Md. Code Regs. 08.02.18.04 - Freshwater Fishing Guide License - Type NTT
A. A type NTT freshwater fishing guide license, as
authorized by Natural Resources Article, §
4-210.1, Annotated Code
of Maryland, authorizes the licensee to provide fishing guide services in nontidal
waters and designated tidal waters of the State.
B. Fishing Area. A type NTT license authorizes the
licensee to provide fishing guide services in:
(1)
All nontidal waters of the State; and
(2) The following designated areas located in
tidal waters of the State:
(a) Chesapeake Bay
upstream of a line from Sandy Point on Spesutie Island to Turkey Point;
(b) Elk River upstream of a line from Turkey Point
to the State launching ramp at Pearce Creek;
(c) Pond Creek upstream of a line connecting the
two unnamed points at the entrance to the creek;
(d) Sassafras River upstream of a line from Grove
Point to Howell Point;
(e) Still Pond
Creek upstream of a line from Meeks Point to Rocky Point;
(f) Worton Creek upstream of a line from Copeland
Point to Handys Point;
(g) Fairlee Creek
upstream of a line across the entrance of the creek;
(h) Chester River upstream of a line from Spaniard
Point to Nichols Point;
(i) Corsica
River, a tributary of the Chester River, upstream of a line from Spaniard Point to
Holton Point;
(j) Langford Creek, a
tributary of the Chester River, upstream of a line from Nichols Point to Grays Inn
Point;
(k) Grays Inn Creek, a tributary
of the Chester River, upstream from Grays Inn Point to Little Gum Point;
(l) Choptank River upstream of the Dover Bridge on
Route 331;
(m) Blackwater River upstream
of a line from the lower point of Snake Island to the southernmost point on the
opposite shore;
(n) Transquaking River
upstream of a line from Alabaster Point running magnetic north to the opposite
shore;
(o) Nanticoke River upstream of a
line from Long Point to Runaway Point;
(p) Wicomico River upstream of the Whitehaven
ferry crossing;
(q) Pocomoke River
upstream of the landing at Rehobeth;
(r)
Maryland tributaries of the Potomac River above the Route 301 bridge;
(s) Wicomico River, a tributary of the Potomac
River, upstream of a line from Mills Point in a westerly direction to the
northernmost point at the entrance to Dolly Boarmans Creek;
(t) Patuxent River upstream of the overhead power
lines north of Gods Grace Point;
(u)
Swanson Creek, a tributary of the Patuxent River, upstream of a line from Teague
Point to Chalk Point;
(v) Patapsco River
upstream of the Hanover Street crossing parallel to the Potee Street
crossing;
(w) Back River upstream of a
line from Cuckhold Point to Rocky Point;
(x) Middle River upstream of a line from Booby
Point to Bowley Bar Point;
(y) Seneca
Creek upstream of a line from Bowley Bar Point to Lowen Point;
(z) Gunpowder River upstream of a line from Weir
Point to Rickett Point; and
(aa) Bush
River upstream of a line from Abbey Point to Sandy Point.
C. Striped Bass.
(1) Notwithstanding COMAR
08.02.15.08D -.11, an
angler under the guidance of a licensee with a valid type NTT license in tidal
waters of the State may not possess the species of fish known as striped
bass.
(2) Notwithstanding COMAR
08.02.15, an angler under the guidance of a licensee with a valid type NTT license
in tidal waters of the State may not catch or attempt to catch striped bass from
waters of the State north of a line drawn from Abbey Point to Worton Point, from
March 1 through May 31, inclusive.
(3)
An angler under the guidance of a licensee with a valid type NTT license in nontidal
waters of the State may:
(a) Hook striped bass and
immediately release the striped bass unharmed to the water from which the striped
bass was taken; and
(b) Harvest striped
bass from the areas set forth in Regulation .03 of this chapter.
D. Fees. The fees for a type
NTT license are:
(1) For a resident, $50;
and
(2) For a nonresident,
$100.
E. License Allocations.
(1) The number of type NTT licenses issued
annually is limited to:
(a) 120 for residents;
and
(b) 30 for nonresidents.
(2) The Department shall maintain
separate waiting lists of qualified resident and nonresident individuals in
chronological order who have applied for a type NTT license.
(3) A type NTT license that is revoked or
voluntarily relinquished to the Department may be reallocated to an individual who
meets all qualifications for a type NTT license.
(4) The Department shall issue a type NTT license
to the first individual on the appropriate waiting list described in §D(2) of
this regulation when a license is available.
F. General. Except in Deep Creek Lake, the maximum
number of individuals present on a vessel which is operated by a licensee may not
exceed four, including the licensee.
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