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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 677

AN ACT concerning

Restricted Gill Net Permits

FOR the purpose of altering the fees required for a
restricted gill net permit for noncommercial fishing;
and altering the time a person must report catch
records to the Department of Natural Resources.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article — Natural Resources

Section 4-709

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1974 Volume and 1978 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article — Natural Resources

4-709.

A resident of the State is entitled to receive a
restricted gill net permit for noncommercial fishing in the
tidal waters of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, upon
application and payment of a fee of [$2] $10- The permit
shall be renewed annually upon payment of a fee of [$2] $10.
The permit holder may fish a single staked or anchored gill
net, not to exceed 100 yards in length and not to be used
for commercial purposes. The use of nets fished under the
provisions of this section is subject to every law and every
rule or regulation governing net fishing. The Department may
adopt rules and regulations governing use of gill nets
fished under the provisions of this section in any of the
waters of the State, restricting the use of gill nets in any
waters deemed necessary for conservation purposes, and
regulating the quantities of any species of fish caught by
gill nets. In addition to any penalty provided by this
title, the permit of any person convicted of violating laws
or rules and regulations governing net fishing shall be
revoked. Also, if a person is convicted of violating the
laws or rules and regulations pertaining to illegal sale of
fish, or use of nets fished, in any prohibited area, he
forfeits his right to receive a restricted gill net permit
for a period of five years. A permit holder [annually]
QUARTERLY shall submit to the Department any required catch
records. Failure to submit catch records is cause for
denying renewal of the permit.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1979.

Approved May 29, 1979.