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Ch. 114
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Martin O'Malley, Governor
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Task Force.
(g) The Task Force shall issue a final report of its findings and
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recommendations to the Governor and, subject to § 2-1246 of the State Government
Article, to the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2007.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED. That one-tenth of the oyster
seed or spat produced for planting in accordance with Section 1 of this Act at the
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Horn Point Laboratory shall
be made available for purchase to any leaseholder of land beneath the waters of the
Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries who leased in accordance with Title 4, Subtitle 11A
of the Natural Resources Article.
SECTION 4, AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, as required under §
4-11A-07(c) of the Natural Resources Article, as enacted by Section 1 of this Act, the
Department of Natural Resources shall adopt regulations on or before December 31,
2007, to establish standards for determining whether a leased oyster bottom is being
actively utilized for sound restoration purposes. That:
(a) By October 1, 2007, the Department of Natural Resources shall adopt
regulations relating to the suspension and revocation of licenses and authorizations
issued under Title 4. Subtitle 7 of the Natural Resources Article.
(b) The regulations shall require the suspension of a person's tidal fish
license or authorization for a period of not less than 180 days and not exceeding 365
days during the oyster harvest season for:
(1) the unlawful harvest of oysters from a leased oyster bottom or from
more than 150 feet within an oyster sanctuary, oyster reserve, or area closed to
harvest by the Department of the Environment, when the area is designated and
marked with buoys or other signage or the person knew or should have known that the
harvest of oysters from the area was unlawful; or
(2) a violation of a time restriction for the harvest of oysters by more
than 2 hours.
SECTION 4. 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 2 of this Act
shall take effect June October 1, 2007. Sections 2 and 3 of this Act shall remain
effective for a period of 9 months and, at the end of February 29, 2008, with no further
action required by the General Assembly, Sections 2 and 3 of this Act shall be
abrogated and of no further force and effect.
SECTION 5. 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, except as provided in
Section 4 5 of this Act, this Act shall take effect June 1, 2007.
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