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Section 8-701 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 8-702 - Legislative Intent - It is the intent of this subtitle to foster the...
Section 8-703 - Powers and Duties of Department Generally - (a) The Department shall administer the provisions of this subtitle....
Section 8-703.1 - Antifouling Paints - (a) The Department shall develop and implement by August 1,...
Section 8-703.2 - Boating Regulations for Jennings Randolph Lake - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the Department...
Section 8-703.3 - Aquatic Invasive Species -- Decontamination of Vessels - (a) This section applies to a vessel that is operated...
Section 8-704 - Regulations of Department - (a) The Department may adopt regulations necessary to carry out...
Section 8-704.1 - Disclosure of Information - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 8-705 - Waterways Improvement Districts -- in General - (a) A governing body may establish and designate areas of...
Section 8-706 - Waterways Improvement Districts -- Department's Functions - The Department shall carry out the administrative duties concerning the...
Section 8-707 - Waterway Improvement Fund -- Established; Purposes; Appropriations; Reports - (a) There is a Waterway Improvement Fund for the purposes...
Section 8-708 - Waterway Improvement Fund -- Financing Projects - (a) (1) Except as provided in § 8–708.1 of this...
Section 8-708.1 - Financing for Projects for Dredging Channels Adjacent to Main Channels or Harbors - (a) Projects for dredging channels adjacent to federal, State, county...
Section 8-709 - Waterway Improvement Fund -- List of Requests for Use to Be Included in Department's Annual Budget Request; Expenditures From Fund Without Legislative Approval; Use of Fund for Administrative Expenses - (a) The Department shall include in its annual budget request...
Section 8-709.1 - Limitation of Marina Slips - (a) This section applies to any public or private marina...
Section 8-710 - Manufacturer's or Dealer's License - (a) A manufacturer or dealer may not conduct his business...
Section 8-710.1 - Bonds of Manufacturers or Dealers - (a) Prior to the issuance of a boat dealer’s or...
Section 8-710.2 - Temporary Certificates of Boat Number - (a) The Department may design temporary certificates of boat number...
Section 8-710.3 - Excise Tax on Sales of Vessels - (a) A licensed boat dealer shall collect the excise tax...
Section 8-711 - Hull Identification Number of Vessel - (a) Every vessel whose construction is begun after October 31,...
Section 8-712 - Numbering Vessels; Owner's Certificate of Number - (a) (1) Any vessel equipped with propulsion machinery of any...
Section 8-712.1 - Vessel Validation Sticker - (a) (1) An owner of a vessel that has a...
Section 8-712.2 - Boating Safety Education - (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (3), (4),...
Section 8-712.3 - Rentals of Livery Vessels - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 8-713 - Operation of Unnumbered Vessel Prohibited - A person may not operate or give permission to operate...
Section 8-713.1 - Operating Vessel With Number, Name, or Home Port Concealed - (a) This section does not supersede § 4-1013(a) and (b)...
Section 8-714 - Manufacturer's or Dealer's Transfer of Vessel Numbers; Restriction on Use of Manufacturer's or Dealer's Number - (a) If a licensed dealer or manufacturer owns a vessel...
Section 8-715 - Owner's Certificate of Title -- in General - (a) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section,...
Section 8-716 - Certificate of Title -- Fees; Excise Tax - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 8-716.1 - Certificate of Title -- Collection and Remittance of Excise Tax - (a) The dealer shall collect the excise tax for the...
Section 8-716.2 - Certificate of Title -- Enforcement of Subtitle - (a) For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this...
Section 8-717 - Certificate of Title -- Duplicate if Original Missing or Damaged - (a) If a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated,...
Section 8-718 - Certificate of Title -- Obtaining Manufacturer's or Importer's Certificate of Origin - (a) In this subtitle, “certificate of origin” means a certification...
Section 8-719 - Certificate of Title -- Dealer's Record of Vessels Bought, Sold, or Transferred - Every dealer shall maintain for 3 years a record of...
Section 8-720 - Certificate of Title -- Transfer or Repossession of Vessel by Operation of Law - (a) If ownership of a vessel is transferred by operation...
Section 8-721 - Removal and Disposal of Abandoned or Sunken Vessels - (a) In this section, “abandoned or sunken vessel” means any...
Section 8-721.1 - Removal of Vessel From Marina - (a) The owner or operator of a marina or the...
Section 8-722 - Acquiring Title to Abandoned Vessel - (a) This section applies only to abandoned vessels as defined...
Section 8-723 - State Boat Act Fund - (a) In this section, “Fund” means the State Boat Act...
Section 8-724 - Boating Accidents - (a) The operator of a vessel involved in a collision,...
Section 8-724.1 - Damaging or Interfering With Use of Public Wharf or Landing - A person may not: (1) Interfere with the use of...
Section 8-725 - Waterskiing Restrictions - (a) This section does not apply to: (1) Any performer...
Section 8-725.1 - Controlled Water Ski Area in Maynadier Creek. - // EFFECTIVE UNTIL MAY 31, 2023 PER CHAPTER 747 OF...
Section 8-725.2 - Abandonment of Vessel - (a) A person may not abandon, as defined in §...
Section 8-725.3 - Comprehensive Management Plan for Use of Vessels on Severn River - (a) The Department shall: (1) Develop a comprehensive management plan...
Section 8-725.4 - Speed Limits on Severn River; Penalties - (a) A person may not operate any vessel on the...
Section 8-725.5 - Noise Levels for Vessels Operated in Tidal Waters - (a) The provisions of this section do not apply to...
Section 8-725.6 - Speed Limit on Seneca Creek - (a) A person may not operate a vessel on Seneca...
Section 8-725.7 - Speed Limit on Certain Areas of Monocacy River - (a) A person may not operate a vessel on the...
Section 8-725.8 - Marine Gatherings - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 8-726 - Throwing or Dumping Refuse on Waters of State - (a) A person may not throw, dump, deposit, or cause...
Section 8-726.1 - Throwing Certain Waste on Certain Waters of the State - (a) This section does not: (1) Apply to the improvement...
Section 8-727 - Enforcement of Subtitle by Officers; Use of Visual or Audible Signals - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 8-727.1 - Use of Flashing Red and Yellow Lights or Signal Devices; Emergency Vessels - (a) (1) In this section, “public safety activity” includes: (i)...
Section 8-728 - Security Interest in Vessels -- Exemptions From 8-729 to 8-736 of This Subtitle - Sections 8–729 through 8–736 of this subtitle do not apply...
Section 8-729 - Security Interest -- Perfection Generally - (a) Unless excepted by § 8-728 of this subtitle, a...
Section 8-730 - Security Interest -- Execution of Application; Time When Perfected; Endorsement of Certificate - (a) The provisions of this section apply if an owner...
Section 8-731 - Security Interest -- Assignability - (a) A secured party may assign, absolutely or otherwise, all...
Section 8-732 - Security Interest -- Relief Upon Satisfaction - (a) Upon the satisfaction of a security interest in a...
Section 8-733 - Security Interest -- Adoption of Regulations - The Department shall adopt the necessary regulations to implement the...
Section 8-734 - Security Interest -- Disclosure of Information - A secured party named in a certificate of title, on...
Section 8-735 - Security Interest -- Exclusive Method - The method provided in §§ 8-729 through 8-736 of this...
Section 8-736 - Security Interest -- Forms; Investigations - (a) The Department shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of...
Section 8-737 - Historical Watercraft Identification Plaque - (a) A person may obtain a historical watercraft identification plaque...
Section 8-738 - Operating Vessel While Under the Influence of or Impaired by Alcohol And/or Drugs - (a) Subject to subsection (g) of this section, a person...
Section 8-738.1 - Operating Vessel While Under the Influence of or Impaired by Alcohol And/or Drugs -- Testing Required - (a) If a person is involved in an accident while...
Section 8-738.2 - Operating Vessel in Reckless or Dangerous Manner - (a) A person may not: (1) Operate a vessel recklessly...
Section 8-739 - Penalties for Violations of 8-712, 8-712.1, 8-712.3, 8-713, 8-716.1 or 8-718 - (a) Any person who violates any provision of § 8-712,...
Section 8-740 - Safety Equipment Violations - (a) If a person is convicted of 2 boating violations...
Section 8-740.1 - Failure to Possess Ship-to-Shore Communication Device on Certain Vessels - (a) In this section, “ship-to-shore communication device” means a: (1)...
Section 8-741 - Marine Sanitation Device - (a) (1) For the purposes of this section the following...
Section 8-742 - Marine Sanitation Survey; Identification of and Adequate Facilities in Sensitive Areas - (a) Based on criteria including the protection of natural resources,...
Section 8-743 - Personal Flotation Devices - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 8-744 - Insurance Policy or Bond for For-Hire Water Carrier - (a) In this section, “for–hire water carrier” means a vessel...