1. A. The Department may designate rowing areas within the waters of the State.
2. B. College Creek Designated Rowing Area. This encompasses the area upstream of a line beginning at a point, at or near Lat. 38° 59.210’ N., Long. 76° 29.208’ W., then running 168° (True) to a point, at or near Lat. 38° 59.142’ N., Long. 76° 29.190’ W., and extending to the head of the creek.

3. C. Special Provisions for College Creek Designated Rowing Area.

   1. (1) A person may not:

      1. (a) Place or give permission to place a mooring buoy in the rowing area;
      2. (b) Operate or give permission to operate a vessel within 50 feet of a rowing shell.
   2. (2) Coach boats, when accompanying rowing shells, are exempt from Regulation .02E of this chapter and §C(1)(b) of this regulation.
4. D. A rowing scull and its coach boat may be exempt from boating speed limits on State waters if the coach boat is within 150 feet of the rowing scull and is practicing for a race.
5. E. A racing shell and its coach boat may be exempt from boating speed limits on State waters if the coach boat is within 150 feet of the racing shell and is practicing for a race.
6. F. Other uses may require approval from federal, State or local agencies.

Authority: Natural Resources Article, §§8-703, 8-704, and 8-725.2, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.14 adopted as an emergency provision effective May 24, 1990 (17:12 Md. R. 1487); adopted permanently effective September 17, 1990 (17:18 Md. R. 2200)

Regulations .01—.07 repealed effective February 3, 1992 (19:2 Md. R. 153)

Regulations .08—.14 recodified to COMAR 08.18.24 effective February 3, 1992 (19:2 Md. R. 153)

Regulation .01 amended effective March 23, 2009 (36:6 Md. R. 490)

Regulation .01A, B amended as an emergency provision effective April 13, 1998 (25:10 Md. R. 742); amended permanently effective July 12, 1998 (25:14 Md. R. 1132)

Regulation .01J adopted as an emergency provision effective September 15, 1993 (20:20 Md. R. 1557); emergency status expired November 1, 1993

Regulation .02C, D amended as an emergency provision effective April 13, 1998 (25:10 Md. R. 742); amended permanently effective July 12, 1998 (25:14 Md. R. 1132)

Regulation .03G amended effective June 30, 2008 (35:13 Md. R. 1179)

Regulation .03J amended effective August 1, 2005 (32:15 Md. R. 1319)

Chapter revised effective March 28, 2016 (43:6 Md. R. 406)

Regulation .01A amended effective June 10, 2024 (51:11 Md. R. 580), March 17, 2025 (52:5 Md. R. 237)

Regulation .02H amended effective March 17, 2025 (52:5 Md. R. 237)

Regulation .03B amended effective May 2, 2022 (49:9 Md. R. 530)

Regulation .03B, K amended effective April 9, 2018 (45:7 Md. R. 345)