Md. Code Regs. 08.02.22.01 - Definitions
A. In this chapter, the
following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Circle hook" means a nonoffset hook with the
point turned perpendicularly back to the shank.
(2) "Eviscerate" means to remove the digestive
organs of a shark, excluding the head.
(3) "Finning" means removing only the fins of a
shark.
(4) "Fork length" means that
length measured in a straight line from the tip of the nose of the shark to the
center of the fork of the tail of the shark.
(5) "Handline" means a mainline to which not more
than two gangions or hooks are attached.
(6) "Landing" means:
(a) The unloading of any fish at a dock or shore
by a commercial fisherman; or
(b) The
bringing of any fish to a dock, pier, or shore by a recreational fisherman for
personal use.
(7) "Large mesh
gillnet" means a gillnet having a stretch mesh size equal to or greater than 5
inches.
(8) "Recreational angler" means
any fisherman who catches sharks for personal use.
(9) "Shore-angler" means any person engaged in any
type of fishing that does not take place on board a vessel.
(10) "Shortline" means a fishing line meeting the
requirements of COMAR 08.02.25.06.
(11)
"Small mesh gillnet" mean a gillnet having a stretch mesh size smaller than 5
inches.
(12) "Vessel" means every type
of watercraft used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water
except for nondisplacement craft and seaplanes.
(13) "Vessel-fishing" means any fishing conducted
from a vessel.
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A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Circle hook" means a nonoffset hook with the point turned perpendicularly back to the shank.
(2) "Eviscerate" means to remove the digestive organs of a shark, excluding the head.
(3) "Finning" means removing only the fins of a shark.
(4) "Fork length" means that length measured in a straight line from the tip of the nose of the shark to the center of the fork of the tail of the shark.
(5) "Handline" means a mainline to which not more than two gangions or hooks are attached.
(6) "Landing" means:
(a) The unloading of any fish at a dock or shore by a commercial fisherman; or
(b) The bringing of any fish to a dock, pier, or shore by a recreational fisherman for personal use.
(7) "Large mesh gillnet" means a gillnet having a stretch mesh size equal to or greater than 5 inches.
(8) "Recreational angler" means any fisherman who catches sharks for personal use.
(9) "Shore-angler" means any person engaged in any type of fishing that does not take place on board a vessel.
(10) "Shortline" means a fishing line meeting the requirements of COMAR 08.02.25.06.
(11) "Small mesh gillnet" mean a gillnet having a stretch mesh size smaller than 5 inches.
(12) "Vessel" means every type of watercraft used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water except for nondisplacement craft and seaplanes.
(13) "Vessel-fishing" means any fishing conducted from a vessel.