MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                           2443

Approved April 22, 1975.

CHAPTER 470
(House Bill 1095)

AN ACT concerning

Fish and Fisheries — Methods of Fishing Generally

FOR the purpose of removing certain restrictions on
methods of fishing.

BY repealing and re—enacting, with amendments,

Article — Natural Resources
Section 4-710(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1974 Volume and 1974 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 4-710(a) of Article - Natural
Resources, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1974 Volume
and 1974 Supplement) be and it is hereby repealed and
re—enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

Article — Natural Resources

4-710.

(a) A person may not catch finfish for any purpose
in the tidal waters of the State by use of any gig, gig
iron, purse net, [buck net,] beam trawl, otter trawl,
trammel net, troll net, or drag net. Any person who
violates this section by catching fish with any of the
equipment or devices referred to in this subsection, with
the exception of a gig or gig iron, is guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction is subject to a fine of
at least $100 and not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment
for at least one year, or both, with costs imposed in the
discretion of the court. Any person who illegally
catches fish with a gig or gig iron is subject to the
penalties provided by this title.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1975.