Ch. 83

2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(9) Holds a current resident consolidated senior sport fishing license
issued under § 4-216 of this title.

(d) (1) The Department may provide by regulation for issuance of a special
charter boat license that would be valid for all individuals on a charter boat operated
by a licensed fishing guide. The fee shall be:

(i) For 6 fishermen or less.........................................................$240.

(ii) For 7 or more fishermen.......................................................$290.

(2) (i) The Department may provide by regulation for issuance of an
annual special Chesapeake Bay sport fishing license, which when permanently
affixed to a boat registered in any state shall authorize any person on the boat to fish
for finfish in the Chesapeake Bay or in its tributaries up to tidal boundaries, except
that such a license may not be used on a boat which has been hired to take such
persons fishing.

(ii) The annual fee for this special license shall be $40.

(iii) If a boat owner purchases the special license under this
paragraph, the boat owner may fish anywhere in the Chesapeake Bay, whether the
boat owner is fishing in the owner's boat, in another person's boat, on land, or
elsewhere. The Department shall issue a complimentary Chesapeake Bay sport
fishing license to the boat owner who purchases a special license under this
paragraph. If a boat to which the special license is affixed has more than one owner,
then only the individual applicant who signs the application for the special license
shall be entitled to a complimentary Chesapeake Bay sport fishing license under this
paragraph.

(E) (1) IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER PENALTY PROVIDED IN THIS SUBTITLE
UNDER THIS TITLE, THE DEPARTMENT MAY SUSPEND A PERSON'S ENTITLEMENT TO
ENGAGE IN A PARTICULAR ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES LICENSED OR PERMITTED
UNDER THIS SECTION.

(2)      DURING A PERIOD OF SUSPENSION IMPOSED BY THE DEPARTMENT,
THE PERSON WHOSE LICENSE HAS BEEN SUSPENDED MAY NOT ENGAGE IN AN
ACTIVITY FOR WHICH THE LICENSE SUSPENSION IS IMPOSED.

(3)      THE FOLLOWING ARE GROUNDS FOR SUSPENSION OF A LICENSE
ISSUED UNDER THIS SECTION:

(I)      MAKING A FALSE STATEMENT IN AN APPLICATION;

(II)     THREE CONVICTIONS FOR VIOLATIONS OCCURRING ON
SEPARATE DAYS WITHIN ANY 3-YEAR PERIOD OF PROVISIONS UNDER THIS TITLE;

(III)   FAILURE TO SUBMIT A REPORT REQUIRED UNDER THIS TITLE
OR BY REGULATION; OR

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