648                                       LAWS OF MARYLAND                             [Ch. 4

FEET IN LENGTH AND 5 FEET IN WIDTH TO CATCH MINNOWS IN
THE TIDAL WATERS OF THE STATE.

(E) LENGTH OF BRAIL LINE---IF THE HAUL SEINE IS

USED IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, THE LENGTH OF BRAIL LINE
USED ON EITHER END OF THE HAUL SEINE MAY NOT EXCEED
1500 FEET. IF THE HAUL SEINE IS USED IN THE RIVERS
AND TRIBUTARIES OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, THE MAXIMUM
LENGTH OF BRAIL LINE MAY NOT EXCEED 750 FEET.

(D) USE WITH MORE THAN ONE VESSEL; MAXIMUM

LENGTH; USE OF POWER WINCH.---A PERSON MAY NOT DRAG OR

HAUL ANY SEINE WITH TWO OR MORE VESSELS OR BOATS
PROPELLED BY POWER, OR USE ANY HAUL SEINE MORE THAN
1800 FEET IN LENGTH. A POWER WINCH ANCHORED IN A
VESSEL OR BOAT, NOT PROPELLED BY POWER, MAY BE USED IF
THE WINCH BOAT IS ANCHORED IN FOUR FEET DEPTH OF WATER
OR LESS.

(G) EMPTYING SEINE.—A PERSON MAY NOT EMPTY A
SEINE ON THE SHORE OR BEACH, OR IN ANY WATER LESS THAN
12 INCHES DEEP SO AS TO LEAVE THE SMALL FISH TO
PERISH. A PERSON ALWAYS SHALL EMPTY THE SEINE IN
WATERS OF SUFFICIENT DEPTH TO ENABLE THE SMALL FISH TO
RETURN TO THE WATERS FOR GROWTH.

(H) HAULING SEINES ON LEASED OYSTER GROUND

PROHIBITED.--A PERSON MAY NOT HAUL ANY SEINE IN WATERS

COVERING LEASED OYSTER GROUND UNLESS THE PERMISSION OF
THE LESSEE IS OBTAINED.

(I) USE OF HAUL SEINES DURING WEEKENDS
PROHIBITED; PENALTY.—-A PERSON MAY NOT FISH WITH A
HAUL SEINE DURING THE PERIOD FROM FRIDAY MIDNIGHT
UNTIL SUNRISE ON MONDAY IN THE TIDAL WATERS OF THE
STATE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: Subsection (a) is new language
derived from the first sentence in Article
66C, section 265(h) of the Code. It has
been inserted here because it relates to
subject matter distinct from the general
topic of section 265 (h).

Subsection (b) presently appears as Article
66C, section 265(h) of the Code. The first
sentence is proposed for deletion and made
a separate subsection (a). The reference
to the Maryland tidewater fisheries
inspector has been changed to Natural
Resources Police officer to reflect the