1. A. Personal watercraft (PWC) and jetpack vessels owned or leased by a livery vessel owner operating in Worcester County may not operate:

   1. (1) In the Atlantic Ocean and the Ocean City Inlet at any time. All of the waters east of a line beginning at a point at the west end of the Second Street seawall, at or near Lat. 38° 19.572'N., Long. 75° 5.473' W., then running 230° (True) to a point on the shore of Assateague Island, at or near Lat. 38° 19.445'N., Long. 75° 5.668' W.

   2. (2) At any time in the following areas:

      1. (a) Herring and Turville Creeks. All of the waters of Herring and Turville Creeks west of a line beginning at a point on the south shore of an unnamed gut, at or near Lat. 38° 21.711' N., Long. 75° 7.072' W., then running 26° (True) to a point on the north shore of the gut, at or near Lat. 38° 21.745' N., Long. 75° 7.051' W.; and south of a line beginning at a point on the east shore of Herring Creek, at or near Lat. 38° 21.964' N., Long. 75° 7.251' W., then running 272° (True) to a point on the west shore of Herring Creek, at or near Lat. 38° 21.971' N., Long. 75° 7.609' W.
      2. (b) Manklin Creek and St. Martin River. All of the waters of Manklin Creek and St. Martin River west of a line beginning at a point on the south shore of Manklin Creek, at or near Lat. 38° 22.401' N., Long. 75° 7.481' W., then running 10° (True) to a point at the eastern corner of a bulkhead, at or near Lat. 38° 22.738' N., Long. 75° 7.406' W., then running 34° (True) to a point on the shore on the southwest side of Isle of Wight, at or near Lat. 38° 23.392' N., Long. 75° 6.838' W.
2. B. A person who violates any provision of this regulation is subject to the penalties and fines of Natural Resources Article, §8-2001, Annotated Code of Maryland.

Authority: Natural Resources Article, §§8-704, 8-712, and 8-712.2, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: August 10, 1974 (1:1 Md. R. 23)

Chapter renumbered effective June 23, 1976 (3:13 Md. R. 721)

Regulation .01 amended as an emergency provision effective June 27, 2014 (41:15 Md. R. 884); emergency status expired effective December 23, 2014

Regulation .01 amended as an emergency provision effective June 12, 2015 (42:14 Md. R. 874); adopted permanently effective October 12, 2015 (42:20 Md. R. 1264)

Regulation .01C adopted effective October 9, 1995 (22:20 Md. R. 1541)

Regulation .02 adopted effective February 18, 1991 (18:3 Md. R. 303)

Regulation .02 amended effective October 9, 1995 (22:20 Md. R. 1541); June 16, 1997 (24:12 Md. R. 863)

Regulation .02 amended as an emergency provision effective June 27, 2014 (41:15 Md. R. 884); emergency status expired effective December 23, 2014

Regulation .02 amended as an emergency provision effective June 12, 2015 (42:14 Md. R. 874); adopted permanently effective October 12, 2015 (42:20 Md. R. 1264)

Regulation .03 adopted as an emergency provision effective June 27, 2014 (41:15 Md. R. 884); emergency status expired effective December 23, 2014

Regulation .03 adopted as an emergency provision effective June 12, 2015 (42:14 Md. R. 874); adopted permanently effective October 12, 2015 (42:20 Md. R. 1264)

Regulation .04 adopted as an emergency provision effective June 27, 2014 (41:15 Md. R. 884); emergency status expired effective December 23, 2014

Regulation .04 adopted as an emergency provision effective June 12, 2015 (42:14 Md. R. 874); adopted permanently effective October 12, 2015 (42:20 Md. R. 1264)