HARRY HUGHES, Governor 1945
showing every purchase made during the preceeding 90 day
period, the date and place of each purchase, the quantity
purchased, and the name of the person from whom the fish
were purchased.
(d) Any person who violates any provision of this
section 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 three months and] not
exceeding six months, or both, with costs imposed in the
discretion of the court.
4-732.
The [department] DEPARTMENT may restrict or prohibit by
[rules and regulations] RULE OR REGULATION catching fish in
areas where striped bass spawn during the spawning season of
[the species] STRIPED BASS.
4-734.
(b) Measurement FOR each fish mentioned above shall be
from the tip of the nose to the end of the tail.
4-1008.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of [subsection]
SUBSECTIONS (b) and (c) OF THIS SECTION, the Department may
prolong by not more than two weeks the season for catching
oysters.
(e) (1) [Upon] ON the recommendation of the Calvert
County or the St. Mary's County tongers' committee, the
Department may authorize handscraping of oysters in the
waters of Calvert and St. Mary's counties for 2 weeks, if
inclement weather has prevailed during the tonging season.
(2) The Department shall determine the areas
where handscraping of oysters is permitted.
(3) The Department shall establish regulations
for the handscraping of oysters [pursuant to] UNDER this
subsection. There shall be a catch limit of 10 bushels per
[man] PERSON and no more than 30 bushels per boat. A person
may not handscrape for oysters after 12:00 [noon] P.M.
4-1037.
A person may not catch or attempt to catch soft-shell
clams with a hydraulic clam dredge or any other gear except
hand-held tools, such as shovels and hoes, in the following
areas:
(6) The DORCHESTER COUNTY waters of the Choptank
River and its tributaries except as provided in §§ 4-1038(a)
and 4-1039 OF THIS SUBTITLE; Brannock Bay; Little Choptank
River; Tar Bay; Honga River; all waters east of a line
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