Oysters
Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Oysters - Sanctuaries and Poaching [HB-1340]
Prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from designating more than 25% of the available oyster habitat in the waters of the State as oyster sanctuaries unless the Department conducts a public hearing during which the Department presents scientific evidence of a significant increase in the harvestable oyster population; providing that a person who receives a citation for an offense related to unlawfully taking oysters may have a license to catch oysters revoked; requiring a specified hearing under specified circumstances; etc.
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Gettr Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Tax Incentives and Benefits - Credits and Subtraction Modifications [HB-1308]
Repealing specified credits allowed against specified State taxes; altering specified tax benefits provided under law by allowing income tax subtraction modifications in specified amounts under specified circumstances for purposes of determining Maryland taxable income instead of allowing credits against income tax liability; repealing obsolete provisions; etc.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Public Oyster Fishery - South River - Hand Tonging [HB-1249]
Authorizing a person to take or catch oysters by hand tong only in specified waters of the South River in Anne Arundel County; excepting specified areas of the South River from the authorization; and providing for the application of provisions of the Act relating to fishery management plans.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Patuxent River - Oysters - Use of Patent Tongs [HB-1244]
Altering a specified area in the Patuxent River in which the prohibition on the use of patent tongs to catch oysters applies.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Aquaculture [HB-1053]
Making the Department of Natural Resources responsible for the employment of the State's Aquaculture Coordinator; transferring specified seafood-related programs, funds, and organizations from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Natural Resources; altering the membership of the Aquaculture Review Board; authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to issue water column leases under specified circumstances; altering provisions relating to the issuance of submerged land leases; etc.
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Texas 82nd Legislature Regular Session
Relating to oyster beds and shells and an oyster shell recovery and replacement program. [SB-932]
Relating to oyster beds and shells and an oyster shell recovery and replacement program.
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Texas 82nd Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the sale and consumption in this state of raw oysters harvested from Texas waters. [SB-387]
Relating to the sale and consumption in this state of raw oysters harvested from Texas waters.
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Texas 82nd Legislature Regular Session
Relating to oyster shells and an oyster shell recovery and replacement program. [HB-2148]
Relating to oyster shells and an oyster shell recovery and replacement program.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Conservation Law Enforcement Act of 2010 [SB-987]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to include recommendations on specified reports and to submit specified reports to the Governor and the General Assembly; stating findings of the General Assembly; establishing specified responsibilities of the Natural Resources Police Force; establishing and providing for a commemorative lifetime hunting license; etc.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Designation of Oyster Sanctuaries - Prohibition [SB-809]
Prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from designating a new oyster sanctuary in State waters before October 1, 2011; making the Act an emergency measure; and providing for the termination of the Act.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
County Oyster Committees - Public Shellfish Fishery Area - Power Dredging [SB-808]
Authorizing specified county oyster committees to authorize the use of power dredges to catch oysters in public shellfish fishery areas under specified circumstances.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Department of Natural Resources - Oysters - Patent Tongs and Power Dredges [SB-37]
Prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from prohibiting the use of patent tongs and power dredges to catch oysters in the waters of the State; providing for the application of a specified provision of the Act; and making stylistic changes.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Oysters - Hearing for Poaching and Designation of [SB-342]
Providing that a person who is cited for unlawfully catching oysters may have a specified license revoked under specified circumstances; establishing specified grounds for license revocation; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to hold a hearing under specified circumstances in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act; requiring the Department to revoke a person's license to catch oysters under specified circumstances; prohibiting the Department from designating a new oyster sanctuary before April 1, 2011; etc.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Oyster Sanctuaries - Authority to Designate [SB-222]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to designate the location of oyster sanctuaries in State waters by statute; prohibiting the Department from designating the location of oyster sanctuaries in State waters by regulation; and making the Act an emergency measure.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Board of Public Works - Licenses to Dredge and Fill on State Wetlands - Working [SB-1128]
Authorizing the Board of Public Works to issue a license to dredge and fill on State wetlands for a development project to expand a marina that historically operated as a working marina for the sole purpose of supporting aquaculture or seafood operations or to improve navigational access; etc.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Oyster Harvest - Closure of State Waters [HB-303]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to keep tidal waters of the State open for oyster harvesting unless the Department makes specified determinations or except as required by law; requiring the Department to manage tidal waters to support, promote, and enhance oyster harvesting opportunities to a specified extent; requiring the Department to manage tidal waters to prevent any net loss of waters available for oyster harvesting or of available oyster harvest authorizations; etc.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
County Oyster Committees - Public Shellfish Fishery Area - Power Dredging [HB-284]
Authorizing specified county oyster committees to authorize the use of power dredges to catch oysters in public shellfish fishery areas under specified circumstances.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Oysters - Dredge Devices [HB-218]
Repealing a prohibition on a person on a dredge boat possessing or using specified devices attached to a dredge for steering it to the bottom.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Board of Public Works - Licenses to Dredge and Fill on State Wetlands - Working [HB-1568]
Authorizing the Board of Public Works to issue a license to dredge and fill on State wetlands for a development project to expand a marina that historically operated as a working marina for the sole purpose of supporting aquaculture or seafood operations or to improve navigational access; etc.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Patuxent River - Oysters - Use of Patent Tongs [HB-154]
Altering a specified area in the Patuxent River in which the prohibition on the use of patent tongs to catch oysters applies.