Md. Code Regs. 08.02.13.10 - Seafood Dealer Penalties
Statute or Regulation |
Description |
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(1) |
4-215, COMAR 08.02.04.04 |
Violating Requirements Pertaining to Tagging Oysters: less than 5 bushels |
(2) |
4-1027 |
Selling or Shipping Hard-Shell Clams Without the Proper License |
(3) |
COMAR 08.02.02.05 |
Possessing Undersized Soft-Shell Clams: 15%-24% per bushel in 5 or more bushels |
(4) |
4-1036, COMAR 08.02.02.08, COMAR 08.02.02.09 |
Unlawfully Selling or Shipping Soft-Shell Clams |
(5) |
4-215, 4-803, COMAR 08.02.03.14E |
Possessing Undersized Crabs - 10 or more bushels containing: (a) Hard Crabs: (i) 10-30 per bushel; (ii) 23-75 per barrel; (b) Peelers: (i) Over 15 per bushel; (ii) Over 25 per float; or (c) Soft Crabs: 10 or more |
(6) |
4-215, 4-803, COMAR 08.02.03.14B |
Possessing Female Crabs in Male Crab Bushels - 10 bushels or more containing over: (a) 10 per bushel; or (b) 23 per barrel |
(7) |
4-215, 4-803, COMAR 08.02.03.11A |
Violating Regulations Pertaining to Mature Female Crab Closure Period - 5 bushels or more containing over: (a) 8 per bushel; or (b) 18 per barrel |
(8) |
4-809(c) |
Possessing Fat, Snot, Green, or Buckram Crab in Worcester County: 20 or more |
(9) |
COMAR 08.02.06.01 |
Violating Snapping Turtle Size Limits: 12 or more undersized snapping turtles |
(10) |
COMAR 08.02.06.01 |
Possessing Snapping Turtle Eggs |
(11) |
4-2A-03, 4-215, COMAR 08.02.15.05 |
Violating Requirements Pertaining to Tagging Whole Striped Bass: 5-15 fish |
(12) |
4-2A-03, COMAR 08.02.15.07 |
Violating Requirements Pertaining to Striped Bass Size Limits: 5-15 fish |
(13) |
4-215, COMAR 08.02.21.03 |
Violating Requirements Pertaining to Yellow Perch Size Limits: 11-24 fish |
(14) |
4-733, COMAR 08.02.15.12 |
Possessing Fish Whose Size or Weight Cannot Be Determined - more than 50 pounds |
Statute or Regulation |
Description |
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(1) |
4-1007, COMAR 08.02.04.16, COMAR 08.02.08.02, COMAR 08.02.23.04E |
Failure to Be Properly Licensed as a Buy Station When Buying Oysters - First Offense |
(2) |
4-215, COMAR 08.02.04.04 |
Possessing Undersized Oysters: 15%-24% per bushel in 5 bushels or more |
(3) |
COMAR 08.02.04.16 |
Failure of Oyster Buyer to Fill Out Buy Ticket - Second or Subsequent Offense |
(4) |
COMAR 08.02.02.05 |
Possessing Undersized Soft-Shell Clams: 25%-49% per bushel in 5 or more bushels |
(5) |
4-215, COMAR 08.02.21.03B |
Violating Requirements Pertaining to Yellow Perch Size Limits: 25-50 fish |
Statute or Regulation |
Description |
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(1) |
4-743 |
Knowingly Violating Shellfish Quarantine |
(2) |
COMAR 08.02.03.14 |
Possessing Undersized Hard Crabs - 10 or more bushels containing: (a) 31-40 per bushel; or (b) 76-100 per barrel |
(3) |
4-902 |
Violating Regulations Pertaining to Terrapins-No Commercial Sale |
(4) |
4-2A-03, 4-215, COMAR 08.02.15.05 |
Violating Requirements Pertaining to Tagging Whole Striped Bass: 16-25 fish |
(5) |
4-2A-03, COMAR 08.02.15.07 |
Violating Requirements Pertaining to Striped Bass Size Limits: 16-25 fish |
(6) |
4-215, COMAR 08.02.21.03 |
Violating Requirements Pertaining to Yellow Perch Size Limits: 51 or more fish |
(7) |
Natural Resources Article, Title 4, COMAR 08.02.03, COMAR 08.02.04, COMAR 08.02.05, COMAR 08.02.15, COMAR 08.02.21, COMAR 08.02.22, COMAR 08.02.23 |
Purchasing Fish Harvested During a Closed Fishing Season |
Statute or Regulation |
Description |
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(1) |
COMAR 08.02.04.04 |
Possessing Undersized Oysters: 25-49% per bushel in 5 or more bushels |
(2) |
4-215, COMAR 08.02.04.04 |
Violating Requirements Pertaining to Tagging Oysters: 5-9 bushels |
(3) |
COMAR 08.02.02.05 |
Possessing Undersized Soft-Shell Clams: 50% per bushel in 5 or more bushels |
(4) |
COMAR 08.02.03.14 |
Possessing Undersized Hard Crabs - 10 or more bushels containing: (a) 41-50 per bushel; or (b) 101-125 per barrel |
(5) |
4-2A-03, COMAR 08.02.05.09 |
Possessing River Herring: 5 or more per container |
(6) |
4-2A-05(c), COMAR 08.02.12.04A |
Taking Endangered or Threatened Species of Fish |
Statute or Regulation |
Description |
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(1) |
COMAR 08.02.04 |
Possessing Undersized Oysters: 50% or more per bushel in 5 or more bushels |
(2) |
4-215, COMAR 08.02.04.04 |
Violating Requirements Pertaining to Tagging Oysters: 10 or more bushels |
(3) |
COMAR 08.02.03.14 |
Possessing Undersized Hard Crabs - 10 or more bushels containing: (a) 51 or more per bushel; or (b) 126 or more per barrel |
(4) |
4-2A-03, 4-215, COMAR 08.02.15.05A |
Violating Requirements Pertaining to Tagging Whole Striped Bass: 26-35 fish |
(5) |
4-2A-05, COMAR 08.02.15.07 |
Violating Requirements Pertaining to Striped Bass Size Limits: 26-35 fish |
(6) |
4-215, COMAR 08.02.21.03B |
Possessing Undersized or Oversized Yellow Perch: 41-50 fish |
(7) |
4-215, COMAR 08.02.03.08 |
Possessing Egg-Bearing Females Harvested Out-of-State - Bill of Sale Required |
(8) |
COMAR 08.02.05 |
Unlawfully Possessing American Shad, Hickory Shad, or Sturgeon |
Statute or Regulation |
Description |
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(1) |
4-708, 4-701(l)(2), COMAR 08.02.13.02E |
Operating When a License is Suspended or Revoked |
(2) |
4-701 |
Operating Without a Required Commercial Fishing License or Authorization |
(3) |
4-1007, COMAR 08.02.04.16, COMAR 08.02.08.02, COMAR 08.02.23.04E |
Failure to Be Properly Licensed as a Buy Station When Buying Oysters - Second or Subsequent Offense |
(4) |
COMAR 08.02.24A, COMAR 08.02.05.24B |
Unlawfully Finning Sharks or Dogfish |
(5) |
A Violation of the Lacey Act (Misdemeanor) |
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(6) |
4-2A-03, 4-215, COMAR 08.02.15.05A |
Violating Requirements Pertaining to Tagging Whole Striped Bass: 36 or more fish |
(7) |
4-2A-05, COMAR 08.02.15.07 |
Violating Requirements Pertaining to Striped Bass Size Limits: 36 or more fish |
Statute or Regulation |
Description |
A Violation of the Lacey Act (Felony) |
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