Fish And Fishing
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
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Commercial Northern Snakehead Bowfishing License - Establishment [SB-1054]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to adopt regulations governing the use of bowfishing gear; establishing a commercial northern snakehead bowfishing license; authorizing a licensee to catch for sale northern snakeheads in the tidal waters of the State using a bow and arrow attached to a retrieval line; prohibiting a licensee from fishing under the license under specified circumstances; establishing a specified application process for the license; establishing an annual fee of $15 for the license; etc.
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Natural Resources - Oyster Poaching - Administrative Penalties [HB-953]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Repealing the grounds for revocation of an authorization to catch oysters, in accordance with a tidal fish license, for oyster poaching and requiring the Department of Natural Resources, after specified consultation, to adopt regulations establishing the grounds for specified administrative penalties for oyster poaching; requiring the grounds established by the Department to include specified egregious or repeat violations; repealing a time frame within which the Department is required to hold a hearing on specified matters; etc.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Study on Harvesting Hard-Shell Clams in the Atlantic Coastal Bays and Aquaculture Areas in the Chincoteague Bay [HB-916]
[Agriculture ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Food ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to study and make specified recommendations regarding harvesting hard-shell clams in the Atlantic Coastal Bays; requiring the Department to identify areas in the Chincoteague Bay that are restricted from being used under an aquaculture lease; requiring the Department to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2016; etc.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Tidal Fish License - Catching Crabs Using Trotline Gear - Holidays [HB-915]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to adopt specified regulations restricting a tidal fish licensee who catches crabs using trotline gear to a workday of at least 10 hours per day, excluding time spent setting or taking up gear, on specified holidays if the Department authorizes the workday to begin at a specified time.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
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Natural Resources - Fish and Fisheries [HB-766]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
[Recreation ]
[Water ]
Clarifying the uses of the Fisheries Research and Development Fund; altering the standards, procedures, and requirements governing scientific collection permits for fisheries; clarifying the minimum publication frequency of public notices for specified regulations; authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to issue specified annual complimentary fishing licenses to specified individuals; establishing that a maximum of 20 complimentary fishing licenses for each state other than Maryland may be outstanding at any time; etc.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Natural Resources - County Oyster Committees [HB-758]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the structure, membership, and duties of county oyster committees in the State; repealing specified selection processes and establishing an election process for county oyster committees; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to report to each county oyster committee on or before February 28 of each year, the total amounts of the oyster surcharge and the oyster taxes collected, and the statewide revenues used for activities undertaken to restore and manage the oyster population in the Chesapeake Bay; etc.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
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Natural Resources - Fishing - Regulation and Use of Commercial Finfish Trotlines [HB-63]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources, in consultation with specified entities, to adopt regulations defining and governing the use of commercial finfish trotlines; establishing an exception to the prohibition against using more than two hooks or sets of hooks for each commercial rod or line by authorizing a tidal fish licensee to use a finfish trotline; and providing for the termination of the Act.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
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Natural Resources - Fishing and Hunting Licenses [HB-62]
[Animals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
Altering the application and issuance requirements and procedures for specified fishing and hunting licenses and registrations; repealing the reimbursement standards and procedures applicable to agents of the Department of Natural Resources who have unsold angler's or hunting licenses; repealing the prohibition against issuing a hunting license without specified written consent to an applicant under the age of 16 years; requiring a hunter of migratory game birds to be in possession of proof of purchase of the Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp;
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
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Birth and Death Certificates - Fee Reduction [HB-459]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Decreasing from $24 to $10 fees for certified copies of specified certificates; and decreasing from $20 to $10 the portion of each fee collected by local health departments required to be transferred to the General Fund.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
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Kent County - Fisheries - Use of Haul Seines [HB-318]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
Authorizing in Kent County a person to catch gizzard shad, also known as mud shad, carp, or catfish with a haul seine during the period from Friday midnight until sunrise on Monday under specified circumstances; and requiring the Department of Natural Resources to adopt specified regulations.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Sustainable Oyster Population and Fishery Act of 2016 [HB-1603]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Food ]
[Agriculture ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in consultation with the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, to conduct a specified study related to the public oyster fishery; requiring the Department to identify specified oyster management strategies in a specified manner; requiring the Department to submit its final report to the Governor, the Oyster Advisory Commission, and the General Assembly by December 1, 2018; providing that the Act does not limit the Department's ability to manage the oyster fishery; etc.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Tidal Fish License - Catching Crabs Using Trotline Gear - Holidays [HB-1595]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to adopt specified regulations restricting a tidal fish licensee who catches crabs using trotline gear to a workday of at least 10 hours on specified holidays if the Department authorizes the workday to begin earlier than 1 hour before sunrise.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Complimentary Hunting and Fishing Licenses - Former Prisoners of War, Recipients of the Purple Heart Award, and Disabled Veterans [HB-1531]
[Animals ]
[Veterans ]
[Recreation ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to issue specified complimentary hunting and fishing licenses to a Maryland resident who certifies that the resident is a recipient of the Purple Heart award; authorizing the Department to issue specified complimentary hunting and fishing licenses to an out-of-state person who certifies that the person is a former prisoner of war, a recipient of the Purple Heart award, or a 100% service connected disabled American veteran, under specified circumstances; etc.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Cownose Rays - Use of Projectile Gear Prohibited [HB-1519]
[Animals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
Prohibiting a person from using projectile gear, including a bow, gig, spear, or spear gun, to catch cownose rays from January 1 through July 4.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Fishing Under a Boat License - Repeal of Registration Requirement (Fishing Freedom Act of 2016) [HB-1435]
[Animals ]
[Recreation ]
[Public Safety ]
Repealing the requirement that a person register with the Department of Natural Resources before lawfully fishing without a fishing license in the tidal waters of the State from a boat to which a specified license applies.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
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Commercial Northern Snakehead Bowfishing License - Establishment [HB-1387]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to adopt regulations governing the use of bowfishing gear; establishing a commercial northern snakehead bowfishing license; authorizing a licensee to catch for sale northern snakeheads in the tidal waters of the State using a bow and arrow attached to a retrieval line; prohibiting a licensee from fishing under the license under specified circumstances; establishing a specified application process for the license; establishing an annual fee of $15 for the license; etc.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Hunting and Fishing - Complimentary Licenses - Military and Veterans [HB-1374]
[Veterans ]
[Animals ]
[Military ]
[Recreation ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to issue a complimentary angler's license, Chesapeake Bay and coastal sport fishing license, or hunting license to a Maryland resident who is a member of the armed services or a veteran; etc.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Commemorative Weeks - Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week [HB-1319]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Governor to proclaim annually the second week in June as Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week; and requiring the proclamation to urge educational and environmental organizations, including the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, the Choose Clean Water Coalition, and the Chesapeake Bay Commercial Fishermen's Association, to properly observe Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week with specified events, activities, and programs.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Hunting and Fishing - Complimentary Licenses - Purple Heart Recipients [HB-1249]
[Animals ]
[Veterans ]
[Recreation ]
[Sports ]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to issue a complimentary angler's license, Chesapeake Bay and coastal sport fishing license, or hunting license and any associated State-issued stamps or permits to a person who is a recipient of the Purple Heart award.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
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Environment - Vibrio Public Information Campaign [SB-83]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
[Water ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment, after specified consultation, to develop and implement a specified public information campaign about the health risks associated with the Vibrio bacteria in the waters of the State on or before June 15, 2015; requiring the public information campaign to identify specified information relevant to Vibrio and Vibrio infections, to implement processes to ensure the medical community is properly notified and prepared for a Vibrio infection, and to provide a Web site for additional information; etc.