Fish And Fishing
Maryland 2021 Regular Session
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Natural Resources - Fishing and Hunting Rights [SB-318]
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[Recreation ]
Stating certain findings of the General Assembly related to the value of fishing and hunting to the cultural and social heritage and the economy of the State; and establishing that it is the intent of the General Assembly that residents of the State have a right to fish and to hunt subject to regulations and restrictions under laws that the General Assembly enacts.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Warner Simonaire
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 296 on 05/18/2021
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Natural Resources - Aquaculture - Leases [SB-350]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Energy ]
Repealing the authority of the Department of Natural Resources to establish Aquaculture Enterprise Zones and issue leases within those zones for shellfish aquaculture; authorizing the Department to issue enterprise leases under certain circumstances for the cultivation of native or naturalized species of aquatic plants; prohibiting the Department from issuing an enterprise lease for the cultivation of nonnative species; requiring an applicant for a lease to pay an application fee; establishing a maximum lease term of 5 years; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Hearing 1/14 At 3:00 P.m. on 12/29/2021
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Natural Resources – Fishing – Wild–Caught Blue Catfish [HJR-1]
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[Animals ]
[Food ]
[Trade ]
Opposing certain inspection rules promulgated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that have drastically impeded the harvest and sale of blue catfish and thus rendered the State unable to adequately use the commercial harvest as a form of control over the invasive blue catfish species; urging the U.S. Congress to amend 21 U.S.C. § 601(w) to exempt the wild catch of domestic catfish from certain inspection requirements; and requiring a copy of the Resolution to be forwarded to certain elected officials.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Third Reading Passed (139-0) on 04/12/2021
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Oyster Poaching - Administrative Penalties [SB-558]
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[Crime ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Water ]
Increasing from 60 to 90 the number of days within which the Department of Natural Resources is required to hold a hearing for a person who holds an authorization to catch oysters and receives a citation for a certain offense; establishing that the Department is not required to hold a hearing if a certain assistant Attorney General determines that it is unable to establish the facts necessary to succeed in the hearing; requiring the Department to report annually on certain oyster poaching-related penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen S Hershey
Favorable With Amendments Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/09/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
More Jobs for Marylanders Act 2.0 [SB-305]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
Altering the definition of "qualified distressed county" by altering certain income levels in the definition and renaming it to be "Tier I county"; altering the scope of eligible projects for which a business entity may apply to enroll in the More Jobs for Marylanders Program; altering the types of businesses authorized to receive certain credits and benefits under the Program; authorizing a certain county to select certain activities for eligibility for the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2018
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Natural Resources - Electronic Licensing - Recreational License Donation Fund - Donations [SB-183]
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[Recreation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to create an opportunity for a person directly purchasing an angler's license, a Chesapeake Bay and coastal sport fishing license, or a hunting license and corresponding stamps through the electronic system to make a voluntary monetary donation to the Recreational License Donation Fund; requiring the Department to collect donations and deposit them into the Fund; expanding the contents of the Fund to include donations made only electronically under the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Warner Simonaire
Favorable Report Adopted on 04/03/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
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Natural Resources - Recreational License Incentive Discount Program [SB-113]
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[Recreation ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Establishing the Recreational License Incentive Discount Program in the Department of Natural Resources; providing the purpose of the program is to provide incentives for eligible individuals to obtain recreational fishing and hunting licenses; authorizing the Department to offer incentive discounts under the Program that may not exceed 50% of the underlying license fee and may not be offered to an individual who has held a certain license within the previous 2 years; authorizing the Department to adopt certain regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 62 on 04/10/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
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Natural Resources - Tidal Fish Licenses [SB-112]
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[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to issue a tidal fish license authorization to a person to catch crabs of the genus Cancer for a $100 annual fee; and lifting a restriction on the designation of a tidal fish license death beneficiary to allow a beneficiary to be designated at any time rather than only at the time of issuance of the license.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 61 on 04/10/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
More Jobs for Marylanders Act 2.0 [HB-363]
[Economic Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Taxes ]
Altering the definition of "qualified distressed county" by altering certain income levels in the definition and renaming it to be "Tier I county"; altering the scope of eligible projects for which a business entity may apply to enroll in the More Jobs for Marylanders Program; altering the types of businesses authorized to receive certain credits and benefits under the Program; authorizing a certain county to select certain activities for eligibility for the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2018
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Natural Resources - Haul Seines - Anne Arundel County [HB-1812]
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[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
Authorizing a person to fish with a haul seine from 12:01 a.m. Monday through 12:01 p.m. on Saturday in Anne Arundel County; repealing certain provisions of law governing the use of haul seines in certain waters located in Anne Arundel County; repealing a certain penalty for a violation of certain provisions of law governing the use of haul seines in certain waters located in Anne Arundel County; authorizing a person, in certain circumstances, to set a haul seine in waters of Anne Arundel County where it is legal to fish with a gill net; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth A. Howard
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/07/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Consolidated Senior Sport Fishing License - Minimum Age [HB-1693]
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[Senior Citizens ]
[Recreation ]
Lowering the age at which a resident may obtain a consolidated senior sport fishing license from 65 years to 62 years.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark S. Chang
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/15/2018
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Natural Resources - Crabbing Authorizations - Reciprocity [HB-1547]
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Prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from issuing an authorization to catch crabs to a nonresident unless the state of residence of the nonresident issues a like crabbing license or authorization and makes the crabbing license or authorization available to Maryland residents.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Ghrist
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/16/2018
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Natural Resources - Shellfish - Harvesting by Wharf Owners [HB-1485]
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[Water ]
[Food ]
Altering, from 5 to 10 feet, the distance from certain piers, wharves, or other structures in certain counties within which the owner has exclusive use of the area for growing oysters in a certain manner; altering the manner by which oysters may be grown and harvested in proximity to piers, wharves, or other structures; and providing that certain oysters may not be commercially harvested, sold, or marketed for human consumption.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark N Fisher
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 531 on 05/08/2018
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Natural Resources - Aquaculture Leases and Public Shellfish Fishery Areas [HB-1426]
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[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
[Food ]
Requiring the Tidal Fisheries Advisory Commission, in consultation with the Aquaculture Coordinating Council, to establish a workgroup of commercial oyster harvesters and other interested stakeholders in the State; requiring the workgroup to review commercial oyster harvest activity and oyster aquaculture production since the establishment of the public shellfish fishery areas; requiring the Commission to report the findings and recommendations of the workgroup to the Department of Natural Resources and certain committees of the General Assembly;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Troy Adams
Third Reading Passed (137-2) on 04/09/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Tidal Fish Licenses - Authorization to Catch Crabs - Application Requirements [HB-1284]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring an applicant for a new or renewed authorization to catch crabs under a tidal fish license to supply, as part of the application, the applicant's home address and proof of residency.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 4/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/03/2018
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Crab Harvest – Start Time – Days in July [HB-1249]
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[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to establish by regulation that the workday for tidal fish licensees who catch crabs using any gear may begin at a certain time on certain days in July as determined by the Department.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Troy Adams
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/02/2018
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Natural Resources - Oysters - Tolerance for Seafood Dealers [HB-1174]
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[Animals ]
[Food ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a seafood dealer that uses a conveyor to load oysters from a boat into a truck to possess up to a 10% tolerance for undersized oysters and shells.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven J. Arentz
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/05/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
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Oyster Poaching - Administrative Penalties [HB-1172]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Water ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing a requirement that the Department of Natural Resources hold a certain hearing within 60 days after a person who holds a certain license to catch oysters received a citation for a certain offense; requiring the Department to hold a certain hearing before the revocation of an authorization to catch oysters and within 90 days after the cited individual commits a certain offense; requiring the Department to report annually on certain oyster poaching-related penalties to certain committees of the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven J. Arentz
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 520 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
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Natural Resources - Fisheries - Commercial Oyster Divers [HB-1137]
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[Environmental ]
[Animals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Altering the tidal fish license and oyster authorization requirements for persons aboard a boat who are using diving apparatus to catch oysters for commercial purposes in the waters of the State; prohibiting more than two commercial oyster divers from working on a boat at a time; requiring each commercial oyster diver to have an attendant on the boat; establishing certain daily limits on the oyster catch; establishing that exceeding the oyster catch limits under certain circumstances is a violation of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven J. Arentz
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 518 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
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Natural Resources – Recreational License Donation Program and Fund – Program Extension and Fund Name Change [SB-95]
[Animals ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Funding ]
Changing the name of the Recreational License Donation Fund to the Healing Hunting and Fishing Fund; extending the termination date for certain provisions of law establishing the recreational license donation program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Warner Simonaire
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 261 on 04/30/2019