§ 4-812. Crab pots in Chesapeake Bay
West's Annotated Code of MarylandNatural Resources
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 4-812
§ 4-812. Crab pots in Chesapeake Bay
(a) A person may set crab pots in the waters of Tangier Sound, including Kedges Straits and the Somerset County waters of Holland Straits, south of a line running from Lower Island Point on Bloodsworth Island, following the Dorchester County-Somerset County line to its junction with county line buoy A; thence in a northerly direction toward Sharkfin Shoal Light to its junction with a straight line running from range marker AA northeasterly to range marker BB and the Dorchester County-Somerset County line; thence in a northeasterly direction following the straight line running from range marker AA northeasterly to range marker BB and the Dorchester County-Somerset County line to its junction with a line running from the former dwelling of Thomas Tigner near Haines Point to the southwesterly most point of land on Clay Island, provided that no crab pots be set in water that is less than 4 feet deep at mean low tide.
(b) A person may set crab pots outside of marked channels in the waters of Tyler Creek on Smith Island from April 1 to June 15.
Credits
Added by Acts 1983, c. 329. Amended by Acts 1986, c. 501; Acts 2000, c. 61, § 7, eff. April 25, 2000.
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 4-812, MD NAT RES § 4-812
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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