Md. Code Regs. 08.02.03.04 - Crab Scrapes
A. A crab scrape may
not:
(1) Have a bar wider than 60
inches;
(2) Have teeth or projections of
any kind;
(3) Have a flat plate attached
to the scraping bar, which is the bar that touches the bottom;
(4) Have a diver, chain, or other device attached
to it or the taking line to hold the scrape to the bottom; and
(5) Exceed 80 pounds in weight, including the
bag.
B. Number of Scrapes
Permitted.
(1) A person may not use more than two
scrapes in any vessel that is propelled by an engine.
(2) Scrapes may not be affixed to each other so as
to form a single fishing unit.
C. Prohibited Areas. Scrapes are prohibited in the
following areas:
(1) St. Mary's River-that portion
lying upriver from a line drawn between Chancellor Point and Portobello
Point;
(2) Calvert Bay and Smith
Creek-that portion north of a line drawn between Kitts Point and Lawson
Point;
(3) All submerged lands leased
for shellfish cultivation in accordance with Natural Resources Article, Title 4,
Subtitle 11A, Annotated Code of Maryland; and
(4) The waters of the Chesapeake Bay and tidal
tributaries north of a line extending in a westerly direction from the southern
point of the mouth of Punch Island Creek in Dorchester County defined by Lat.
38°25'15.2"N., Long. 76°17'19.7"W. to Cove Point in Calvert County defined
by Lat. 38°23'05.4"N., Long. 76°22'52.3"W.
D. Hand Scrapes. Notwithstanding §C(4) of
this regulation, a person may use a single scrape not wider than 48 inches and not
heavier than 45 pounds north of the line defined in §C(4) of this regulation in
the following areas:
(1) The area of the
Chesapeake Bay east of a line drawn from a point at or near Cook Point in Dorchester
County defined by Lat. 38°37'41.5"N., Long. 76°17'21.1"W.; then running
approximately 193° True to a point at or near Hills Point in Dorchester County
defined by Lat. 38°34'19.9"N., Long. 76°18'21.2"W.; and
(2) The waters of Queen Anne's County and Kent
County.
Notes
Regulations .04 and new Regulation .04 adopted as an emergency provision effective March 31, 2004 (31:8 Md. R. 643); adopted permanently effective August 2, 2004 (31:15 Md. R. 1185)
Regulation .04E adopted effective February 14, 2005 (32:3 Md. R. 289)
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