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676 Laws of Maryland [Ch. 490
Bay adjacent thereto, whenever said bulkhead, wharf, pier or struc-
ture has been erected or built by virtue of a properly authorized
permit issued by the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army;
(4) Within one thousand (1,000) feet of any public bathing beach
during the months of May, June, July, August and September of any
year;
(5) Within one hundred (100) yards of any private bathing
beach between May first and September thirtieth of any year; provided
that the private bathing beach is staked and marked by the owners
thereof by the erection of a sign, of a readily discernible size, upon
which shall be lettered the words "bathing beach9', in a readily dis-
cernible size, or as may be required by any rule or regulation of the
Department; provided, however, that the linear measurement along
the shore line shall not exceed one hundred (100) yards for each
land owner;
(6) Within fifty (50) feet of the mean low water mark of any
shore line.
(7) IT IS UNLAWFUL TO TAKE, CATCH, DIG, DREDGE, OR
IN ANY WAY HARVEST, FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES,
SOFT-SHELL CLAMS IN ANY OF THE WATERS OF THE
WICOMICO RIVER OR THE MONIE BAY, EASTERLY OF A
LINE, EXTENDING IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION,
FROM THE EASTERNMOST ENTRANCE OF ROCK CREEK TO
THE SOUTHEASTERLY EXTREMITY OF MOLLIE'S POINT.
(k) Dredge on Unlicensed Boats.—It is unlawful for any owner
or master or any person on board any boat or floating rig to have
affixed to said boat or floating rig any hydraulic or mechanical dredge
while said boat or floating rig is being sailed or operated on the
navigable waters of this State, unless said boat or floating rig shall
be licensed as hereinbefore provided.
(l) Inspection Tax.—An inspection tax of ten cents ($.10) per
bushel is hereby levied upon all soft shell clams caught within the
limits of Somerset County or the Chesapeake Bay adjacent thereto,
unloaded from boats or rigs at the place in said county where said
clams are no further shipped in bulk in vessel, and said inspection
tax shall be paid weekly to the Comptroller of the Treasury, or his
agent, by the buyer or purchaser thereof. All monies received by the
Comptroller of the Treasury under the provisions of this sub-title
shall be credited to the Clam Fund, the monies in which shall be for
the use of the Department of Research and Education in making
quantitative shellfish population surveys and for the study and re-
search of clamming in the State of Maryland, and all other monies
received by the Comptroller by the provisions of this section shall
be credited to general funds, anything to the contrary in the article
notwithstanding.
(m) Dealers to Be Licensed.—Any person desiring to be a dealer
in the business of buying and selling, shipping or marketing soft shell
clams in, to or from Somerset County, shall first obtain a license from
the Department as set forth in Section 713 of the article.
(n) Confiscation of Soft Shell Clams.—It shall be the duty of the
Department to seize any and all soft shell clams that may be caught,
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