The Department shall initiate the development of a program for enactment by the Maryland General Assembly to encourage return of the State’s oyster shell resource to the tidal waters of the State to assist oyster propagation. The Department also may use the Fisheries Research and Development Fund to purchase oyster shell.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 10 - Oysters and Clams
Part II - Provisions Relating to Oysters
Section 4-1008 - Introduction of Nonnative Oysters
Section 4-1008.1 - Prolonging Season; Handscraping in Calvert and St. Mary's Counties
Section 4-1009 - Catching Oysters on Natural Oyster Bars
Section 4-1009.1 - Designation of Harvest Reserve Area
Section 4-1010 - Possession of Patent Tong Heads in Kent, Queen Anne's, and Wicomico Counties
Section 4-1012 - Areas Where Dredging Prohibited; Prima Facie Evidence of Dredging
Section 4-1013 - Dredging Regulations and Prohibitions Generally
Section 4-1014 - Network of Oyster Sanctuaries
Section 4-1014.1 - Oyster Sanctuaries in Somerset County
Section 4-1014.2 - Oyster Sanctuaries in Calvert County
Section 4-1014.3 - Oyster Sanctuaries in St. Mary's County
Section 4-1014.4 - Oyster Sanctuaries in Dorchester County
Section 4-1015 - Oyster Culling
Section 4-1015.1 - Oysters Caught Using Diving Apparatus
Section 4-1017 - Oyster License
Section 4-1018 - Oyster Measures
Section 4-1019 - Report of Buyers or Sellers of Oyster Shells Required
Section 4-1019.1 - Program for Return of Oyster Shells to Chesapeake Bay