1702                            Laws of Maryland                       Ch. 588

299.

THE TOTAL QUANTITIES OF COMMERCIAL FISHING GEAR
LICENSES ISSUED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS
263 AND 298 OF THIS ARTICLE AND ENUMERATED IN SEC-
TION 302 THEREOF SHALL AT NO TIME EXCEED THE FOL-
LOWING:

(A)    FYKE, HOOP NET, OR POT (EXCEPT EEL POTS) NO
LIMITATION

(B)    GILL NET                           925,000 YARDS

(C)    POUND NET                       200 NETS

(D)    HAUL SEINE                      100 SEINES

(E)    HOOK-AND-LINE                NO LIMITATION

302.

THE FOLLOWING FEES SHALL BE CHARGED FOR ISSU-
ANCES OF LICENSES TO TAKE OR CATCH FISH FOR COM-
MERCIAL PURPOSES:

(A)    FYKE, HOOP NET, OR POT (EXCEPT EEL POTS).—
$0.50 FOR EACH FYKE, OR HOOP NET, PLUS $0.50 FOR EACH
10 YARDS OF LEAD OR HEDGING USED IN CONNECTION
THEREWITH; $1.00 FOR ANY NUMBER OF POTS. CATFISH
POTS LICENSED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION
MAY BE FISHED IN ANY OF THE TIDAL WATERS OF THE
STATE WHERE COMMERCIAL FISHING IS NOT PROHIBITED.

(B)    GILL NET.—$2.50 FOR EACH 100 YARDS OR FRAC-
TION THEREOF.

(C)    POUND NET.—$10.00 FOR EACH NET.

(D)    HAUL SEINE.—$3.00 FOR EACH 100 YARDS.

(E)    HOOK-AND-LINE.—$10.00 FOR EACH PERSON LI-
CENSED. ALL FEES SHALL BE DEPOSITED TO THE
CREDIT OF THE FISHERIES RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT FUND.

30 4 A.

THE OWNER OF ANY LAND BORDERING ON ANY TIDAL
WATERS OF THIS STATE WHERE NET FISHING IS LAW-
FUL OR ANYONE WHO IS A TENANT, RENTER OR LESSEE
OF SUCH OWNER, SHALL BY VIRTUE OF SUCH OWNERSHIP
OR OCCUPANCY BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE A RESTRICTED
GILL NET PERMIT UPON APPLICATION TO THE DEPART-
MENT OF GAME AND INLAND FISH AND PAYMENT OF A
FEE OF $1.50. SUCH PERMITS SHALL BE RENEWED AN-
NUALLY UPON PAYMENT OF A FEE OF $1.50, AND SHALL
ENTITLE THE PERMITTEE TO FISH A SINGLE GILL NET
IN FRONT OF THE PROPERTY OF WHICH HE IS THE
OWNER, TENANT, RENTER OR LESSEE, SUCH GILL NET NOT
TO EXCEED 100 YARDS IN LENGTH AND NOT TO BE USED
FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES. THE USE OF SUCH NETS
SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ALL LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF