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MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-719 (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 4-719 - Fishing Restrictions -- Dorchester County

    (a)    A person may not set a haul seine or seine of any description, or what is commonly called a put net, to catch fish in the following waters of Dorchester County: Transquaking River and Chicamacomico River and their tributaries, Big and Little Blackwater Rivers, White Hall Creek, Hurst’s Creek, Shoal Creek, and Jenkins Creek.    (b)    A person may not set a patent twine weir, or any other twine weir, a pound net and hauling seine of a length greater than 350 feet in Blackwater River and its tributaries except Little Blackwater River. A person also may not fasten or stick a stake in the part of Blackwater River lying between a line drawn from Grog Point to the opposite side of the river and a line drawn from Berg’s Ditch to the opposite side of the river, except in the bends of the river where stake weirs now exist.    (c)    A person may not set a gill net in the waters of Fishing Bay or Transquaking River north of a line drawn from Blackwater Point to Irish Creek, up the Transquaking River to Destroys Creek, or set any net whose farther end extends more than 1200 feet from shore or more than one third the breadth of the water at the place where the net is fished, or closer than 600 feet of another net in the Transquaking or Chicamacomico River. A person may not set any net whose farther end extends more than one half the breadth of the water at the place where the net is fished or closer than 600 feet of another net in the waters of the Transquaking River above Decourcey Bridge or placed in or across the channels of these rivers. In the waters of Fishing Bay south of a line drawn from Blackwater Point to Irish Creek and north of a line drawn from Roasting Ear Point to the northwesterly most point of the entrance to Duck Island Cove, a person may not set any weir more than 1200 feet from shore, or set any gill net or weir closer to each other than 1200 feet, or set any row of gill nets more than 1200 feet in length. A person may not set any weir beyond a depth of 18 feet in the waters of Fishing Bay south of the line from Roasting Ear Point to the northwesterly most point of the entrance to Duck Island Cove.    (d)    A person may not place pound nets, weirs, or hedges less than one third of a mile apart in the northwest branch of the Nanticoke River, from Walnut Landing to the place known as Chimney Landing, on the west branch of this stream.    (e)    A person may fish only with hook and line, eel pot, or gill net with at least a three–inch mesh in Goose Creek and Indian Creek.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-720 (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 4-720 - Fishing Restrictions -- Cecil and Harford Counties

    A person may not use a haul seine in the water area west of a line from Locust Point to the pumping station at Perry Point. This section does not prohibit catching fish for conservation or scientific purposes under the supervision of the Department, or prohibit catching carp. If 25 or more rockfish are found in a seine or net, there is a violation of this section, and the exception stated does not apply. Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is subject to a fine of at least $100 and not more than $1,000 with costs imposed in the discretion of the court.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-721 (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 4-721 - Fishing Restrictions -- Harford County

    (a)    A person may not fish with a hauling seine or stake net in the waters of Swan Creek from July 15 to September 15, both dates inclusive, and in the waters of the Gunpowder River lying in Harford County from May 15 to September 15, both dates inclusive.    (b)    A person may not fish at any time with a haul seine in the waters of Bush River or any of its tributaries in Harford County.    (c)    (1)    A person may not fish a pound net in any part of the Gunpowder and Bush rivers lying in Harford County further than 1,500 feet from the shoreline of the Gunpowder River below Maxwell Point at mean low water tide and 750 feet from the shoreline of the Bush River at mean low water tide.        (2)    (i)    Except within the boundaries of the Aberdeen Proving Grounds, a person may not set a fyke net in the Bush River within 300 feet of another fyke net or 750 feet of a pound net, measured at right angles to existing nets or line of nets for enforcement purposes.            (ii)    An owner, tenant, or lessee of the riparian rights of any property bordering the Bush River may maintain a single fyke net that is closer than 300 feet to another fyke net or pound net set in front of an adjacent property.    (d)    A person may not use a pound net or stake net in the waters of the Susquehanna River.    (e)    (1)    A person may not set or maintain a commercial drift gill net, stake gill net, or anchor gill net so that any portion of the net is closer than 500 feet from any portion of any other commercial drift gill net, stake gill net, or anchor gill net in the designated striped bass spawning area of the Susquehanna River north of Concord Point and Stump Point.        (2)    South of the line outlined, in paragraph (1) of this subsection, to Bears Point and Turkey Point, a person may set a commercial drift gill net only as provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection and may set and maintain a stake gill net or anchor gill net only as provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-722 (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 4-722 - Fishing Restrictions -- Kent County

    A person may set a pound net in the waters of Sassafras River and its tributaries lying in Kent County from Luke’s Point to the head of this river from August 1 to May 31 following, both dates inclusive. A pound net may not be set so as to obstruct the haul of any seine on any established fishing shore on these waters, unless set by the owners of the fishing shore.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-723 (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 4-723 - Fishing Restrictions -- St. Mary's County

    (a)    A person may not fish with any kind of seine or net in the waters of Chaptico Bay and the Wicomico River within the limits of St. Mary’s County, within 1500 feet of any established duck blind during the open season for shooting ducks or other wild fowl.    (b)    A person may not set a fish trap, net, or haul seine in the waters of St. Catherine’s Sound in St. Mary’s County. However, a gill net not exceeding a length of 90 yards is permitted.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-724 (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 4-724 - Fishing Restrictions -- Somerset County

    A person may not drag or set any haul seine to catch fish in the waters of Monie Bay and its tributaries easterly of a straight line drawn from Long Point to Wingate Point in Somerset County.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-725 (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 4-725 - Fishing Restrictions -- Talbot County

    In the waters of Talbot County, a person may set only the following types of nets in the areas and during the times prescribed:         (1)    Any net at any time in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay bordering Talbot County;        (2)    Any net at any time in the waters of the Choptank River southeast of a straight line drawn from Benoni’s Point to Chlora’s Point;        (3)    Gill nets and fyke nets at any time in any of the waters of Talbot County; and        (4)    Haul seines in Harris Creek southerly and downstream from a straight line drawn between Station Hawk on the west side and Indian Point on the east side if the mesh in all seines is in bar not less than one and one-half inches.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-727 (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 4-727 - Fishing Restrictions -- Worcester County

    (a)    A person may not fish with a stationary net extended completely across the middle third of the waters measured in a straight line from the east to west shoreline of Sinepuxent Bay north of South Point, Isle of Wight Bay, Assawoman Bay and St. Martin’s River.    (b)    A person may not haul or fish with any haul or set seine, or leave or permit to remain setting, any set seine in the waters of Sinepuxent Bay and its tributaries north of South Point, during the period between 6 o’clock p.m. Saturday, and 6 o’clock a.m., of the following Monday.    (c)    A person may only fish with a rod, or hook and line in the waters of Herring Creek which lie south of the State Road Bridge.    (d)    A person may not fish in the waters of Sinepuxent Bay or its tributaries within the limits of Worcester County with any seine or net of any description having meshes less than one and one-half inches square. However, during the months of July, August, September, and October, a person may fish for fat backs and croakers with any seine or net of this description.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-729 (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 4-729 - Fishing Restrictions -- Choptank River

    A person may not set a haul seine of any description in the waters of the Choptank River and its tributaries from May 21 to July 31, both dates inclusive.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-730 (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 4-730 - Fishing Restrictions -- Patuxent River

    (a)    A person may not set, nor construct any kind or description of net in the Patuxent River from Queen Anne Bridge to the mouth of the river, within 1,500 feet in every direction from any other net, without the permission of the owner of the other net. In addition, a person may not set, nor construct, any net more than 425 feet in length, including the net’s leaders, hedges, or wings, below a straight line from Holland’s Cliffs across the river to a point on the shore directly opposite Holland’s Cliffs, or more than 150 feet in length including the net’s leaders, hedges, or wings, above the straight line from Holland’s Cliffs. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to floating gill nets or seines.    (b)    A person may not set or haul any seine or gill net in any creek, cove or tributary of the Patuxent River if the mouth of the creek or tributary is less than 200 feet wide.    (c)    A person may not set or haul any drifting gill net in the Patuxent River south of the Patuxent River Bridge or in any creek, cove, or tributary of the river south of the Patuxent River Bridge at any time.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-731 (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 4-731 - Sale, Purchase, or Transportation of Striped Bass or Rockfish

    (a)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person may not sell, offer for sale, or transport across a boundary of the State any striped bass, commonly known as rockfish, caught from the State waters of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries unless the person possesses one of the following:            (i)    A valid commercial fishing license issued in his name;            (ii)    A dated bill of sale signed by the licensed commercial fisherman who caught the fish; or            (iii)    A dated bill of sale signed by a dealer or wholesaler from whom the fish were purchased.        (2)    However, a nonresident of the State who has caught striped bass from State waters by hook and line may transport across a boundary of the State not more than 100 pounds of striped bass on any day for any purpose other than sale.    (b)    A person may not knowingly buy any striped bass caught from the State waters of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries from any person except the licensed commercial fisherman who caught the fish, or a wholesaler or retailer of fish.    (c)    Any person who buys striped bass caught from State waters of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries for the purpose of resale shall maintain records showing every purchase made during the preceding 90 day period, the date and place of each purchase, the quantity purchased, and the name of the person from whom the fish were purchased.    (d)    Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000, or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both, with costs imposed in the discretion of the court.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-732 (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 4-732 - Department May Prohibit Fishing During Spawning Season of Striped Bass

    The Department may restrict or prohibit by rule or regulation catching fish in areas where striped bass spawn during the spawning season of striped bass.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-733 (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 4-733 - Possession of Fish Whose Size or Weight Cannot Be Determined

    A person may not possess aboard any boat on the tidal waters of the State more than 15 pounds of any fish for which a size or weight limit is prescribed by law, or rule or regulation in a condition that the size or weight of the fish cannot be determined.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-734 (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 4-734 - Legal Size of Certain Fish

    (a)    A person may not sell, offer to buy or sell, or possess any of the following fish:        (1)    Bass, largemouth or smallmouth less than 15 inches from March 1 through June 15, and less than 12 inches from June 16 through the end of February;        (2)    Pike less than 14 inches; and        (3)    Taylor less than 8 inches.    (b)    Measurement for each fish mentioned above shall be from the tip of the nose to the end of the tail.    (c)    The Department may set the size limits for white perch. However, the Department may not prohibit catching white perch more than 8 inches.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-735 (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 4-735 - Fishing Restrictions -- Black Bass and Chain Pickerel

    (a)    During the open season, a person may not catch by means of rod, or hook and line, more than ten chain pickerel in any one day.    (b)    A person may not catch chain pickerel in the tidal waters of the State during the period from March 15 to April 30. A person may not sell, offer to sell, purchase, offer to purchase, or possess any chain pickerel during this period caught in tidal waters of the State.    (c)    A person may not catch chain pickerel in any manner in the tidal waters of the State except with rod, or hook and line using natural or artificial baits. A person shall return uninjured immediately to the water any chain pickerel caught in any net, seine, or other device legally engaged in other fishing. However, a person may retain no more than one day’s legal creel limit of ten chain pickerel for his own private use during the open season.    (d)    Chain pickerel may not be transported into or out of the State during April, May, and June. Anglers, however, may possess and transport chain pickerel caught with rod, or hook and line, in accordance with the provisions of this section. This subsection does not prevent shipment in interstate commerce of live chain pickerel for propagating, breeding, or stocking purposes under § 4–11A–21 of this title, nor prevent any person from catching or engaging in catching chain pickerel for propagating or restocking the waters of the State under the direction of the Department under § 4–410 of this title.    (e)    The Department is authorized to supervise, regulate, and control the harvest of black bass in the tidal waters of the State.    (f)    The Department shall adopt regulations concerning the fishing for black bass by area, gear, season, size, and catch limits.    (g)    The provisions of this section do not apply to catching, selling, purchasing, or possessing black sea bass.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-736 (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 4-736 - Fishing Restrictions -- Eels

    (a)    The Department may supervise, regulate, and control catching eels in the tidal waters of the State. In exercising this power, the Department may prescribe the areas within and methods by which eels may be caught.    (b)    (1)    A person may not catch eels for sale with pots or other devices in the tidal waters of the State without first obtaining a tidal fish license to catch finfish for commercial purposes from the Department.        (2)    A licensee who is authorized to catch blue crabs under this subtitle may use up to 50 pots to catch eels for personal use as crab trotline bait without obtaining an authorization to catch finfish.    (c)    The Department shall adopt rules and regulations concerning commercial fishing for eels by area, gear, season, size, and reporting of catch.    (d)    Each individual who catches eels for sale or for personal use as bait shall make catch reports, as prescribed by rule or regulation, on forms provided by the Department.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-738 (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 4-738 - Fishing Restrictions -- Snapping Turtles

    (a)    A person may not catch or attempt to catch snapping turtles in the tributary waters of Charles County from April 15 to May 31, inclusive. A person may not use hook and line and trotline to catch snapping turtles in these waters.    (b)    The Department may not prohibit the use of turtle pots in areas where nets are prohibited.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-739 (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 4-739 - Fishing Restrictions -- Sturgeon

    (a)    The Department may make rules and regulations governing catching sturgeon in the waters of the State or possessing and selling within the State sturgeon caught in the waters of the State.    (b)    The rules and regulations of the Department become effective only after a public hearing is held. The time, place, and purpose of the public hearing shall be advertised in one newspaper of general daily circulation in the State, and at least one newspaper circulated in each county, at least once per week for two successive weeks in advance of the hearing. After the hearing and adoption of the rules and regulations, they shall be published in the newspapers which published the notice of the hearing.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-740 (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 4-740 - Fishing Restrictions -- Walleyed Pike

    (a)    A person may catch walleyed pike, commonly known as Susquehanna salmon, only by rod, or hook and line at any time in the tidal waters of the State. The open season for catching walleyed pike for commercial purposes is from March 15 to November 30.    (b)    A person may not sell, purchase, offer to purchase, possess, or deliver to any private or common carrier for transportation, walleyed pike caught in the tidal waters of the State during the closed commercial season. A private or common carrier may not accept for transportation, and a person may not transport, carry, or cause to be transported, or carried by any means walleyed pike caught in the tidal waters of the State during the closed commercial season.    (c)    Any person may possess or transport walleyed pike caught by rod, or hook and line, at any time during the year.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-741 (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 4-741 - Carrying Domestic Animals on Boats Transporting Shellfish Commercially Prohibited

    A person in charge of any boat or vessel catching or transporting shellfish commercially may not carry on board a domestic animal of any kind.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-743 (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 4-743 - Quarantine of Shellfish

    (a)    To protect the shellfish resources of the State, the Department may adopt rules and regulations prohibiting the importation of any shellfish and quarantining any area within the State populated by shellfish infected or affected or suspected of being infected or affected by any destructive disease, deleterious genetic characteristic, dangerous parasite, or other biological threat.    (b)    The Department may establish by rules and regulations the penalty for violating any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. The penalty may not exceed a fine of $1,000 or imprisonment for one year, or both, together with confiscation of any gear and equipment, whether afloat or ashore, used to commit the violation, in the discretion of the court.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-744 (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 4-744 - Synopsis of Laws and Chart of Restricted Waters

    The Department shall issue a synopsis of laws covering pertinent information when issuing any commercial fishing license. A chart or adequate description of restricted waters shall be available at cost upon request.