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DELEGATE MACDONALD: What do these county laws

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do? First and foremost, they prevent non-residents of

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county from taking anything from the county waters. If

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you want to take oysters from the waters of the county of

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Wicomico you must be a resident of Wicomico County, and

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that is true all the way down the line with every one of

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these counties.

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Secondly, they restrict the methods of operation.

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They restrict the gear which may be used in harvesting the

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oysters.

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Thirdly, they restrict harvesting seasons.

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In other words, these county by county laws are nothing

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but restrictions, restrictions and restrictions.

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THE PRESIDENT: Your six minutes are up,

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Delegate Macdonald.

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DELEGATE MACDONALD: Fellow delegates, I urge

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that you vote for this amendment.

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THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Carson.

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DELEGATE CARSON: Mr. President, Ladies and

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Gentlemen: We live in a State which has been called

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America in miniature, and I think that phrase has much