1150                              LAWS OF MARYLAND                         CH. 596

County or the waters of the Chesapeake Bay adjacent thereto shall
apply to the Department of Chesapeake Bay Affairs either by mail
or in person for an application for a hydraulic or mechanical dredge
or rig license. Every such applicant shall exhibit to the Department
satisfactory evidence showing the name or number and size of the
boat or rig; the size of the blade, water manifold and conveyor or
elevator on the boat or rig to be used, and make further oath or
affirmation that he is the bona fide owner of such boat; that there
is no lien on said boat held by a nonresident of Maryland; DOR-
CHESTER COUNTY; that he has been a resident of Dorchester
County for at least one year IMMEDIATELY prior to the making
of such application and that the information he has furnished con-
cerning the rig is true. FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 714C,
THE TERM "RESIDENT" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO
ACTUALLY RESIDES IN DORCHESTER COUNTY AND HAS
SO RESIDED CONTINUOUSLY FOR AT LEAST TWELVE
MONTHS.

(b)  Issuance of license and duration—Upon the receipt of the
application and upon making such oath, the Department shall issue
a hydraulic or mechanical dredge license for the taking of soft shell
clams for such boat or rig and shall receive therefor twenty-five
dollars ($25.00) as a license fee. Licenses issued hereunder shall
be valid for twelve (12) months from July 1st to June thirtieth of
each year.

(c)  Residence of master and crew; master to be owner— or mem-

ber of family licensee—

(1)   The master, captain, operator and crew of such hydraulic
or mechanical dredge shall have been a bona fide resident of Dor-
chester County for a period of one year.

(2)   The master, captain or operator of any hydraulic or mechani-
cal dredge shall be the actual owner thereof, or a member of the
immediate family of the licensee. AND THE LICENSEE SHALL
BE ABOARD THE BOAT AT ALL TIMES WHEN CLAMS ARE
BEING DREDGED; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IF THE
LICENSEE PRESENTS PROOF SATISFACTORY TO THE DE-
PARTMENT OF CHESAPEAKE BAY AFFAIRS THAT UN-
AVOIDABLE CIRCUMSTANCES PREVENT HIS PRESENCE
ON THE BOAT, THE DEPARTMENT MAY WAIVE THIS RE-
QUIREMENT BY ISSUANCE OF A WRITTEN PERMIT WHICH
SHALL BE EFFECTIVE FOR NO MORE THAN 15 CONSECU-
TIVE DAYS.

(d) Transfer of license upon sale—It is lawful for the owner of
any licensed hydraulic or mechanical dredge, boat or rig, whenever
the owner shall sell and convey by bill of sale for a bona fide con-
sideration such boat or rig to any person, who has been a resident
of this State for at least one year, to transfer the license to said
purchaser with the boat, provided said purchaser shall be a bona
fide resident of the county in which the dredge or rig is licensed or
is to be licensed for at least one year. Such license so transferred
shall entitle said purchaser to the same privileges of taking or catch-
ing soft shell clams with hydraulic or mechanical dredge that the
original owner had before the assignment; provided both seller and
purchaser make oath to all facts, matters and things made in the
application for such license, and that the purchaser pay the Depart-