HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(2) However, a nonresident of the State who has
caught striped bass from State waters by hook and line may
transport across a boundary of the State not more than 100 pounds
of striped bass on any day for any purpose other than sale.

(b)  A person may not knowingly buy any striped bass caught
from the State waters of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries
from any person except the licensed commercial fisherman who
caught the fish, or a wholesaler or retailer of fish.

(c)  Any person who buys striped bass caught from State
waters of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries for the purpose
of resale shall maintain records showing every purchase made
during the preceding 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 not exceeding $1,000, or imprisonment not exceeding six
months, or both, with costs imposed in the discretion of the
court.

4-731.1.

(A) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF § 4-731 OR §

4-734(A)(8) OF THIS SUBTITLE OR ANY RULE OR REGULATION OF THE
DEPARTMENT, A PERSON MAY NOT TAKE FROM THE WATERS OF THIS STATE
OR POSSESS, SELL, OR OFFER TO BUY OR SELL ANY STRIPED BASS, WHICH
IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS A ROCKFISH.

(B)(1) IF THE 1984 YOUNG OF THE YEAR STRIPED BASS INDEX IS
LESS THAN 15, THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION
ARE EFFECTIVE ON JANUARY 1, 1985.

(2) IF THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS
SECTION ARE EFFECTIVE ON JANUARY 1, 1985, THE PROVISIONS OF
SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION ARE NULL AND VOID WITHOUT THE
NECESSITY OF FURTHER ACTION BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BEGINNING ON

JANUARY 1 OF THE YEAR FOLLOWING ANY YEAR IN WHICH THE

YOUNG OF THE YEAR STRIPED BASS INDEX IS 15 OR MORE.

(C) A PERSON WHO VIOLATES ANY PROVISION OF SUBSECTION (A)
OF THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND ON CONVICTION IS
SUBJECT TO A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $1,000 OR IMPRISONMENT NOT
EXCEEDING 6 MONTHS OR BOTH.

4-734.

(a) A person may not sell, offer to buy or sell, or possess
any of the following fish:

(8) Striped bass, less than 14 inches in length or
measuring more than 32 inches. However, a person may possess one
striped bass over 32 inches per day caught with hook and line in