MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                     729

(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE, THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE
THE MEANINGS INDICATED.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language
used as the standard introductory language
to a definition section.

(E) "CHESAPEAKE BAY" MEANS THE WATERS, COMMONLY
KNOWN AS THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, AS DEFINED BY THE CHARTS
OF THE OYSTER SURVEY OF 1906 TO 1912, AND ITS
AMENDMENTS.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection presently appears
as Article 66C, section 696(j) of the Code.
The provision indicating that the
Chesapeake Bay includes only those waters
lying outside the territorial limits of any
county is proposed for deletion. As a
result of the Bruce decision, a delineation
between the waters of the Chesapeake Bay
and the county waters is no longer needed.
Prior to Bruce the distinction was
necessary because all State residents could
fish in the Chesapeake Bay, as defined by
the present Code, while only county
residents could fish in the county waters.

New language is added indicating that the
Oyster Survey should be interpreted in
light of any amendments to the charts added
as a result of resurveys conducted under
the authority of subtitle 11 and court
decisions. The only other changes made are
in style.

(C)    "COUNTY WATERS" MEANS THE WATERS LYING
WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF ANY COUNTY IN THE
STATE AS DEFINED BY THE CHARTS OF THE OYSTER SURVEY OF
1906 TO 1912, AND ITS AMENDMENTS.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection presently appears
as Article 66C, section 696 (1) of the Code.
Despite the implications of the Bruce
decision, this definition is retained
because some sections of the revised code,
not relating to residency, refer to county
waters. The only other changes made are in
style.

(D)     "DREDGE" INCLUDES ANY DREDGE, SCOOP,
HANDSCRAPE, OR SIMILAR DEVICE USED IN CATCHING OYSTERS