Md. Code, Natural Resources § 4-11A-13
This is the official text of Md. Code, Natural Resources § 4-11A-13, part of Maryland’s Code, Natural Resources — governs parks, wildlife, and natural resource management.
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§4–11A–13.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided in § 4–1008 of this title, a leaseholder may plant, cultivate, sow, or protect oysters only of the species known as Crassostrea virginica in the waters of the State.
(b) (1) In this subsection, the word “shellfish” includes live bivalves and bivalve shells.
(2) A person may not import or possess within the State shellfish taken from waters outside the waters of the State for planting in the waters of the State without the approval of the Department.
(b) (1) In this subsection, the word “shellfish” includes live bivalves and bivalve shells.
(2) A person may not import or possess within the State shellfish taken from waters outside the waters of the State for planting in the waters of the State without the approval of the Department.
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