The purpose of this chapter is to encourage the orderly development of an aquaculture industry in Maryland, while ensuring that aquaculture operations do not adversely impact upon the State's wild stocks of fish.

Authority: Natural Resources Article, §§1-104, 4-11A-02, 4-11A-11, and 4-1019.2; State Government Article, §10-206; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.03 adopted as an emergency provision effective January 1, 1990 (17:1 Md. R. 63); emergency status extended at 17:11 Md. R. 1333; emergency status expired July 31, 1990

Regulations .01—.12 adopted effective September 3, 1990 (17:17 Md. R. 2078)

Regulation .01 amended effective September 6, 2010 (37:18 Md. R. 1214)

Regulation .03A amended effective September 6, 2010 (37:18 Md. R. 1214)

Regulation .04B amended effective March 13, 1995 (22:5 Md. R. 366)

Regulation .05A amended effective March 13, 1995 (22:5 Md. R. 366)

Regulation .07A amended effective March 1, 1993 (20:4 Md. R. 370)

Regulation .10C amended effective February 11, 2019 (46:3 Md. R. 106)

Regulation .12D amended effective April 5, 2010 (37:7 Md. R. 569)

Regulation .13 adopted effective September 21, 2009 (36:19 Md. R. 1435)

Regulation .13 repealed effective February 15, 2016 (43:3 Md. R. 271)