Ch. 534

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(G) THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE THE TIME AND
PLACE OF ITS MEETINGS.

(H) THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE MAY NOT RECEIVE A SALARY,
BUT SHALL BE REIMBURSED FOR REASONABLE EXPENSES INCURRED IN
ATTENDING MEETINGS AND OTHER COMMITTEE BUSINESS, AS PROVIDED
UNDER THE STATE STANDARD TRAVEL REGULATIONS.

Article - Natural Resources

SUBTITLE 11A. AQUACULTURE

4-11A-01.

(A)  IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.

(B)  "AQUACULTURE" MEANS THE COMMERCIAL REARING OF FISH OR
AQUATIC PLANTS FOR SALE, TRADE, BARTER, OR SHIPMENT.

(C) "AQUACULTURE ENTERPRISE ZONES" MEANS TIDAL WATERS AND
LAND BENEATH THE TIDAL WATERS OF THE STATE THAT HAVE BEEN
DESIGNATED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR AQUACULTURE USE.

(D)(C) "CHESAPEAKE BAY" MEANS THE WATERS COMMONLY KNOWN AS
THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, AS DEFINED BY THE CHARTS OF THE OYSTER SURVEY
OF 1906 TO 1912, AND ITS AMENDMENTS.

(E) (D) "DREDGE" INCLUDES ANY DREDGE, SCOOP, HANDSCRAPE, OR
SIMILAR DEVICE USED IN CATCHING OYSTERS AND CLAMS BY DRAGGING.

(F) (E) "LEASED OYSTER BOTTOM" MEANS ANY LAND LYING BENEATH
THE WATERS OF THE STATE LEASED BY THE STATE TO ANY PERSON FOR THE
PURPOSE OF PROTECTING, SOWING, BEDDING, OR CULTIVATING OYSTERS
AND OTHER SHELLFISH.

(G) (F) "NATURAL CLAM BAR" MEANS ANY AREA OF SUBMERGED
TIDAL BOTTOM NOT CLASSIFIED AS A NATURAL OYSTER BAR WHICH HAS A
POPULATION OF CLAMS OF ANY SPECIES JUDGED BY THE SECRETARY TO
HAVE SIGNIFICANT COMMERCIAL VALUE.

(H) (G) "NATURAL OYSTER BAY BAR" MEANS ANY SUBMERGED OYSTER
BAR, REEF, ROCK, OR AREA REPRESENTED AS AN OYSTER BAR ON THE
CHARTS OF THE OYSTER SURVEY OF 1906 TO 1912, AND ITS AMENDMENTS,
OR ANY AREA DECLARED BY ANY CIRCUIT COURT TO BE A NATURAL OYSTER
BAR, OR ANY AREA ON WHICH THE DEPARTMENT PLANTS OYSTERS OR
SHELLS. A NATURAL OYSTER BAR ALSO MEANS ANY BAR BENEATH THE
WATERS OF THE STATE WHERE THE NATURAL GROWTH OF OYSTERS ABOUNDS
TO THE EXTENT THAT THE PUBLIC HAS RESORTED TO THE BAR FOR A
LIVELIHOOD, WHETHER CONTINUOUSLY OR AT INTERVALS, DURING ANY
OYSTER SEASON WITHIN 5 YEARS PRIOR TO THE FILING OF ANY
APPLICATION FOR A LEASE OF THE AREA IN QUESTION, OR WITHIN 5
YEARS PRIOR TO MAKING OF A RESURVEY UNDER § 4-1102. THE ACTUAL

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