Md. Code Ann., Nat. Res. § 4-901
Lobster rules and regulations
Effective Mar 27, 2019Added by Acts 1984, c. 170, § 1, eff. July 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 2013, c. 173, § 1, eff. July 1, 2013; Acts 2019, c. 8, § 1, eff. March 27, 2019.State of Maryland
(a) The Department may adopt rules and regulations to:
- (1) Restrict the possession, landing, selling, or transporting of any lobster or lobster parts; and
- (2) Establish minimum size limits for lobsters.
- (b) The Department shall publish a notice of any lobster harvest regulations proposed under this section, and of any subsequent amendments to the regulations, and shall hold a public hearing on the proposal unless a public hearing on a substantially similar proposal has been conducted in the State by a federal management authority with notice advertised by the Department as required by this section. The notice shall include the time and place of any hearing.
Added by Acts 1984, c. 170, § 1, eff. July 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 2013, c. 173, § 1, eff. July 1, 2013; Acts 2019, c. 8, § 1, eff. March 27, 2019.