Oysters
Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Dredging on Man-O-War Shoals - Prohibition [HB-1455]
Prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from dredging buried oyster shells on Man-O-War Shoals as part of carrying out certain duties.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2018
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Natural Resources - Aquaculture Leases and Public Shellfish Fishery Areas [HB-1426]
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 Adams
Third Reading Passed (137-2) on 04/09/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Oysters - Tolerance for Seafood Dealers [HB-1174]
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 Arentz
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/05/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Oyster Poaching - Administrative Penalties [HB-1172]
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 Arentz
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 520 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Fisheries - Commercial Oyster Divers [HB-1137]
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 Arentz
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 518 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Aquaculture - Leases in Water Column - Riparian Right of First Refusal [SB-876]
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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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Fishery Management Plans - Oysters [SB-830]
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 Elfreth
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/24/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Oyster Management Plan - Harvest - Study [SB-683]
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 Carozza
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Oysters - Tributary-Scale Sanctuaries - Protection and Restoration [SB-448]
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 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
Natural Resources - Oyster Planting - Substrate Material [SB-362]
Establishing that the Department of Natural Resources may plant or allow to be planted only certain native oyster shell, including fossilized native oyster shell, of the species Crassostrea virginica for use as substrate for an oyster restoration, propagation, or replenishment project; and authorizing the Department to use certain alternate materials as substrate for a project if certain entities recommend or approve the use and after the Department prepares a certain analysis for and holds a public hearing on the project.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/05/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Prohibition on Dredging Buried Oyster Shells on Man-O-War Shoals [SB-145]
Prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from dredging buried oyster shells on Man-O-War Shoals as part of carrying out certain duties.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/23/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Oysters - Public Fishery Pilot Program [SB-1051]
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 Eckardt
Hearing 4/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/03/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Oysters, Clams, and Clamming - Licenses and Regulations [SB-10]
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.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 81 on 04/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Fishery Management Plans - Oysters [HB-720]
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 Barve
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/24/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Dredging on Man-O-War Shoals - Prohibition [HB-40]
Prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from dredging buried oyster shells on Man-O-War Shoals as part of carrying out certain duties calculated to increase the productivity or utility of oyster resources in the State.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/29/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Oyster Planting - Substrate Material [HB-348]
Establishing that the Department of Natural Resources may plant or allow to be planted only certain native oyster shell, including fossilized native oyster shell, of the species Crassostrea virginica for use as substrate for an oyster restoration, propagation, or replenishment project; and authorizing the Department to use certain alternate materials as substrate for a project if certain entities recommend or approve the use and after the Department prepares a certain analysis for and holds a public hearing on the project.
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth Howard
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Oysters - Tributary-Scale Sanctuaries - Protection and Restoration [HB-298]
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: Rep. Kumar Barve
Gubernatorial Veto Override (legislative Date: 4/4/2019) - Chapter 17 on 04/08/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Oyster Severance Tax - Increase [HB-1358]
Increasing the amount of the severance tax levied on oysters caught within certain natural oyster bars from $1 to $2 per bushel; and requiring that $1 of the severance tax levied be distributed to certain county oyster committees for the repletion of natural oyster bars within the waters of the counties.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Mautz
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Aquaculture - Leases in Water Column - Riparian Right of First Refusal [HB-1309]
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: Rep. Brian Crosby
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/29/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Tidal Fish Licenses - Oyster Authorizations - Revocation [HB-1153]
Authorizing, rather than requiring, the Department of Natural Resources to revoke a person's authorization to catch oysters if the Department finds or concludes that the person has knowingly committed one of certain offenses; and authorizing a person whose authorization to catch oysters is revoked under certain provisions of law to apply for reinstatement of the authorization after 5 years.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Mautz
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/29/2019