–217 of this title;            (iv)    Any resident serving in the armed forces of the United States while on leave in the State, during the resident’s leave period, if, while angling, the resident possesses a copy of the resident’s official leave order; or            (v)    A person under 16 years of age.        (4)    The stamp may be obtained from the Department or an authorized agent of the Department.    (b)    A person is not required to have a trout stamp to possess trout taken from:        (1)    Any privately owned lake or pond that is stocked with trout artificially propagated by commercial hatcheries or purchased from persons licensed to sell fish; or        (2)    Any fee fishing lake or pond operated under § 4–11A–20 of this title.    (c)    The following annual trout stamp fees shall apply:        (1)    Resident    $5        (2)    Nonresident    $10
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-616 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 6 - Licensing, Regulation, and Supervision of Fishing and Fisheries in Nontidal Waters|Section 4-616 - Sizes and Creel Limits

    The Department shall set annually by rule or regulation the daily creel, possession, and size limits, for game and freshwater fish. The Department shall publish the rule or regulation by October 25 for the ensuing year.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-617 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 6 - Licensing, Regulation, and Supervision of Fishing and Fisheries in Nontidal Waters|Section 4-617 - Restrictions on Fishing

    (a)    The Department may regulate, supervise, and control ice–fishing.    (b)    White shad, hickory shad, and herring may be caught or taken only by angling, unless otherwise provided.    (c)    A person may catch large or small mouth black bass from nontidal waters of the State only by angling. An artificial lure is legal.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-625 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 6 - Licensing, Regulation, and Supervision of Fishing and Fisheries in Nontidal Waters|Section 4-625 - Restrictions Pertaining to Deep Creek Lake

    (a)    A person may not build, construct, have constructed, or place any wharf, pier, dock, float, or any projection along or running into or over the waters of Deep Creek Lake without first obtaining a written permit from the Department and the lessors of the area.    (b)    The Department, for proper fish management, may close as many as three tributaries to the lake for their length, at any one time, or prohibit fishing during the period between one hour after sunset and half an hour before sunrise if necessary to police the area properly.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-627 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 6 - Licensing, Regulation, and Supervision of Fishing and Fisheries in Nontidal Waters|Section 4-627 - Compliance With Subtitle and Regulations

    A person may not catch or possess any game and freshwater fish except during the period and in the manner provided in this subtitle, unless changed by rule or regulation the Department promulgates.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-701.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 7 - Licensing, Regulation, and Supervision of Fishing and Fisheries in Tidal Waters|Section 4-701.1 - Commercial Northern Snakehead Bowfishing License

    (a)    There is a commercial northern snakehead license.    (b)    (1)    The license authorizes the holder to catch for sale northern snakeheads in the tidal waters of the State using:            (i)    A bow and arrow attached to a retrieval line; or            (ii)    Hook and line.        (2)    A licensee may not fish with a bow and arrow under the license within 100 yards of:            (i)    Another person or vessel;            (ii)    A public or private swimming area;            (iii)    A diver down flag; or            (iv)    An occupied offshore stationary blind.    (c)    An applicant for a license does not need to hold a tidal fish license under § 4–701 of this subtitle to be eligible for the license.    (d)    A person who wishes to obtain a license shall complete and submit an application for the license to the Department or any person designated by the Department.    (e)    The term of the license is 1 year from September 1 through August 31 of the following year.    (f)    The annual license fee is $15.    (g)    A licensee may not transfer a license issued under this section.    (h)    A licensee who fishes for northern snakehead under the license shall possess the license.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-701.2 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 7 - Licensing, Regulation, and Supervision of Fishing and Fisheries in Tidal Waters|Section 4-701.2 - Blue and Flathead Catfish Finfish Trotline License

    // EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2022 PER CHAPTER 80 OF 2019 //    (a)    There is a commercial blue and flathead catfish finfish trotline license.    (b)    (1)    The license authorizes the holder to catch for sale blue and flathead catfish in the tidal waters of the State using a finfish trotline, as defined in Department regulations.        (2)    A licensee shall fish in accordance with Department regulations.    (c)    A person who wishes to obtain the license shall complete and submit an application for the license to the Department or any person designated by the Department.    (d)    An applicant for the license does not need to hold a tidal fish license under § 4–701 of this subtitle to be eligible for the license.    (e)    The term of the license is 1 year from September 1 through August 31 the following year.    (f)    The annual license fee is $15.    (g)    A licensee may not transfer a license issued under this section.    (h)    A licensee shall have a commercial blue and flathead catfish finfish trotline license in the licensee’s possession when the licensee fishes under the license.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-702 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 7 - Licensing, Regulation, and Supervision of Fishing and Fisheries in Tidal Waters|Section 4-702 - Commercial Activity Involving Finfish or Shellfish

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person may not buy for resale finfish, crabs, or shellfish from waters of the State unless the person is licensed and authorized as a seafood dealer under § 4–701 of this subtitle.    (b)    The following persons are not required to obtain a seafood dealer authorization under this section:        (1)    A person who buys finfish, crabs, or shellfish for personal use or consumption;        (2)    A person who buys for resale finfish or shellfish species defined as bait under subsection (c) of this section; and        (3)    A person who buys finfish, crabs, or shellfish from a person with a seafood dealer authorization under § 4–701 of this subtitle.    (c)    (1)    Any person not otherwise licensed under § 4–701(d)(2)(ii)2 of this subtitle that harvests and sells finfish or shellfish species defined as bait under paragraph (3) of this subsection shall obtain a bait harvester permit from the Department.        (2)    The annual fee for a bait harvester permit is $25.        (3)    The Department shall adopt regulations defining which species of finfish and shellfish may be caught and sold as bait in accordance with a bait harvester permit issued under this subsection.    (d)    The Department shall adopt regulations to define the species that are included as shellfish under this section.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-704 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 7 - Licensing, Regulation, and Supervision of Fishing and Fisheries in Tidal Waters|Section 4-704 - License to Catch Finfish

    (a)    An applicant for a license to catch finfish shall furnish information the Department requires.    (b)    The Department may not grant a license to any person, under the provisions of this subtitle, to set a pound net on the location occupied by any other pound net or within 4,500 feet in the Chesapeake Bay or 1,500 feet in a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay measured at right angles to the line of stakes, unless the other licensee failed to apply for renewal of his license by the expiration date of the year for which it was granted.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-704.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 7 - Licensing, Regulation, and Supervision of Fishing and Fisheries in Tidal Waters|Section 4-704.1 - License to Catch Striped Bass

    A person may not catch striped bass for sale unless the person has purchased a valid license to catch striped bass from the Department under § 4-701 of this subtitle.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-705 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 7 - Licensing, Regulation, and Supervision of Fishing and Fisheries in Tidal Waters|Section 4-705 - License Renewal or Expiration During Armed Forces Service or War Emergency

    A license does not lapse if the licensee fails to renew or make bona fide use of his license because of induction or enlistment into the armed forces or employment in essential war industries, and the licensee applies to the Department for the renewal of his license within one year of the termination of hostilities or from the date of his release from the armed forces. If a licensee cannot fish every net for which he was licensed at any time during a war emergency because of some condition arising out of a war, he may not be deprived of his right to a license for these nets thereafter.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-708 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 7 - Licensing, Regulation, and Supervision of Fishing and Fisheries in Tidal Waters|Section 4-708 - Operation When License Suspended or Revoked

    (a)    A person may not:        (1)    Commit a separate violation of this title related to the suspended or revoked license or authorization while the person’s license or authorization to fish or deal in fish under § 4–701 of this subtitle is suspended or revoked; or        (2)    Engage in an activity for which a license or an authorization is required under § 4–701 of this subtitle without holding that license or authorization.    (b)    A person may not set any net during the time his commercial net fishing license is suspended or revoked.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-712 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 7 - Licensing, Regulation, and Supervision of Fishing and Fisheries in Tidal Waters|Section 4-712 - Rights of Riparian Owners Relating to Nets or Haul Seines

    (a)    The owner, tenant, or lessee of any property bordering on tidal waters of the tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay, except the waters of the Great Choptank River, lying in the State, by virtue of his ownership or occupancy, may make first choice of the set or position to place nets or establish a haul seine fishery to catch fish for commercial use in front of the property for which he possesses riparian rights. The section does not permit any riparian owner or anyone acquiring the right of a riparian owner to fish with nets or seine in any manner prohibited by this subtitle.    (b)    In any year, any other person may set any net or haul seine in front of the property of a riparian property owner if the owner, tenant, or lessee of the riparian rights does not exercise the privilege of locating the position where he desires to set his nets or haul seine within 20 days after receiving notice from the other person who desires to locate his nets or fishery in front of the riparian owner’s property.    (c)    The notice required by this section shall be mailed to the owner, tenant, or lessee of the shore property. If the name and address are unknown, then notice shall be posted for 20 days on a board fastened to a stake driven in the water directly in front of the property and within 300 feet of the shore.    (d)    This section does not grant by reason of the notice any right to any fisherman to fish without the permission of the shore owner in water within 1500 feet of any shore used as a resort so as to interfere with bathing or boating.    (e)    (1)    The notice provisions of this section do not apply in the waters of Baltimore, Caroline, Charles, Dorchester, Prince George’s, St. Mary’s, and Talbot counties where the permission of the shore owner always shall be necessary.        (2)    The provisions of this section do not apply to Anne Arundel, Calvert, Queen Anne’s, Kent, and Somerset counties.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-717 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 7 - Licensing, Regulation, and Supervision of Fishing and Fisheries in Tidal Waters|Section 4-717 - Fishing Restrictions -- Cecil County

    (a)    A person may not set a pound net or stake net in the waters of the Susquehanna River in Cecil County.    (b)    Unless the written consent of the owner is first obtained, a person may not set any pound net opposite the shore of any owner of land bordering on the waters of the Elk, Bohemia or Sassafras rivers and their tributaries, and on the water of the North East River from Turkey Point to the River’s Head, or any part of it within the limits of Cecil County. A person, unless he is the owner of the fishing shore, may not set a pound net so that it obstructs the hauling of any seine on an established fishing shore on these waters.    (c)    A person may not catch fish by means of hook and line in the tidal waters of the following tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay in Cecil County, Mill Creek, Furnace Bay, North East River, Elk River, or Bohemia River two days prior to and extending until the closing day of the regular ducking season as promulgated by the Department of Interior of the United States. This subsection does not prohibit ice fishing at any time nor catching fish by means of hook and line from the shore line, docks, or wharves, or fishing by any means on Sundays during the regular ducking season.    (d)    A person may not set any net within 200 yards of the beach on the Turkey Point section of Elk Neck State Park. The area that is restricted by this subsection shall be set off with buoys by the Department.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-718 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 7 - Licensing, Regulation, and Supervision of Fishing and Fisheries in Tidal Waters|Section 4-718 - Fishing Restrictions -- Charles County

    (a)    A person may not use a haul seine greater than 960 feet in length in the tributaries of the Potomac River, and not greater than 1800 feet in length in the St. Mary’s County waters of the Wicomico River and its tributaries. Any person who possesses a seine greater than these lengths while actively engaging in seining in these waters is guilty of violating this subsection.    (b)    A person may set a licensed haul seine and gill net at a distance greater than one third the distance across a river, creek, cove, or inlet in any of the tributary waters of Charles County only to catch carp and catfish, notwithstanding any other section of this subtitle. A person may not set the net to impede or obstruct navigation or block in any way the main channel of the river, creek, cove, or inlet. Any person who catches fish of a variety other than carp or catfish in any net shall return them immediately to the water unharmed. A person always shall attend a net for catching carp or catfish. Any person whose net is found more than one third the distance across the waters where it is set without a person in attendance is guilty of violating this subsection. The provisions of this subsection do not apply from March 1 through April 30 and September 1 through November 30 in each year.    (c)    A person may not set a net of any description to catch fish in the Wicomico River proper above Woodland Point in Charles County.