Section 4-620 - Use of certain equipment - Exceptions. - Maryland Statutes

§ 4-620. Use of certain equipment - Exceptions.
 

(a)  Catching carp with bow and arrow or gig.- Under supervision, rule or regulation, and control of the Department, a person may catch carp with bow and arrow and by gig. 

(b)  Certain nets permitted for catching bait fish.-  

(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a dip net or seine not more than 6 feet in length nor more than 4 feet in depth may be used to catch bait fish. 

(2) A dip net or seine may not be used within 50 yards of the mouth of any river or tributary or the base of any dam. 

(c)  Snagging with hooks prohibited.- Fish may not be snagged by means of hooks. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 66C, §§ 211, 224; 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., ch. 4, § 1; 1974, ch. 864, § 3; 1978, ch. 18; 1980, ch. 178; 1989, ch. 314; 2009, ch. 208.]