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752 LAWS OF MARYLAND [Ch- 4
(A) POWER DREDGING PERMISSIBLE ON LEASED
GROUNDS. - TO ENABLE PRIVATE PLANTERS MOPE EFFECTIVELY
TO COMPETE FOR SEED OYSTERS AND MORE ECONOMICALLY
PRODUCE OYSTERS THROUGH CLEANING OF GROUNDS, A PERSON
MAY DREDGE BY POWER BOAT ON GROUNDS HE LEASES FOR
CULTIVATION OF OYSTERS IN THE WICOMICO AND NANTICOKE
RIVERS IN WICOMICO COUNTY.
(B) LICENSE REQUIRED; FEE. - NOTWITHSTANDING THE
LICENSING PROVISIONS IN SUBTITLE 10, A PERSON DESIRING
TO DREDGE ON LEASED GROUNDS FIRST SHALL OBTAIN FROM
THE DEPARTMENT A SPECIAL LICENSE FOR THE DREDGE BOAT.
THE FEE FOR THIS SPECIAL LICENSE IS $15.
(C) HOURS OF DREDGING; NOTICE. - A LICENSEE MAY
DREDGE ONLY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 7:30 A.M. AND 4:00
p.m. on any day except sunday. notice of intention to
dredge shall be given in writing to every leasehold
owner adjoining the leasehold area to be dredged.
(d) staking of area. - before dredging, the
leasehold area to be dredged shall be marked with a
stake at each corner. between each corner and along
the boundary of the leasehold area, line stakes shall
be placed at 100 foot intervals.
(E) VIOLATION OF SECTION. - IN ADDITION TO ANY
OTHER PENALTY IMPOSED BY THIS TITLE, ANY CAPTAIN OF A
BOAT CONVICTED OF HAVING AN UNLICENSED DREDGE ON BOARD
WHILE IN A LEASEHOLD AREA MAY NOT DREDGE UNDER HIS
LICENSE FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR AFTER THE DATE OF THE
CONVICTION.
REVISOR'S NOTE: Subsection (a) presently appears
as Article 66C, section 703A(a) of the
Code. New language has been added to
indicate that power dredging may be done
only by the leasehold owner. Subsection
(b) is new language derived from Article
66C, section 703A (b) and (c) which are
proposed for deletion. Language is added
to this section to make clear that this
power dredging license is a distinct
document from these issued under section
4-1004 in subtitle 10. Section 4-1004 is
not applicable to power dredging and
relates only to catching oysters for
commercial purposes. The license issued
pursuant to subsection (a) is not
necessarily one used for commercial
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