738                                        LAWS OF MARYLAND                            [Ch. 4

desires to retain this section for future
use. The only other changes made are in
style.

4-1105. CATCHING OYSTERS IN CLOSED OR RESERVED AREAS
PROHIBITED.

A PERSON MAY NOT CATCH OYSTERS ON ANY AREA CLOSED
OR RESERVED FOR PROPAGATION OF OYSTER SEED UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBTITLE. THIS SECTION DOES NOT
PROHIBIT THE DEPARTMENT FROM CATCHING OYSTERS.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Article 66C, section 707(f) of the Code.
The only changes made are in style.

4-1106. TRANSPLANTING OYSTERS; COMMITTEE OF
OYSTERMEN; EXPENDITURES; TEMPORARY CLOSING OF BARS.

{A) DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZED TO TRANSPLANT OYSTERS.
- THE DEPARTMENT MAY TRANSPLANT OYSTERS, SHELLS, OR
OTHER CULTCH FROM ONE CLOSED AREA TO ANOTHER,
TRANSPLANT OR OTHERWISE UTILIZE WITHIN THE STATE SEED
OYSTERS PRODUCED ON SHELLS OR OTHER CULTCH PLANTED BY
THE DEPARTMENT, OR TRANSPLANT OR UTILIZE ANY OTHER
SEED OYSTER WHICH MAY ACCUMULATE ON AREAS WHERE SEED
OYSTERS ARE NOT LIKELY TO DEVELOP INTO DESIRABLE
MARKETABLE OYSTERS.

(B) COMMITTEE OF OYSTERMEN; JUNCTION;
APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS.-- THE DEPARTMENT SHALL HAVE
LICENSED OYSTERMEN SELECT A COMMITTEE OF FIVE
REPRESENTATIVE LICENSED TONGERS, WHO EARN THEIR
LIVELIHOOD BY CATCHING OYSTERS, FOR EACH TIDEWATER
COUNTY OF THE STATE. WHEN PLANTING SHELLS OR SEED
OYSTERS OR CLOSING OR RESERVING ANY TONGING AREA, THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL CONFER WITH AND PROCURE THE ADVICE OF
THE COMMITTEE OF OYSTERMEN FOR THE COUNTY ADJACENT OR
NEAREST TO THE AREA.

A SIMILAR ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF FIVE LICENSED
DREDGERS SHALL BE SELECTED TO CONFER AND ADVISE IN THE
PROPAGATION OF OYSTERS IN THE DREDGING AREAS. WHEN A
VACANCY OCCURS BECAUSE A MEMBER IS UNABLE OR UNWILLING
TO SERVE AND THIS VACANCY IS NOT FILLED BY THE
LICENSED OYSTERMEN OF THE PARTICULAR. COUNTY WITHIN 30
DAYS AFTER THE VACANCY OCCURS, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
MAKE THE NECESSARY APPOINTMENTS TO FILL EACH VACANCY.
WHEN COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE SELECTED OR WHEN ANY
VACANCY IS FILLED, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROMPTLY
NOTIFY THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FROM THE