Section 4-1004 - License to catch oysters and clams commercially. - Maryland Statutes

§ 4-1004. License to catch oysters and clams commercially.
 

(a)  Required.-  

(1) A person may not catch oysters or clams for commercial purposes in the waters of the State unless the person first obtains a license, but a resident may catch up to 1 bushel each of oysters and clams a day for his own use and consumption without a license, in places and at times prescribed by rule or regulation of the Department. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, a nonresident may catch in the tidal bays of Worcester County up to 1 bushel of hard clams per day for his own use and consumption. 

(2) The Department shall require an applicant for an oyster license to indicate whether the applicant will use any diving apparatus, including self-contained underwater breathing apparatus, to catch oysters. On this application for a license to catch oysters, the Department shall require the applicant to give the applicant's address and telephone number. 

(b)  Residence requirement.- A person who has been a resident of the State for 12 months immediately preceding his application for a license may obtain a license to catch oysters or clams in the waters of the State. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 66C, §§ 698, 700; 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., ch. 4, § 1; 1974, chs. 31, 49; ch. 864, § 3; 1975, chs. 135, 173; ch. 177, § 2; 1976, ch. 183, § 1; 1977, ch. 747, § 1; 1982, ch. 820, § 3; 1983, chs. 579, 581, 582.]