MARVIN MANDEL, Governor
(6) TALBOT COUNTY. -

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(I) IN THE TRED AVON RIVER AND IN TOWN
CREEK IN FRONT OF OXFORD, BETWEEN THE SHORELINE AND
THE CENTER OF THE CHANNEL, EXCEPT DURING OCTOBER AND
NOVEMBER;

(II) WITHIN 1,200 FEET OF THE FEDERAL
RESEARCH LABORATORY AT OXFORD.

(E) CHARLES AND WICOMICO COUNTIES. - A PERSON
MAY NOT CATCH BY HYDRAULIC OR MECHANICAL CLAM DREDGE
SOFT-SHELL CLAMS FROM THE WATERS OF CHARLES OR
WICOMICO COUNTIES BY THE USE OF ANY HYDRAULIC OR
MECHANICAL CLAM DREDGE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: Subsection (a) presently appears
as Article 66C, section 713(d) of the Code.
The reference to the "Bureau of Commercial
Fisheries" is proposed for deletion and its
current name substituted therefor.

In subsection (a)(1) (iii), the reference to
Mill Creek is proposed for deletion and
Possum Point is substituted therefor
because it is the point intended.

Subsection (b) presently appears as Article
66C, section 713(j) of the Code and is set
forth here for organizational purposes.

The only other changes made are in style.

4-1039. OPENING AND CLOSING AREAS TO HYDRAULIC CLAM
DREDGING.

(A)     UNRESTRICTED DREDGING AREAS. - THE
DEPARTMENT MAY OPEN OR CLOSE ANY AREA IN WHICH THE
CATCHING OF SOFT-SHELL CLAMS BY HYDRAULIC CLAM DREDGE
IS NOT PROHIBITED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SUBTITLE WHEN (1) IN ITS OPINION OTHER NATURAL
RESOURCES WILL NOT BE SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED, (2) THE
AREA TO BE OPENED IS CLEARLY DEFINED AND PLAINLY
MARKED, AND (3) AT LEAST ONE PATROL VESSEL OF THE
DEPARTMENT IS STATIONED WITHIN THE AREA AT ALL TIMES
WHEN DREDGING IS PERMITTED.

(B)    RESTRICTED DREDGING AREAS. - IN ANY AREA
WHERE HYDRAULIC CLAM DREDGING IS PROHIBITED UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBTITLE THE DEPARTMENT MAY OPEN NO
MORE THAN ONE AREA AT ANY TIME, AND ANY OPENED AREA