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MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-11A-17 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 11A - Aquaculture|Section 4-11A-17 - Exclusive Right of Riparian or Wharf Owners to Cultivate Shellfish

    The owner of any pier, wharf, or other structure constructed on or about the water and approved by the corps of engineers, shall have exclusive use, for the purpose of growing and harvesting shellfish, of the area:        (1)    Below the owner’s pier, wharf, or structure; and        (2)    In Calvert, Howard, St. Mary’s, and Talbot counties only, within 10 feet of the owner’s pier, wharf, or structure, for oysters grown in trays, baskets, or containers that are attached by lines or ropes that are the property of the owner of the pier, wharf, or structure to:            (i)    The private pier, wharf, or structure; or            (ii)    Another oyster tray, basket, or container that is attached to the private pier, wharf, or structure.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-11A-17.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 11A - Aquaculture|Section 4-11A-17.1 - Oysters Grown and Harvested Under 4-11a-17

    Oysters grown and harvested under § 4–11A–17 of this subtitle may not be commercially harvested, sold, or marketed for human consumption.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-11A-18 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 11A - Aquaculture|Section 4-11A-18 - Experimental Propagation Activities

    The Department shall establish 3 separate areas of 10 acres of submerged land each for oyster propagation research in the vicinity of:        (1)    Horn Point in Cambridge in Dorchester County;        (2)    Deale Island in Somerset County; and        (3)    The waters of St. Mary’s County, other than in the Potomac River.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-11A-19 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 11A - Aquaculture|Section 4-11A-19 - Regulations for Taking, Possession, Transport or Sale for Purpose of Replanting on Leased Bottoms

    Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the Department may adopt regulations that allow taking, possession, transport, or sale of oysters, from leased oyster bottoms that are less than the minimum size limit in §§ 4–1015 and 4–1015.1 of this title.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-11A-20 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 11A - Aquaculture|Section 4-11A-20 - Privately Owned Artificial Ponds or Lakes

    (a)    The Department may issue a permit authorizing a person to establish and operate an artificial or man-made pond or lake which he owns, leases, or controls, where fishing is permitted for payment of a fee, and in which fish stocked are artificially propagated by commercial hatcheries, or purchased from persons licensed to sell fish. The Department may issue the permit if it determines the lake or pond does not conflict with any reasonable prior public interest. The permit fee shall be $25 a year. The permit expires on December 31 following the date of issuance.    (b)    The Department shall prescribe by regulation the size of the area, method of fishing, open and closed seasons, and the catching of fish by furnishing tags for a reasonable fee. The Department also shall regulate the release, possession, and use of legally propagated game and freshwater fish, and may require any report necessary concerning the operation of these areas.    (c)    Any permit issued under the provisions of this section may be revoked for violation of any provision of this section or any regulation of the Department relating to fee-fishing lakes. The owner or operator of a fee-fishing lake or pond may not operate it without a permit.    (d)    (1)    The provisions of this title do not apply to any privately owned recreational area if the following factors are present:            (i)    The payment of a fee to the owner of the area is not exclusively for the privilege of fishing in any ponds or lake on the property;            (ii)    The lakes or ponds are stocked privately by the owner with privately owned fish; and            (iii)    Activities other than fishing are provided for the users of the recreational area.        (2)    The owner or owners of any privately owned recreational area and the users of the area are not required to display fishing licenses.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-11A-21 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 11A - Aquaculture|Section 4-11A-21 - Permit to Breed, Propagate, and Sell Game and Freshwater Fish

    (a)    A person may apply in writing to the Department for a permit to breed, propagate, and sell any species of game and freshwater fish protected by law, in ponds or lakes which he owns or leases. The Department, upon receipt of a permit fee of $5 may issue to the applicant a breeder’s license permitting him to hatch, rear, transport, sell, barter or exchange any fish. A fish breeder’s permit expires on December 31 following the date of issuance.    (b)    The Department shall promulgate regulations governing the release, possession, sale, shipment, and identification of every game and freshwater fish bred under a fish breeder’s permit. The Department may require any report necessary concerning the operation of a fish breeder’s permit. Any permit issued under the provisions of this section may be revoked for a violation of any provision of this section or any regulation made pursuant to it.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-11A-22 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 11A - Aquaculture|Section 4-11A-22 - Trespass on Land to Fish in Privately Owned Ponds Prohibited

    If a person who owns, controls, or erects an artificial pond on land he owns or possesses, puts any fish or the eggs or spawn of fish in the pond for breeding and cultivating purposes, and gives notice by written or printed handbills in public places near the pond, no other person may enter the premises to fish, without obtaining the consent of the owner.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-1202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 12 - Penalties and Fines, Searches, Seizures and Forfeitures|Section 4-1202 - Collection and Disposition of Fines

    (a)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, if any fine is imposed by the District Court for a violation of any provision of this title, the fine shall be collected pursuant to the provisions of law of the District Court system.        (2)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a fine imposed by the District Court under § 4–1201(h) of this subtitle on a person who commits a separate commercial fishing violation while the license or authorization is suspended or revoked or who engages in commercial fishing activity without holding the appropriate license or authorization, less the costs of collection, shall be paid to the Fisheries Research and Development Fund.    (b)    If any fine is imposed by the circuit court of any county, the fine, less the costs of collection, shall be paid to the Fisheries Research and Development Fund, unless otherwise provided for.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-1203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 12 - Penalties and Fines, Searches, Seizures and Forfeitures|Section 4-1203 - Search Warrants

    If any Natural Resources police officer or any law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that any person possesses any fish or any device in violation of this title, the officer shall go before any District Court judge of the county in which the fish or device is supposed to be and make affidavit to that fact. If the judge finds the affidavit legally sufficient, the judge shall issue a search warrant against the person complained of, directed to the officer making the affidavit, commanding the officer to proceed at once and search for the fish or device and, upon finding it, to seize, take possession, and keep it until further order by the judge. The warrant shall be executed pursuant to Rule 4-601 of the Maryland Rules. The warrant shall be returned within 5 days from the issuing date or within a shorter period of time as set forth in the search warrant.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-1204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 12 - Penalties and Fines, Searches, Seizures and Forfeitures|Section 4-1204 - Searches Without Warrant

    (a)    If a Natural Resources police officer or any law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that any fish or device is possessed, in violation of this title, and it is not possible or feasible to secure a search warrant in time to seize the fish or device, then he may examine without a warrant any boat, railway car, box, crate, package, or game bag.    (b)    In this event, a Natural Resources police officer, in uniform or accompanied by a uniformed police officer, may stop and search an automobile, any vehicle, or trailer for the purpose of examining the fish bag. He also may determine whether the person has an appropriate license.    (c)    However, this section does not permit entering a dwelling house without first procuring a search warrant.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-1205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 12 - Penalties and Fines, Searches, Seizures and Forfeitures|Section 4-1205 - Seizure and Disposition of Fish Unlawfully Caught, Sold, Offered for Sale, Transported, or Possessed

    A Natural Resources police officer or any law enforcement officer, upon arresting any person for violating any provision of this title or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to it, shall seize every fish unlawfully caught, sold, offered for sale, transported, or possessed. The Department may dispose of the seized fish at its discretion.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-1206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 12 - Penalties and Fines, Searches, Seizures and Forfeitures|Section 4-1206 - Seizure, Forfeiture, and Disposition of Devices, Equipment, or Property

    (a)    A Natural Resources police officer or any law enforcement officer, upon arresting any person for violating any provision of this title or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to it, may seize every device, equipment, conveyance, or property unlawfully used. If the owner or person in charge of the seized device, equipment, conveyance, or property is convicted, the court may declare the device, equipment, conveyance, or property forfeited in addition to any other penalty provided in this title. Any forfeiture becomes the property of the Department for disposition at its discretion. If the owner is not known, the court may proceed ex parte to hear and determine any question of forfeiture. If the owner or person charged with the violation is not convicted, the device, equipment, conveyance, or property seized shall be released and returned to the owner or person charged.    (b)    However, the device, equipment, conveyance, or property may not be forfeited if the owner was not a consenting party or privy to a violation.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-1207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 12 - Penalties and Fines, Searches, Seizures and Forfeitures|Section 4-1207 - Suspension and Revocation of Licenses by Court

    (a)    In addition to any other penalty or fine provided in this title, any person who is convicted of violating any provision of this title or any regulation adopted under the authority of this title may have the license under which the person operated in the commission of violation suspended or revoked by the court.    (b)    (1)    A court may suspend for not more than 1 year a fishing license of a person who is convicted of violating § 6-402 of the Criminal Law Article while carrying a fishing rod or net for the purpose of fishing.        (2)    When a person not holding a fishing license is convicted of violating § 6-402 of the Criminal Law Article while carrying a fishing rod or net for the purpose of fishing, the court may order that the person not obtain a fishing license for a period of not more than 1 year.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-1208 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 12 - Penalties and Fines, Searches, Seizures and Forfeitures|Section 4-1208 - Expungement of Records

    (a)    In this section, “violation” means a violation of:        (1)    Any provision of this title; and        (2)    Any rule or regulation concerning fish and fisheries adopted by the Department.    (b)    If a person applies for the expungement of the person’s record concerning any violation, the Department shall expunge the record if, at the time of application:        (1)    The person has not been convicted of a violation for the preceding 3 years, and any license issued to the person under this title has never been suspended or revoked;        (2)    The person has not been convicted of a violation for the preceding 5 years, and any license issued to the person under this title shows not more than 1 suspension and no revocations; or        (3)    The person has not been convicted of a violation for the preceding 10 years, regardless of the number of suspensions or revocations.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-1209 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 12 - Penalties and Fines, Searches, Seizures and Forfeitures|Section 4-1209 - Immediate Suspension of License for Failure to Appear in Court

    Upon the failure of any person to appear in a court of this State as required by any charging document accusing the person of committing any offense under this title, in addition to any other appropriate action taken by the court or the Department, the Department may immediately suspend, without hearing, any license issued to the person under this title. The Department may not issue any new license under this title to the person until the person appears in court to answer the charging document.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-1210 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 12 - Penalties and Fines, Searches, Seizures and Forfeitures|Section 4-1210 - Oyster Poaching

    (a)    (1)    In addition to any other penalty or fine provided in this title, a person who holds an authorization to catch oysters under § 4–701 of this title and receives a citation for an offense listed under paragraph (2) of this subsection may have the authorization revoked in accordance with this section.        (2)    The following offenses, committed in violation of this title or of any regulation adopted under this title, are grounds for revocation of an authorization to catch oysters under this section:            (i)    Taking oysters located more than 200 feet within a closed or prohibited area;            (ii)    Taking oysters with gear that is prohibited in that area;            (iii)    Taking oysters outside of a time restriction for the harvest of oysters by more than 1 hour;            (iv)    Taking oysters during closed seasons; and            (v)    Taking oysters from a leased area by a person other than the leaseholder or the leaseholder’s designee.    (b)    (1)    (i)    Before the revocation of an authorization to catch oysters under this section, the Department shall hold a hearing on the matter in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act under Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.            (ii)    A hearing held under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall be held within 90 days after the cited individual commits the offense listed under subsection (a)(2) of this section.        (2)    After a hearing is conducted under paragraph (1) of this subsection, if the presiding officer finds or concludes that the person knowingly has committed an offense listed under subsection (a)(2) of this section, the Department shall revoke the person’s authorization to catch oysters.    (c)    A person who is aggrieved by the final decision of the Department may obtain judicial review of the decision in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act under Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.    (d)    A person whose authorization has been revoked in accordance with this section may not engage or work in the oyster fishery whether or not it requires the use of another license.    (e)    On or before December 31 each year, the Department shall report to the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee and the House Environment and Transportation Committee, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on:        (1)    The number of citations issued during the previous year for offenses listed under subsection (a) of this section; and        (2)    The action taken or penalty imposed by the Department for each offense.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-1211 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 12 - Penalties and Fines, Searches, Seizures and Forfeitures|Section 4-1211 - Revocation of Authorization to Catch Striped Bass or Crabs

    (a)    (1)    In addition to any other penalty or fine provided in this title, a person who is authorized to catch striped bass or crabs under § 4–701 of this title and who commits an offense established under paragraph (2) of this subsection may have the authorization to catch striped bass or crabs revoked in accordance with this section.        (2)    The Department, in consultation with the Tidal Fisheries Advisory Commission and the Sport Fisheries Advisory Commission, shall adopt regulations that establish grounds for the revocation of an authorization to catch striped bass or crabs under § 4–701 of this title, which shall include egregious or repeat violations in the following categories:            (i)    Using illegal gear;            (ii)    Harvesting during closed seasons;            (iii)    Harvesting from a closed area;            (iv)    Violating established harvest, catch, or size limits; and            (v)    Violating tagging and reporting requirements.    (b)    (1)    Before the revocation of an authorization to catch striped bass or crabs under this section, the Department shall hold a hearing on the matter in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act under Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.        (2)    After a hearing is conducted under paragraph (1) of this subsection, if the presiding officer finds or concludes that the person knowingly has committed an offense listed under subsection (a)(2) of this section, the Department shall revoke the person’s authorization to catch striped bass or crabs.    (c)    A person who is aggrieved by the final decision of the Department may obtain judicial review of the decision in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act under Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.    (d)    A person whose authorization has been revoked in accordance with this section may not engage or work in the fishery for which the authorization was revoked whether or not it requires the use of another authorization.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  5-102.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 5 - Forests and Parks|Subtitle 1 - In General|Section 5-102.1 - Practice of Forestry

    (a)    (1)    In this section, the term “forestry” includes activities prescribed by a licensed professional forester in accordance with § 7–101 of the Business Occupations and Professions Article.        (2)    “Forestry” does not include the clearing of land as a prelude to a change in the use of land.    (b)    Forestry, as prescribed by a person licensed as a forester under Title 7 of the Business Occupations and Professions Article and in accordance with accepted silvicultural principles, as defined by the Society of American Foresters, constitutes a traditional, fundamental, beneficial, and desirable use of the State’s forest resource. Forestry is an important land management tool that contributes significantly to the economy of the State by the support of a vital forest products industry, as well as to the health of forests and their wildlife, water quality, and recreational benefits by the sustainment of forest productivity and wildlife habitats.    (c)    In Maryland, forestry, including the harvest and transport of forest products, is often carried out in close proximity to populated areas. Other than development for more intensive uses, this harvest of timber may represent a major source of income for the profitable use of private property.    (d)    (1)    Retention, management, and expansion of the State’s forested resources are critical to the health and vitality of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, rural Maryland, and forest resource–based industries.        (2)    It is the intent of this subsection to:            (i)    Encourage forestry practices in local comprehensive plans developed in accordance with Title 1, Subtitle 4 or Title 3 of the Land Use Article; and            (ii)    To express the General Assembly’s intent that local planning and zoning restrictions that impact silvicultural practices may not be more stringent than restrictions imposed by State law and regulation.    (e)    Since it is in the State and public interests to preserve the forest land base and other natural resources, a local government with planning and zoning powers shall support forestry by a reasonable exercise of these powers, including the consideration, development, and interpretation of planning and zoning requirements that beneficially impact the efficient and economic practice of forestry in a manner consistent with the local government’s implementation of the visions listed in § 1–201 of the Land Use Article.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  5-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 5 - Forests and Parks|Subtitle 2 - Organization and Authority of Department Pertaining to Forests and Parks -- in General|Section 5-201 - Role of Department in General; Transfer of Jurisdiction From Department of Forests and Parks

    (a)    The Department shall promote, administer, and manage every State-owned or leased forest, park, scenic preserve, natural area, parkway, historic monument, and recreation area, administer every law and rule or regulation relating to forests, parks, scenic preserves, natural areas, parkways, historic monuments, recreation areas, fire control, roadside trees, the restoration of deforested or denuded areas, and the operation of the State forest nursery.    (b)    Every right, power, duty, obligation, and function conferred upon or exercised by the Department of Forests and Parks is transferred to and exercised by the Department. Every reference to the Department of Forests and Parks which appears in the Code, other laws of the State, or in any ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, legal action, directive, or document, means the Department.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  5-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 5 - Forests and Parks|Subtitle 2 - Organization and Authority of Department Pertaining to Forests and Parks -- in General|Section 5-202 - Forest and Park Service Established

    There is a Forest and Park Service in the Department.