Ch. 359                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND

tributaries any monofilament gill net webbing of any description
to catch fish.

(2)  A PERSON MAY USE A MONOFILAMENT CAST NET OR A
MONOFILAMENT THROW NET TO CATCH BAITFISH IN ANY TIDAL WATER OF
THE CHESAPEAKE BAY OR ITS TRIBUTARIES.

(3)  IN CASTING A MONOFILAMENT NET AS PROVIDED UNDER
PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, A PERSON:

(I)  MAY NOT USE A CAST NET THAT HAS A RADIUS
GREATER THAN 10 FEET; AND

(II)  MAY CAST A CAST NET ONLY BY HAND,

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1988.

Approved May 17, 1988.

CHAPTER 359

(Senate Bill 846)

AN ACT concerning

Survival of Actions - Slander

FOR the purpose of providing that a cause of action for slander
does not abate upon the death of either party if an appeal
has been taken from a judgement entered in favor of the
plaintiff; and generally relating to survival of actions.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

Section 6-401

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1984 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 - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

6-401.

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