WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                      Ch. 85

CHAPTER 85

(House Bill 538)

AN ACT concerning

Somerset County - Oysters - Power Dredging

FOR the purpose of including certain areas of Somerset County
within the requirements that a person may catch oysters by
power dredge only during certain time periods of the power
dredging season; and making this Act contingent on the
passage of another Act.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Natural Resources

Section 4-1014(d)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1983 Replacement Volume and 1987 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Natural Resources

4-1014.

(d) A person may catch oysters by power dredge only during
the power dredging season from November 1 to March 15 IN THE
FOLLOWING AREAS:

(1)   [in] IN the waters of this State that lie
contiguous to Somerset County, including all of the waters from
the area of Kedges Straits from a line drawn from the quick flash
buoy at Fog Point east to Solomons Lump Light, north to
Sheepshead Point, and along the west side of South Marsh Island
to the crab pot line on Pry Island; AND

(2)  IN THE WATERS OF TANGIER SOUND, THAT AREA
ENCLOSED BY A LINE BEGINNING AT BUOY "8", THEN EASTWARD TO JAMES
ISLAND LIGHT, THEN TO THE RANGE MARKER AT GREAT POINT, THEN
FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE SOUTHWARD TO THE MARYLAND/VIRGINIA LINE,
THEN WESTWARD TO BUOY "6", THEN NORTHWARD TO BUOY "8", THE POINT
OF BEGINNING.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1988, contingent on the taking effect of

Chapter __ of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1988

(H.B. ____/S.B. _______)(81r0298), and if Chapter ___ does not

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