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636 LAWS OF MARYLAND [Ch. 4
EVERY FEE SHALL BE DEPOSITED TO THE CREDIT OF THE
FISHERIES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FUND.
(D) MAXIMUM TOTAL QUANTITIES OF COMMERCIAL
FISHING GEAR LICENSES TO BE ISSUED. - THE TOTAL
QUANTITY OF COMMERCIAL FISHING GEAR LICENSES ISSUED
UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION AND ENUMERATED IN
SUBSECTION (C) MAY NOT EXCEED THE FOLLOWING:
(1) FYKE, HOOP NET, OR POT NO LIMITATION
(2) GILL NET 925,000 YARDS
(3) POUND NET 200 NETS
(4) HAUL SEINE 100 SEINES
(5) HOOK-AND-LINE NO LIMITATION
(E) DEPARTMENT MAY ISSUE LICENSES FOR LAWFUL
DEVICES ONLY. —THE DEPARTMENT MAY NOT ISSUE A LICENSE
TO SET ANY NET OR OTHER DEVICE FOR CATCHING FINFISH
FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES IN THE TIDAL WATERS OF THE
STATE [[IF THE DEVICE IS PROHIBITED]] UNLESS THE
DEVICE OR NET IS AUTHORIZED BY SUBSECTION (C).
(F) RESTRICTIONS ON LICENSES FOR POUND NETS. -
THE DEPARTMENT MAY NOT GRANT A LICENSE TO ANY PERSON,
UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBTITLE, TO SET A POUND
NET ON THE LOCATION OCCUPIED BY ANY OTHER LICENSEE OR
WITHIN 4500 FEET IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY OR 1500 FEET IN
A TRIBUTARY OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY MEASURED AT RIGHT
ANGLES TO THE LINE OF STAKES, UNLESS THE OTHER
LICENSEE FAILED TO APPLY FOR RENEWAL OF HIS LICENSE BY
DECEMBER 1 OF THE YEAR FOR WHICH IT HAS GRANTED.
REVISOR'S NOTE: Subsection (a) of this section
presently appears as Article 66C, section
263 (b) of the Code. The exception to eels
is deleted in light of proposed Section
4-736 in this title.
Subsection (b) presently appears as
Article 66C, section 298 of the Code. The
provision that refers to sections 262 and
296 is proposed for deletion. Section 296
has been repealed by the Acts of 1971 and
the reference to section 296 is superfluous
since the data that would be required by
this section also is required by present
section 298. The provision of present
section 298 providing that a nonresident
oust state that he owns waterfront property
is proposed for deletion because it is
inconsistent with present section 262 which
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