Ch. 5

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Occurred: Ch. 534, Acts of 1988.

4-11A-09.

(c) If a person attempts to assign any interest created by
this subtitle to any corporation or joint-stock company, the
interest of the grantor or assignor shall revert to the State as
if a lease had not been made. If a person attempts to assign any
interest created by this subtitle to any person so that the
assignee holds acreage exceeding the maximum limits permitted by
§ 4-11A-05 of this [article,] SUBTITLE, the interest of the
grantor or assignor shall revert to the State as if a lease had
not been made.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Stylistic error in § 4-llA-09(c) of the
Natural Resources Article.

Occurred: Ch. 534, Acts of 1988.

4-11A-16.

(a) An owner or other lawful occupant shall have exclusive
right to use any creek, cove, or inlet for preserving or
depositing oysters or other shellfish if the water surface at the
mouth of the creek, cove, or inlet is 300 feet or less in width
at mean low water. However, this cove, creek, or inlet may not be
included in the lines of any patent and all rights of the
riparian proprietor shall extend only to the middle of the creek,
cove, or inlet. In the waters of St. Mary's County, the riparian
grounds of any creek, cove, or inlet meeting the qualifications
enumerated above shall be considered and treated as leased
grounds for all of the purposes of § 4-11A-13 of this [article.]
SUBTITLE. However, any dredging license issued under § 4-11A-13
OF THIS SUBTITLE shall be issued only to the riparian owner for
the purpose of dredging shellfish on his riparian grounds. In the
waters of Dorchester County, shellfish may be dredged on riparian
grounds by the riparian owner by any means in any creek, cove, or
inlet.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Stylistic errors in § 4-llA-16(a) of the
Natural Resources Article.

Occurred: Ch. 534, Acts of 1988.

4-1201.

(a) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this
title, a person who violates any provision of this title is
guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is subject to a

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