Fish And Fishing
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
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Natural Resources - Shellfish Nursery Operations - Wetlands License Requirements [SB-939]
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Exempting under certain circumstances certain activities and the use of certain equipment that is associated with a shellfish nursery operation from the requirement to obtain certain licenses or permits from the Department of the Environment or the Board of Public Works; providing that the installation of a pump, pipe, or other equipment that is attached to a pier for the cultivation of shellfish seed under a certain permit is a lawful use on private wetlands under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 237 on 04/30/2019
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Aquaculture - Leases in Water Column - Riparian Right of First Refusal [SB-876]
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[Water ]
[Real Estate ]
[Environmental ]
Establishing that a riparian property owner or lessee shall have the right of first refusal to apply for and, if approved, obtain a water column lease, or an aquaculture lease for use in the water column in an Aquaculture Enterprise Zone, in an area that fronts the riparian property, subject to certain standards and requirements; establishing that the requirement for active use of a lease does not apply to a riparian leaseholder who obtains a water column lease through a right of first refusal; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey
Hearing Canceled on 03/07/2019
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Natural Resources - Fishery Management Plans - Oysters [SB-830]
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[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Animals ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to convene the Oyster Advisory Commission, in coordination with the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, on or before June 1, 2019; requiring the Department, in coordination with the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and the Commission, to develop a package of consensus recommendations regarding the fishery management plan for oysters; requiring the Commission to develop certain recommendations to achieve certain oyster management goals; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sarah K. Elfreth
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/24/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
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Natural Resources – Regulation and Use of Commercial Finfish Gear [SB-7]
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[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
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Repealing the termination provision for certain provisions of law governing the regulation and use of commercial finfish trotlines; repealing a provision of law prohibiting the installation and use of monofilament gill nets in the Chesapeake Bay; authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to adopt regulations authorizing the use of monofilament gill nets; establishing a commercial license authorizing the holder to catch for sale blue and flathead catfish in the tidal waters of the State using a finfish trotline; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 80 on 04/18/2019
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Oyster Management Plan - Harvest - Study [SB-683]
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[Science ]
[Public Health ]
[Food ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources, as part of its fishery management plan for oysters, to study the effectiveness of harvesting oysters to facilitate oyster propagation and restoration and review any oyster management actions, including oyster harvesting, taken by the Commonwealth of Virginia to facilitate oyster propagation and restoration; and repealing certain obsolete language governing the timing for developing a fishery management plan for oysters.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019
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Oysters - Tributary-Scale Sanctuaries - Protection and Restoration [SB-448]
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Establishing a network of oyster sanctuaries in the five tributaries identified by the Department of Natural Resources for large-scale restoration pursuant to the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement; codifying the boundaries of certain oyster sanctuaries; prohibiting a person from catching oysters in or removing oysters from a certain oyster sanctuary, subject to a certain exception; requiring the Department to provide reports on certain restoration plans to certain committees of the General Assembly by certain dates; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 754 on 05/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
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Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact - Amendment I - Adoption [SB-393]
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[Water ]
Repealing a certain contingency relating to the adoption of a certain amendment to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact; entering the State into a certain amendment to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact; and providing for the withdrawal of the State from the amendment.
Sponsored by: Jnt. Federal Relations
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 264 on 04/30/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
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Natural Resources – Special Charter Boat License – Alteration [SB-361]
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[Water ]
[Recreation ]
Specifying that a special charter boat license issued by the Department of Natural Resources is valid for all individuals on a single vessel operated by a certain licensed fishing guide and for certain individuals on a vessel under the guidance of a certain licensed fishing guide in tidal waters of the State.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 260 on 04/30/2019
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Recreational License Donation Program - Grants to Eligible Sponsor Organizations and Program Extension [SB-155]
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[Veterans ]
[Grants ]
[Recreation ]
Authorizing the Recreational License Donation Fund to be used for grants to certain eligible sponsor organizations that provide recreational hunting or fishing opportunities for Gold Star recipients or certain disabled persons; authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to make grants to eligible sponsor organizations; specifying the purposes for which a grant may be used; extending the termination provision applicable to the Recreational License Donation Program to June 30, 2022; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Warner Simonaire
Hearing 2/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/23/2019
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Cownose Ray Fishery Management Plan and Moratorium on Contests [SB-143]
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[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
[Funding ]
Extending the date, to on or before December 31, 2020, by which the Department of Natural Resources is required to prepare a certain fishery management plan for the cownose ray species, subject to available funding; continuing the prohibition on a person sponsoring, conducting, or participating in a certain cownose ray fishing contest in State waters until the Department prepares a certain fishery management plan for the cownose ray species.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/24/2019
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Natural Resources - Oysters - Public Fishery Pilot Program [SB-1051]
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[Agriculture ]
Establishing the Public Fishery Pilot Program; requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in coordination with the Oyster Advisory Commission, to develop and operate the Program; providing that the purpose of the Program is to increase oyster abundance and to enhance oyster seed and substrate in certain fisheries; requiring, on approval by the Commission, the operation of the Program in certain protected oyster sanctuaries; requiring a report on the Program to the Governor and General Assembly by October 1 each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adelaide C Eckardt
Hearing 4/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/03/2019
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Natural Resources - Oysters, Clams, and Clamming - Licenses and Regulations [SB-10]
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[Law Enforcement ]
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Repealing a duplicative provision of law requiring a person to obtain a tidal fish license to catch certain oysters or clams for commercial purposes; altering the area within which a person is authorized to catch hard-shell clams using certain equipment from the State waters of Worcester County to the State waters of the Atlantic Ocean; prohibiting a person from catching hard-shell clams with certain equipment within 300 feet of any shore or wharf without first obtaining the permission of the shore or wharf owner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 81 on 04/18/2019
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Consolidated Senior Sport Fishing License - Minimum Age [HB-9]
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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
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 02/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
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Aquaculture - Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Placement of Shellfish, Bags, Nets, and Structures [HB-841]
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Authorizing a leaseholder of certain aquaculture leases to, with prior written approval from the Department of Natural Resources, place shellfish, bags, nets, and structures on submerged aquatic vegetation, subject to certain requirements and limitations; requiring the Department to submit a certain annual report to the Aquaculture Coordinating Council, the Chesapeake Bay Program, and the General Assembly on or before June 1, 2020, and each June 1 for the next 4 years thereafter; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Morgan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 238 on 04/30/2019
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Election Law – Links to Online Voter Registration [HB-747]
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[Voting Rights ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the Department of Information Technology to take certain actions to include links to the online voter registration system on the websites of State agencies; requiring links to the online voter registration system on State agency websites to meet certain requirements; and requiring the Department to report to certain committees of the General Assembly by January 1, 2020, listing all State agencies that have or do not have a link to the online voter registration system on their websites; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric D. Ebersole
Hearing 3/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
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Natural Resources - Fishery Management Plans - Oysters [HB-720]
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[Science ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to convene the Oyster Advisory Commission, in coordination with the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, on or before June 1, 2019; requiring the Department, in coordination with the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and the Commission, to develop a package of consensus recommendations regarding the fishery management plan for oysters; requiring the Commission to develop certain recommendations to achieve certain oyster management goals; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/24/2019
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Natural Resources - Lands Formed by Excavation Materials - Transfer of Authority [HB-54]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
Transferring the use, management, and, subject to Board of Public Works approval, ownership of certain lands created or formed by excavation materials in Sinepuxent, Isle of Wight, and Chincoteague bays from the Department of the Environment to the Department of Natural Resources; and repealing certain approval authority of the Board over the use and management of certain lands created or formed by excavation materials in Sinepuxent, Isle of Wight, and Chincoteague bays.
Sponsored by: Rep. Environment and Transportation
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 02/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
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Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact - Amendment I - Adoption [HB-416]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Repealing a certain contingency relating to the adoption of a certain amendment to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact; entering the State into a certain amendment to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact; and providing for the withdrawal of the State from the amendment.
Sponsored by: Jnt. Federal Relations
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/24/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
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Water Pollution Control – Notification of Sewer Overflows and Treatment Plant Bypasses – Alteration [HB-417]
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[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Repealing a requirement that a report of a sewer overflow or treatment plant bypass provided to the Department of the Environment by an owner or operator of certain sewer systems or wastewater treatment plants be made by telephone; specifying the content of the procedures that the Department, in cooperation with the Maryland Department of Health, local health departments, and local environmental health directors, is required to develop to provide public notification of a sewer overflow or treatment plant bypasses; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 310 on 04/30/2019
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Tidal Fish Licenses - Authorization to Catch Crabs - Application Requirements [HB-394]
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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: Rep. Mary Ann Lisanti
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/28/2019