1. (1) Below the owner's pier, wharf, or structure; and

2. (2) In Calvert, Howard, St. Mary's, and Talbot counties only, within 10 feet of the owner's pier, wharf, or structure, for oysters grown in trays, baskets, or containers that are attached by lines or ropes that are the property of the owner of the pier, wharf, or structure to:

   1. (i) The private pier, wharf, or structure; or
   2. (ii) Another oyster tray, basket, or container that is attached to the private pier, wharf, or structure.

The owner of any pier, wharf, or other structure constructed on or about the water and approved by the corps of engineers, shall have exclusive use, for the purpose of growing and harvesting shellfish, of the area:

Added as Natural Resources § 4-11A-16 by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 4, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1984, c. 783; Acts 1987, c. 118; Acts 1988, c. 534, § 1; Acts 1989, c. 5, § 1; Acts 2003, c. 174, § 1, eff. July 1, 2003. Renumbered as Natural Resources § 4-11A-17 by Acts 2011, c. 411, § 1, eff. July 1, 2011. Amended by Acts 2011, c. 579, § 1, eff. July 1, 2011; Acts 2018, c. 531, § 1, eff. June 1, 2018.

Formerly Art. 66C, §§ 698, 708.