Md. Code, Natural Resources § 4-2A-05.1
This is the official text of Md. Code, Natural Resources § 4-2A-05.1, part of Maryland’s Code, Natural Resources — governs parks, wildlife, and natural resource management.
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§4–2A–05.
Official statutory text
§4–2A–05.1.
When the Secretary removes the moratoriums on the taking, possession, sale, and transporting of striped bass or rockfish, the Secretary:
(1) Shall allow sport fishermen and commercial fishermen to take, possess, sell, and transport striped bass or rockfish; but
(2) May not remove the moratoriums for sport fishermen or commercial fishermen without removing the same moratoriums for the other group of fishermen.
When the Secretary removes the moratoriums on the taking, possession, sale, and transporting of striped bass or rockfish, the Secretary:
(1) Shall allow sport fishermen and commercial fishermen to take, possess, sell, and transport striped bass or rockfish; but
(2) May not remove the moratoriums for sport fishermen or commercial fishermen without removing the same moratoriums for the other group of fishermen.
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