Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 02 - FISHERIES SERVICE › Chapter 08.02.13 - Fishing Licenses-Point Assignment, License Revocation and Suspension Schedule and Criteria, and Hearing Procedure › Section 08.02.13.03 - Point Assignment Schedule

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. For each conviction of a chargeable offense listed in §§C-Iof this regulation, the Department shall enter on the record of the person the number of points listed for that particular conviction.
B. The points associated with each conviction are described in §§C-I of this regulation. All statutory references are to Natural Resources Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, unless otherwise noted.
C. Tier I. The following violations are Tier I violations. A person who receives a conviction for a Tier I violation receives 5 points.
Statute or Regulation
Description
1
4-1105, 4-1009.1, 4-1014, 4-1014.1, 4-1014.2, 4-1014.3, COMAR 08.02.04.11, COMAR 08.02.04.13, COMAR 08.02.04.14, COMAR 08.02.04.15
Harvesting Oysters on Closed Areas, Reserved Areas, or Sanctuaries: less than 50 feet within an area
2
4-215, COMAR 08.02.04.04
Untagged Oysters: 25%-49% of Catch
3
4-1012, COMAR 08.02.04.11, COMAR 08.02.04.12
Dredging for Oysters in Prohibited Areas: less than 150 feet within an area
4
4-1013(e), COMAR 08.02.04.09
Dredging for Oysters on Areas Reserved for Tongers: less than 150 feet within an area
5
4-1011
Using Patent or Hand Tongs Illegally in Certain County Waters
6
4-1013(f)
Using an Illegal Oyster Dredge
7
4-1006(b)
Harvesting Oysters or Clams in a Polluted Area: 50-100 feet over the pollution line
8
4-1006(a)
Harvesting Oysters or Clams Near the Federal Research Laboratory at Oxford: within 400 feet of the laboratory
9
4-1022
Illegally Using a Shinnecock Rake
10
COMAR 08.02.07.02, COMAR 08.02.07.03
Violating Requirements Pertaining to Hard-Shell Clam
11
4-1021(a)-(b)
Violating Dredging Provisions Pertaining to Hard-Shell Clams in Pocomoke and Tangier Sounds
12
4-1021.2(b)
Harvesting Hard Shell Clams in Somerset County With Patent Tongs Between Sunset and Sunrise, on Sunday, or During a Closed Season
13
4-1021.1
Dredging for Hard-Shell Clams in the Atlantic Coastal Bays
14
4-1027
Selling and Shipping Hard-Shell Clams Without the Proper License
15
4-1024
Unlawfully Taking Hard-Shell Clams for Commercial Purposes without a License in Worcester County
16
COMAR 08.02.02.01A
Operating a Hydraulic Soft Shell Clam Dredge Without a License
17
COMAR 08.02.02.04D
Exceeding the Daily Catch Limit for Soft-Shell Clams: 2 containers or more over the limit
18
COMAR 08.02.02.05
Minimum Size Limit for Soft-Shell Clams: 2 bushels or more with 15-24% undersized clams
19
COMAR 08.02.02.06A
Catching or Landing Soft-Shell Clams on Sunday
20
COMAR 08.02.02.06B
Violating Regulations Pertaining to the Time for Harvesting, Landing, or Delivering Soft Shell Clams by 60 Minutes or More
21
COMAR 08.02.02.07
Failure to Protect Soft-Shell Clam from Contamination
22
4-1036, COMAR 08.02.02.08, COMAR 08.02.02.09
Unlawfully Selling Soft-Shell Clams
23
4-1038
Violating Restrictions on Harvesting Soft-Shell Clams by Hydraulic Dredge in Certain Counties
24
4-1006.1
Using a Hydraulic Clam Dredge, a Traditional Bottom Dredge, or a Shinnecock Rake in a SAV Protection Zone: less than 150 feet within an area
25
COMAR 08.02.03.14E, 4-803, 4-215
Possessing Undersized Crabs:
(a) Hard Crabs (All Licenses),
(i) 10-30 per bushel,
(ii) 23-75 per barrel;
(b) Peelers (All Licenses),
(i) over 15 per bushel,
(ii) over 25 per float;
(c) Soft Crabs: 10 or more
26
COMAR 08.02.03.12B, 4-803, 4-215
Violating Regulations Pertaining to Crabbing in Worcester County-Catch Limit: 2 bushels or more over the daily catch limit
27
COMAR 08.02.03.14B, 4-803, 4-215
Possessing Female Crabs in Male Crab Bushels:
(a) Over 10 per bushel,
(b) Over 23 per barrel
28
COMAR 08.02.03.11A, 4-803, 4-215
Violating Regulations Pertaining to Mature Female Crabs-Closure Period:
(a) Over 8 per bushel,
(b) Over 18 per barrel
29
COMAR 08.02.03.14B, 4-803, 4-215
Violating Regulations Pertaining to Mature Female Crabs-Catch Limit:
(a) LCC: 1 bushel over limit,
(b) TFL/CB3: 2-3 bushels over limit,
(c) CB6: 3-5 bushels over limit,
(d) CB9: 4-7 bushels over limit
30
COMAR 08.02.03.04, 4-803, 4-215
Violating Crab Scrape Requirements:
(a) structural requirements;
(b) number permitted; or
(c) prohibited areas
31
COMAR 08.02.03.05, 4-803, 4-215
Violating Bank Trap & Channel Pound Requirements:
(a) structural requirements;
(b) prohibited areas;
(c) over 35 set in Somerset county; or
(d) failure to remove by specified times
32
COMAR 08.02.03.07B, COMAR 08.02.03.12A, 4-803, 4-215
Violating Crab Pot Structural Requirements
33
COMAR 08.02.03.07E-H, 4-803, 4-215
Setting Crab Pots in a Restricted Area: 5-14 pots set in a restricted area
34
COMAR 08.02.03.07, COMAR 08.02.03.11
Setting Crab Pots During Closed Season: 5-14 Pots
35
COMAR 08.02.03.07C
Failing to Remove 5 or More Crab Pots Within 30 Days of the End of the Season
36
COMAR 08.02.03.13, 4-803, 4-215
Violating Regulations Pertaining to Harvesting Crabs From Pound Nets
37
COMAR 08.02.03.11A, 08.02.03.12D, 4-803, 4-215
Violating Regulations Pertaining to the Time for Catching Crabs by 60 Minutes or More
38
4-809(c)
Possessing Fat, Snot, Green or Buckram Crab in Worcester County
39
COMAR 08.02.06.01C
Using an Illegal Method to Catch Snapping Turtles
40
COMAR 08.02.06.01E
Catching Snapping Turtle in Charles County During Prohibited Times
41
COMAR 08.02.06.01F
Possessing Destroying or Disturbing Snapping Turtle Eggs
42
COMAR 08.02.06.01G
Violating Snapping Turtle Size Limits: 4 or more undersized snapping turtles
43
COMAR 08.02.06.01G
Violating Snapping Turtle Commercial Permits and Licenses Requirements
44
COMAR 08.02.06.01G
Violating Snapping Turtle Trap Float Requirements
45
COMAR08.02.15.05D
Violating Requirements Pertaining to Striped Bass Check-In
46
COMAR 08.02.15.05A, 4-2A-03, 4-215
Violating Requirements Pertaining to Tagging Striped Bass: 5-10 fish
47
COMAR 08.02.15.05D
Violating Requirements Pertaining to Striped Bass Check-In
48
4-2A-05, COMAR 08.02.15.07
Violating Requirements Pertaining to Striped Bass Size Limits: 6-10 fish
49
COMAR 08.02.15
20%-49% Over Striped Bass Quota
50
COMAR 08.02.05.07
20%-49% Over Menhaden Daily Limit
51
COMAR 08.02.05.12
20%-49% Over Summer Flounder Quota
52
COMAR 08.02.05.21
20%-49% over Black Sea Bass Quota
53
4-740, COMAR 08.02.11.04, COMAR 08.02.11.06, COMAR 08.02.05.28
Unlawfully Taking or Possessing Walleye or Walleyed Pike
54
COMAR 08.02.05.06
Unlawfully Taking Hickory Shad
55
COMAR 08.02.21.03B, 4-215
Possession of Undersized or Oversized Yellow Perch Caught Other Than By Hook and Line: 11-24 Fish
56
4-733, COMAR 08.02.15.12C
Possessing Fish Whose Size or Weight Cannot Be Determined
57
4-734, 4-215, COMAR 08.02.05
Possessing Undersized Fish Except Striped Bass: 11 or more fish
58
4-710(e)
Unlawfully Using Anchored Gill, Fyke, or Hoop Nets: set more than 1/3 the distance across a body of water
59
COMAR 08.02.05.02B
Setting Gill Nets in Prohibited Areas During Certain Times of the Year
60
4-710(c)(1), COMAR 08.02.05.02B, COMAR 08.02.15.07D
Using Less Than Minimum Size of Net Mesh
61
4-710(c)(3), COMAR 08.02.05.02B, COMAR 08.02.15.07D
Exceeding Maximum Size of Net Mesh
62
COMAR 08.02.05.02B
Setting Fishing Gear or Harvesting Fish in Prohibited Upstream Areas of the Susquehanna River
63
4-710(a)
Illegally Using a Gig, Gig Iron, Purse Net, Trammel Net, Troll Net, or Drag Net
64
4-710(b)
Illegally Using Otter or Beam Trawl-Atlantic Ocean
65
COMAR 08.02.25.09
Setting Fyke Nets in Certain Prohibited Areas From February 1st Through March 31st
66
4-711(a)-(d)
Illegally Setting Pound or Fyke Nets:
(a) greater than 1/3 the distance across a body of water;
(b) setting nets too close together; or
(c) setting nets in or upon leased oyster grounds without permission
67
4-713(e)
Using an Illegal Length of Haul Seine or Using a Haul Seine With More Than One Powered Vessel
68
4-710(f)
Violating Haul Seine Restrictions: set more than 1/3 the distance across a body of water
69
4-713(f)
Emptying Haul Seine Too Close to Shore or Beach and Allowing Small Fish to Perish
70
4-215, COMAR 08.02.15.07
Unmarked Corks on Drift Gill Net
71
COMAR 08.02.05.02
Use of Unattended Drift Gill Net in the Chesapeake Bay or Its Tidal Tributaries
72
COMAR 08.02.08.14
Possessing Undersized Conch: 10% of the catch or more
D. Tier II. The following violations are Tier II violations. A person who receives a conviction for a Tier II violation receives 10 points.
Statute or Regulation
Description
1
4-1007, COMAR 08.02.04.16, COMAR 08.02.23.04F
Failure to Sell Oysters to a Buy Station
2
4-1006(b)
Harvesting Oysters or Clams in a Polluted Area: 101-750 feet over the pollution line
3
4-1013(a)
Power Dredging Without a Power Dredge Permit
4
COMAR 08.02.04.03B-C, 4-215, COMAR 08.02.04.11
Time for Taking Oysters:
(a) more than 2 hours after sunset;
(b) any time before sunrise; or
(c) on a closed day
5
4-1009(a), COMAR 08.02.04.11
Unlawfully Taking Seed Oysters During a Closed Season
6
4-1009(b)-(d), 4-1015.1(b), COMAR 08.02.04.06, COMAR 08.02.04.11
Exceeding Oyster Daily Catch Limit: 10%-24% over catch limit
7
4-1015, 4-1015.1, COMAR 08.02.04.11
Possessing Unculled or Undersized Oysters: 15%-24% per bushel
8
COMAR 08.02.04.03
Violation of National Shellfish Sanitation Program - Other Than Waste Bucket Violation
9
4-1040(b), 4-1021(c)
Possessing Oysters Aboard a Clam Dredge Boat
10
COMAR 08.02.02.05
Minimum Size Limit for Soft-Shell Clams: 2 bushels or more with 25% or more undersized clams
11
4-1037(1), COMAR 08.02.02.12B, COMAR 08.02.07.03C
Harvesting clams within 150 feet of a:
(a) Natural oyster bar;
(b) Leased area;
(c) Public shellfish fishery area; or
(d) Oyster sanctuary
12
COMAR 08.02.03.14F
Harvesting Female Crabs With a Male Only Limited Crab Harvester License: More Than 5 Female Crabs in Possession
13
COMAR 08.02.03.08, 4-803, 4-215
Violating Regulations Pertaining to Egg-Bearing Female Crabs: 10-39 Egg-Bearing Female Crabs in a Bushel
14
COMAR 08.02.03.07E-H, 4-803, 4-215
Setting Crab Pots in a Restricted Area: 15 or More Pots Set in a Restricted Area
15
COMAR 08.02.03.07, COMAR 08.02.03.11
Setting Crab Pots During Closed Season: 15 or More Pots
16
COMAR 08.02.03.14B-D, 4-803, 4-215
Violating Crabbing Regulations Pertaining to Mandatory Days Off
17
COMAR 08.02.03.14B, 4-803, 4-215
Violating Regulations Pertaining to Mature Female Crabs-Catch Limit:
(a) LCC: 2 bushels over limit,
(b) TFL/CB3: 4-5 bushels over limit,
(c) CB6: 6-9 bushels over limit,
(d) CB9: 8-12 bushels over limit
18
COMAR 08.02.03.12E, 4-803, 4-215
Using a Crab Scrape in Worcester County
19
COMAR 08.02.15.05A, 4-2A-03, 4-215
More Than One Fishery Type of Striped Bass Tags or Permit on Board a Vessel
20
COMAR 08.02.15.05
Tagging Striped Bass with an Incorrect Fishery Tag
21
COMAR 08.02.15
Exceeding Striped Bass Catch Limits by the Lesser of 50%-99% Over Individual Quota or by between 500-999 pounds
22
COMAR 08.02.15
Violating Requirements Pertaining to Striped Bass Size Limits: 11 or more fish
23
COMAR 08.02.05.07
50%-99% Over Menhaden Daily Limit
24
4-735, COMAR 08.02.05.19
Violating Fishing Restrictions Concerning the Sale of Black Bass and Chain Pickerel
25
COMAR 08.02.05.05
Unlawfully Taking American Shad
26
COMAR 08.02.05.12
50%-99% Over Summer Flounder Quota
27
COMAR 08.02.05.21
50%-99% over Black Sea Bass Quota
28
COMAR 08.02.21.03B, 4-215
Possession of Undersized or Oversized Yellow Perch Caught Other Than by Hook and Line: 25-50 Fish
29
4-710(h)
Obstructing Drift Net Fishing in Waters 50 Feet or More in Depth in the Mainstem of the Chesapeake Bay South of the Bay Bridge from December 1 Through April 1
30
4-713(h)
Unlawfully Using a Haul Seine on Weekends
31
4-701
Failure to Allow Inspection
E. Tier III. The following violations are Tier III violations. A person who receives a conviction for a Tier III violation receives 15 points.
Statute or Regulation
Description
1
4-405
Fishing on a State Fish Refuge
2
4-743
Violating Shellfish Quarantine
3
4-1015, 4-1015.1, COMAR 08.02.04.11
Possessing Unculled or Undersized Oysters: 25%-49% per bushel
4
4-1009(b)-(d), 4-1015.1(b), COMAR 08.02.04.06, COMAR 08.02.04.11
Exceeding Oyster Daily Catch Limit: 25% or more over catch limit
5
4-215, COMAR 08.02.04.04
Untagged Oysters: 50%-74% of Catch
6
4-1012, COMAR 08.02.04.11, COMAR 08.02.04.12
Power Dredging in Prohibited Areas: 150 feet or more within an area
7
4-1013(e)
Sail Dredging on Areas Reserved for Tongers: 150 feet or more within an area
8
4-1105, 4-1009.1, 4-1014, 4-1014.1, 4-1014.2, 4-1014.3, COMAR 08.02.04.11, COMAR 08.02.04.13, COMAR 08.02.04.14, COMAR 08.02.04.15
Harvesting Oysters on Closed Areas, Reserved Areas, or Sanctuaries: 50-149 feet within an area
9
4-1006(b)
Harvesting Oysters or Clams in a Polluted Area: 757- 200 feet or more over the pollution line
10
4-1006(a)
Harvesting Oysters or Clams Near the Federal Research Laboratory at Oxford: within 250 feet of the laboratory
11
4-1006.1
Using a Hydraulic Clam Dredge, a Traditional Bottom Dredge, or a Shinnecock Rake in a SAV Protection Zone: 150 feet or more within an area
12
4-1037(1), COMAR 08.02.02.12B, COMAR 08.02.07.03C
Using a Hydraulic Clam Dredge to Catch Soft Shell Clams on a:
(a) Natural oyster bar;
(b) Leased area;
(c) Public shellfish fishery area; or
(d) Oyster sanctuary
13
COMAR 08.02.03.08, 4-803, 4-215
Violating Regulations Pertaining to Egg-Bearing Female Crabs: 40 or More Egg-Bearing Female Crabs in a Bushel
14
COMAR 08.02.03.14
Possession of Undersized Hard Crabs: 31-40 per bushel or 76-100 per barrel
15
COMAR 08.02.03.14B, 4-803, 4-215
Violating Regulations Pertaining to Mature Female Crabs-Catch Limit:
(a) LCC: 3 bushels over limit,
(b) TFL/CB3: 6-9 bushels over limit,
(c) CB6: 10-14 bushels over limit,
(d) CB9: 13-19 bushels over limit
16
COMAR 08.02.03.07D, 4-803, 4-215, 4-505
Fishing A Crab Pot Licensed to Another Person
17
4-902
Violating Regulations Pertaining to Terrapins-No Commercial Harvest
18
COMAR 08.02.15.07, 4-215
Possessing 11 or More Oversized Striped Bass
19
COMAR 08.02.15
Harvesting or Attempting to Harvest Striped Bass with an Anchored Gill Net
20
COMAR 08.02.15.05A, 4-2A-03, 4-215
Violating Requirements Pertaining to Tagging Stripped Bass: 11 or more untagged fish
21
COMAR 08.02.05.02, 08.02.15
Harvesting Striped Bass in a Closed Area
22
COMAR 08.02.15
Exceeding Striped Bass Catch Limits by the Lesser of 100%-149% Over Individual Quota or by Between 1,000-1,499 pounds
22
COMAR 08.02.05.07
100% or More Over Menhaden Daily Catch Limit
24
COMAR 08.02.05.12
100% or More Over Summer Flounder Quota
25
COMAR 08.02.05.21
100% or More over Black Sea Bass Quota
26
COMAR 08.02.21.03B, 4-215
Possession of 51 or More Undersized or Oversized Yellow Perch Caught Other Than by Hook and Line
27
4-2A-03, COMAR 08.02.05.09
Possession of River Herring: 1-10 fish
28
COMAR 08.02.03, COMAR 08.02.04, COMAR 08.02.05, COMAR 08.02.15, COMAR 08.02.21, COMAR 08.02.22, COMAR 08.02.23, Natural Resources Article, Title 4
Violating Closed Commercial Fishing Seasons
29
4-215, COMAR 08.02.15.07
Unlawful Gill Net Reel
30
4-505
Fishing Gear Belonging to Another Person
31
4-511
Interfering with State Buoys, Markers, or Monuments
F. Tier IV. The following violations are Tier IV violations. A person who receives a conviction for a Tier IV violation receives 20 points.
Statute or Regulation
Description
1
COMAR 08.02.04
Catching or Possessing Undersized Oysters, If Catch Contains 50% or More Undersized Oysters in Total Catch or 50% or More in Any Bushel or Container That Holds More Than Half a Bushel
2
4-215, COMAR 08.02.04.04
Untagged Oysters: 75%-99% of Catch
3
4-1006(b)
Harvesting Oysters or Clams in a Polluted Area: 201-250 feet over the pollution line
4
COMAR 08.02.04
Harvesting Clams 2 Hours After the Legal Time Period or 2 hours Before the Legal Start Time
5
COMAR 08.02.03.14
Possession of Undersized Hard Crabs: 41-50 per bushel or 101-125 per barrel
6
COMAR 08.02.03.14B, 4-803, 4-215
Violating Regulations Pertaining to Mature Female Crabs-Catch Limit:
(a) LCC: 4 or more bushels over limit,
(b) TFL/CB3: 10 or more bushels over limit,
(c) CB6: 15 or more bushels over limit,
(d) CB9: 20 or more bushels over the limit
7
COMAR 08.02.15
Catching or Possessing Oversized Striped Bass, If Catch Has 12 or More Fish Over 40 inches
8
COMAR 08.02.15
Selling or Possessing Untagged Striped Bass, Unreported Striped Bass, or Untagged and Unreported Striped Bass, In an Amount of More Than 200 Pounds Above the Permitted Quota
9
4-732, COMAR 08.02.05.02B, COMAR 08.02.15.03
Violating Any Regulation Pertaining to Striped Bass Spawning Areas During Spawning Season
10
COMAR 08.02.15
Using a Drift Gill Net with Mesh in Excess of 8 Inches
11
COMAR 08.02.15
Exceeding Striped Bass Catch Limits by the Lesser of 150%-199% Over Individual Quota or by Between 1,500-1,999 pounds
12
4-710, COMAR 08.02.05.02
Using a Single Strand Monofilament Gill Net Other Than Allowed by the Department
13
4-2A-03, COMAR 08.02.05.09
Possession of River Herring: 11-20 fish
14
COMAR 08.02.12.04A, 4-2A-05(c)
Taking Endangered or Threatened Species of Fish
G. Tier V. The following violations are Tier V violations. A person who receives a conviction for a Tier V violation receives 25 points.
Statute or Regulation
Description
1
4-739, COMAR 08.02.05.11
Violating Regulations Pertaining to the Catch, Possession, or Sale of Sturgeon
2
4-11A-15
Destroying Boundary Markers for Leased Oyster Ground
3
4-1006(b)
Harvesting Oysters or Clams in a Polluted Area: 251-300 feet over the pollution line
4
4-510
Violating Requirements Pertaining to Spear Guns
5
COMAR 08.02.03.14
Possession of Undersized Hard Crabs: 51 or more per bushel or 126 or more per barrel
6
50 C.F.R. §
															600.725
Illegally Harvesting Striped Bass in the EEZ
7
COMAR 08.02.15
Exceeding Striped Bass Catch Limits by the Lesser of 200%-249% Over Individual Quota or by Between 2,000-2,499 Pounds
8
COMAR 08.02.05, 08.02.22
Sharks-Violation of Required Fin/Carcass Ratio
H. Tier VI. The following violations are Tier VI violations. A person who receives a conviction for a Tier VI violation receives 30 points.
Statute or Regulation
Description
1
Natural Resources Article, Title 4, COMAR 08.02.13.02E
Operating When a License is Suspended or Revoked
2
Natural Resources Article, Title 4, COMAR 08.02.02.01, 08.02.02.09, 08.02.03.03, 08.02.04.05, 08.02.05.03, 08.02.05.08, 08.02.08.03, 08.02.15.05, 08.02.18.03, 08.02.18.04, 08.02.18.05, 08.02.18.06, 08.02.20.02
Operating Without a Required Commercial Fishing License or Authorization
3
COMAR 08.02.08.02
Operating as Buy Station Without a Required License - Second or Subsequent Offense
4
4-210(b), 4-701(f)
Violating Fishing Guide Requirements: failure to obtain the federal license required to operate a vessel carrying passengers for hire
5
4-747, COMAR 08.02.05.24, 08.02.22.03, 08.02.22.04
Unlawfully Finning Sharks or Dogfish
6
4-215, COMAR 08.02.04.04
Untagged Oysters: 100% of Catch
7
4-1105, 4-1009.1, 4-1014, 4-1014.1, 4-1014.2, 4-1014.3, COMAR 08.02.04.11, COMAR 08.02.04.13, COMAR 08.02.04.14, COMAR 08.02.04.15
Harvesting Oysters on Closed Areas, Reserved Areas, or Sanctuaries: 150-249 feet within an area
8
4-1006(b)
Harvesting Oysters or Clams in a Polluted Area: 301-350 feet over the pollution line
9
COMAR 08.02.15
Exceeding Striped Bass Catch Limits by the Lesser of 250%-299% Over Individual Quota or by Between 2,500-2,999 Pounds
10
COMAR 08.02.15.04, 4-215
Possessing Striped Bass for Commercial Purposes Without a Striped Bass Allocation
11
4-2A-03, COMAR 08.02.05.09
Possession of River Herring: 21 or more fish
12
16 U.S.C. §
															3371- 3378
A Violation of the Lacey Act (Misdemeanor)
13
4-205.1, COMAR 08.02.19
Transportation of a Nuisance or Prohibited Species
14
4-205.1, COMAR 08.02.19
Possession of Nuisance or Prohibited Species - 5 or more
15
4-503
Dynamiting
I. Tier VII. The following violations are Tier VII violations. A person who receives a conviction for a Tier VII violation receives 35 points.
Statute or Regulation
Description
1
4-1105, 4-1009.1, 4-1014, 4-1014.1, 4-1014.2, 4-1014.3, COMAR 08.02.04.11, COMAR 08.02.04.13, COMAR 08.02.04.14, COMAR 08.02.04.15
Harvesting Oysters on Closed Areas, Reserved Areas, or Sanctuaries: 250 feet or more within an area
2
4-1006(b)
Harvesting Oysters or Clams in a Polluted Area: 351 feet or more over the pollution line
3
16 U.S.C. §
															3371- 3378
A Violation of the Lacey Act (Felony)
4
4-701
Making Any False Statement in an Application for a Tidal Fish License
5
COMAR 08.02.15
Exceeding Striped Bass Catch Limits by the Lesser of 300% or More Over Individual Quota or by 3,000 Pounds or More
J. In addition to any other applicable penalty, a person may be suspended for a period of not less than 180 days and not exceeding 365 days during the oyster harvest season for:
(1) The unlawful harvest of oysters from a leased oyster bottom or from more than 150 feet within an oyster sanctuary, oyster reserve, or area closed to harvest by the Department of the Environment, when the area is designated and marked with buoys or other signage or the person knew or should have known that the harvest of oysters from the area was unlawful; or
(2) A violation of a time restriction for the harvest or possession of oysters by more than 2 hours.