Ch. 83                                     2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(p) A commercial crabbing license shall identify either Sunday or Monday as
the day on which the person who holds the license may not crab for commercial
purposes.

4-745.

(a)     (1) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, a person
may not fish for finfish in the Chesapeake Bay or in its tributaries up to tidal
boundaries without first obtaining a Chesapeake Bay sport fishing license.

(2)     The license may be obtained from the Department or from any
authorized agent of the Department. The following annual license fees shall apply:

(i) Resident............................................................................... $9

(ii) [Short term] SHORT-TERM license valid for 5 consecutive days
from date of issue...................................................................................................        $6

(iii) Nonresident.......................................................................         $14

(iv) Resident and nonresident blind persons..................... No fee

(3)     Except for a license issued under subsection (d) of this section, every
Chesapeake Bay sport fishing license shall be valid for not more than 1 year and shall
expire on December 31.

(b)     (1) The Department may designate a person engaged in a commercial
enterprise to sell the Chesapeake Bay sport fishing license as an agent under the
Department's control and supervision.

(2)     As compensation, the agent shall retain $1 for each license issued.

(3)     The Chesapeake Bay sport fishing license shall be furnished to an
agent upon satisfactory payment or upon consignment and only if the Department is
given adequate security to insure ultimate payment by an agent to the Department
for the licenses.

(4)     (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, all
fees collected on behalf of the Department pursuant to this section shall be remitted
to the Department in accordance with its rules and regulations for deposit with the
State Treasurer to the credit of the Fisheries Research and Development Fund to be
used for the replenishment, protection, and conservation of fish stocks caught by
recreational fishermen, for enhancement of recreational fishing opportunities, and for
research concerning tidal fishery resources. The Department shall publicly report
annually the amounts collected and the expenditures.

(ii) In fiscal year 1999 and in each subsequent fiscal year, the
Department, for the purposes set forth in subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, shall
use:

1. $2 from the sale of each license under subsection (a) of this
section;

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