Section 4-804 - License for catching crabs for commercial or noncommercial purposes. - Maryland Statutes

§ 4-804. License for catching crabs for commercial or noncommercial purposes.
 

(a)  License required for commercial purposes.- Any person who owns or is in charge of operating a vessel utilized to catch crabs in the waters of the State for commercial purposes shall obtain a license. 

(b)  Exceptions to license requirement.- Any person crabbing from a "for hire" boat operated by the owner, who is present on the boat and is licensed to catch crabs for commercial purposes, is not required to obtain a license. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 66C, § 322; 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., ch. 4, § 1; 1975, ch. 183; 1977, ch. 33; 1979, ch. 405; 1980, ch. 395; ch. 712, § 2; 1981, ch. 2, § 3; 1983, ch. 579; 1984, ch. 670; 1991, ch. 199; 1994, ch. 184; 2001, ch. 294.]