Section 10-1302 - Aquaculture Review Board. - Maryland Statutes

§ 10-1302. Aquaculture Review Board.
 

(a)  Board established.- There is an Aquaculture Review Board. 

(b)  Membership.- The Review Board shall consist of the following 5 members, each of whom shall represent one of the following State departments charged with responsibility for an aspect of the State aquaculture permitting process or oversight of permit compliance: 

(1) The Department of Agriculture, to be represented by the Aquaculture Coordinator, who shall serve as chair; 

(2) 1 representative of the Department of the Environment, designated by the Secretary of the Environment; 

(3) 1 representative of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, designated by the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene; 

(4) 1 representative of the Department of Natural Resources, designated by the Secretary of Natural Resources; and 

(5) 1 representative of the Board of Public Works. 

(c)  Aquaculture Coordinator as contact; duties of Board.-  

(1) The Aquaculture Coordinator shall be the single point of contact for an applicant for all permits and licenses necessary to conduct aquaculture in the State. 

(2) The Review Board shall: 

(i) Coordinate the development of statewide aquaculture policy and, to the maximum extent feasible, the streamlining of the application process; 

(ii) Track each application as it progresses through each department; and 

(iii) Ensure full and meaningful departmental communication with an applicant during each stage of the application process. 
 

[1988, ch. 534, § 1; 1989, ch. 5, § 1; ch. 785, § 1; 1994, ch. 3, § 1; 1995, ch. 3, § 1; ch. 120, § 19; 1997, ch. 114, § 1; 1998, ch. 80; 2005, ch. 405, § 1.]