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LAWS OF MARYLAND

[Ch. 329

the day when clams may be caught or landed, and the areas
in which clams may be caught with any type of gear. A
person may not catch clans by handscrape, shinnecock
rake, hydraulic dredge, or any mechanical means from
[June 1 to September 15] MAY 1 TO OCTOBER 14, INCLUSIVE.

4-1036.

A person WHO CATCHES SOFT-SHELL CLAMS BY HYDRAULIC
DREDGE may sell [soft—shell clams caught by hydraulic
clam dredge] HIS CATCH only to a person possessing a
soft—shell clam dealer's and shipper's license.

4-1116.

(b)    Any lessee desiring to catch oysters from
[his] ANY leased oyster bottom by dredge or handscrape
shall apply annually to the department for a special
license, and shall pay a fee of $15. However, a special
license is not required in Worcester County.

8-712.

(c)   The annual fee for each certificate of boat
number is $5 for the calendar year in which the
certificate is issued. However, any vessel 16 feet in
length, or less, equipped with fa 7 1/2 horsepower motor,
or less,] PROPULSION MACHINERY OF 7 1/2 HORSEPOWER OR
LESS is exempt from this fee. The fee to replace a lost,
destroyed, or corrected certificate is $2. The
department shall record any transaction or transfer of
numbered boats. It may record any amount of money owing
on a vessel required to be numbered at the time of sale.
The department may not effect a transfer of ownership
until the amount of money owed as shown on the records of
the department is fully paid or recorded on the new
title. Any vessel that is required to be numbered by §
8—712 that is exempt prior to January 1, 1974, shall be
exempt from payment of this title tax.

(d)   Upon receipt of the application in approved
form, the department shall issue to the applicant a
certificate of boat number which shall contain the boat
number issued to the vessel and additional information
the department prescribes by rule or regulation. The
CERTIFICATE OF boat number shall be pocket size and shall
be available for inspection when the vessel is in use.
The owner shall paint on or attach the boat number to
each side of the forward half of the vessel's hull or
superstructure for which it is issued, displaying it in
the manner required by the department rules or
regulations and maintaining it in legible condition.

8-1401.