560                                        LAWS OF MARYLAND                            [Ch. 4

any particular species of FISH MAY NOT BE CAUGHT

LEGALLY AND INCLUDES ANY PERIOD OF TIME NOT INCLUDED
WITHIN THE OPEN SEASON.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language
derived from Article 66C, section 112(o) of
the Code. It is adapted for the subject
matter of this title.

(d) "county" includes baltimore city unless

otherwise indicated.

REVISOR'S NOTE: The definition of this subsection
is added, because a similar definition in
Article 1, Section 14, frequently is
overlooked. It is redrafted for purposes
of clarity and to avoid any confusion.

[[(D)]] (E) "DEPARTMENT" MEANS DEPARTMENT OF
NATURAL RESOURCES.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language
in order to avoid repetitive use of
Department of Natural Resources.

[[(E)]] (F) "FISH" MEANS FINFISH, CRUSTACEANS,
MOLLUSKS, AND AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES WHICH SPEND THE
MAJORITY OF THEIR LIFE CYCLE IN WATER AND ANY PART,
EGG, OFFSPRING, OR DEAD BODY OF ANY OF THESE SPECIES.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This definition is new language.
It is added to establish a uniform meaning
of the word whenever it is used in a
general and all encompassing sense.
Present statutory provisions use different
terms which create confusion. Whenever a
provision of a section of this title
pertains only to a particular type of fish
(i.e. crabs or oysters), then only the name
of the particular type of the fish is used.

The term "crustaceans and mollusks" is used
which includes shellfish and other species
of aquatic life such as crabs, oysters,
clams, lobsters, shrimp, and scallops that,
biologically, do not completely fall within
the terms finfish or shellfish.

The broad definition of "fish" is not
necessarily applicable to the use of the
word in the various interstate compacts in