Legislation
- Title
- Oysters - Tributary-Scale Sanctuaries - Protection and Restoration
- Sponsored by
- Senators Pinsky, Augustine, Beidle, Benson, Carter, Elfreth, Ellis, Feldman, Ferguson, Griffith, Guzzone, Hayes, Kagan, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lam, Lee, McCray, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Smith, Waldstreicher, Washington, West, Young, and Zucker
- Status
- Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 754
- Analysis
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)
Synopsis
Establishing a network of oyster sanctuaries in the five tributaries identified by the Department of Natural Resources for large-scale restoration pursuant to the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement; codifying the boundaries of certain oyster sanctuaries; prohibiting a person from catching oysters in or removing oysters from a certain oyster sanctuary, subject to a certain exception; requiring the Department to provide reports on certain restoration plans to certain committees of the General Assembly by certain dates; etc.
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4-1014, 4-1014 through 4-1014.3 )
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