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§ 4-739. Sturgeon

West's Annotated Code of MarylandNatural ResourcesEffective: June 1, 2016

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Natural Resources
Title 4. Fish and Fisheries (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 7. Licensing, Regulation, and Supervision of Fishing and Fisheries in Tidal Waters (Refs & Annos)
Effective: June 1, 2016
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 4-739
§ 4-739. Sturgeon
Currentness
Rules and regulations
(a) The Department may make rules and regulations governing catching sturgeon in the waters of the State or possessing and selling within the State sturgeon caught in the waters of the State.
Public hearings
(b) The rules and regulations of the Department become effective only after a public hearing is held. The time, place, and purpose of the public hearing shall be advertised in one newspaper of general daily circulation in the State, and at least one newspaper circulated in each county, at least once per week for two successive weeks in advance of the hearing. After the hearing and adoption of the rules and regulations, they shall be published in the newspapers which published the notice of the hearing.

Credits

Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 4, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 2016, c. 117, § 1, eff. June 1, 2016.
Formerly Art. 66C, § 294.
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 4-739, MD NAT RES § 4-739
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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