§ 4-814. Commercial crab fishing, additional crew authorizations
West's Annotated Code of MarylandNatural ResourcesEffective: July 1, 2012
Effective: July 1, 2012
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 4-814
§ 4-814. Commercial crab fishing, additional crew authorizations
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person authorized to catch crabs for commercial purposes may not set or fish more than 300 crab pots.
(b) For the license year ending August 31, 1994, a licensee who held a valid license to catch crabs for commercial purposes on April 1, 1994, may set and fish 300 additional crab pots for each additional crew member authorized on the license, but may not set more than 600 additional crab pots, regardless of the number of crew members, and may not set more than 900 pots per boat.
(c)(1) After August 31, 1994, an authorization granted under subsection (b) of this section to employ one or two additional crew members and thereby fish additional crab pots, shall be valid until the license is transferred, revoked by the Department or relinquished voluntarily by the licensee.
(d)(1) The Department shall determine the total number of additional crew authorizations granted under subsection (b) of this section.
(2) When a license is revoked or voluntarily relinquished, the Department may award the unused crew authorization to another licensee under criteria and procedures to be promulgated as regulations by the Department, provided that the number of crew authorizations in use may not exceed the total number granted under subsection (b) of this section as of August 31, 1994.
Credits
Added by Acts 1994, c. 184, § 1, eff. May 2, 1994. Amended by Acts 2012, c. 435, § 2, eff. July 1, 2012.
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 4-814, MD NAT RES § 4-814
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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