The owner of any pier, wharf, or other structure constructed on or about the water and approved by the corps of engineers, shall have exclusive use, for the purpose of growing and harvesting shellfish, of the area:
(1) Below the owner’s pier, wharf, or structure; and
(2) In Calvert, Howard, St. Mary’s, and Talbot counties only, within 10 feet of the owner’s pier, wharf, or structure, for oysters grown in trays, baskets, or containers that are attached by lines or ropes that are the property of the owner of the pier, wharf, or structure to:
(i) The private pier, wharf, or structure; or
(ii) Another oyster tray, basket, or container that is attached to the private pier, wharf, or structure.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Section 4-11A-01 - Definitions
Section 4-11A-02 - Protection of Wild Stocks of Fish
Section 4-11A-03 - General Provisions
Section 4-11A-03.1 - Aquaculture Review Board
Section 4-11A-03.2 - Aquaculture Coordinating Council
Section 4-11A-04 - Public Shellfish Fishery Area
Section 4-11A-06 - Chesapeake Bay -- Submerged Land Lease
Section 4-11A-07 - Atlantic Coastal Bays -- Submerged Land Lease
Section 4-11A-08 - Water Column Leases
Section 4-11A-09 - Aquaculture or Submerged Land Lease
Section 4-11A-10 - General Provisions Regarding Lease
Section 4-11A-11 - Demonstration Lease
Section 4-11A-12 - General Provisions
Section 4-11A-14 - Catching Oysters on Leased Oyster Bottoms by Leaseholder
Section 4-11A-16 - Miscellaneous Prohibitions on Aquaculture or Submerged Land Lease Area
Section 4-11A-16.1 - Miscellaneous Prohibitions on Aquaculture or Submerged Land Lease Area
Section 4-11A-17 - Exclusive Right of Riparian or Wharf Owners to Cultivate Shellfish
Section 4-11A-17.1 - Oysters Grown and Harvested Under 4-11a-17
Section 4-11A-18 - Experimental Propagation Activities
Section 4-11A-20 - Privately Owned Artificial Ponds or Lakes
Section 4-11A-21 - Permit to Breed, Propagate, and Sell Game and Freshwater Fish
Section 4-11A-22 - Trespass on Land to Fish in Privately Owned Ponds Prohibited