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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 424

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be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows: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

4-1106.

(b) (1) The Department shall have licensed oystermen
IN EACH TIDEWATER COUNTY OF THIS STATE select a COUNTY
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,] TO CONFER WITH the
Department [shall confer with and procure the advice of the
committee of oystermen for the county adjacent or nearest to
the area] CONCERNING OYSTER PROPAGATION CONDUCTED BY THE
DEPARTMENT IN THAT COUNTY. EACH COUNTY COMMITTEE SHALL
ELECT A CHAIRMAN TO SERVE ON A STATEWIDE COMMITTEE OF
OYSTERMEN TO ADVISE THE DEPARTMENT ON STATEWIDE ISSUES
CONCERNING OYSTER PROPAGATION.

(2) A similar advisory committee [of five] THAT
INCLUDES licensed dredgers shall be selected to confer [and
advise in] WITH THE DEPARTMENT CONCERNING the propagation of
oysters in the dredging areas. THE COMMITTEE SHALL ELECT A
CHAIRMAN TO SERVE ON A STATEWIDE COMMITTEE OF OYSTERMEN TO
ADVISE THE DEPARTMENT ON STATEWIDE ISSUES CONCERNING OYSTER
PROPAGATION.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1980.

Approved May 6, 1980.

CHAPTER 425

(House Bill 896)

AN ACT concerning

Police Training Commission - Training Schools

FOR the purpose of altering the definition of a law
enforcement unit with regard to the Police Training
Commission.

BY repealing, and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 41 - Governor-Executive and

Administrative Departments
Section 70A(a)(4)