COMAR 08.02.13.03. Point Assignment Schedule

MAR 08.02.07.02 , COMAR 08.02.07.03 Violating Requirements Pertaining to Hard-Shell Clam 11 4-1021(a)-(b) Violating Dredging Provisions Pertaining to Hard-Shell Clams in Pocomoke and Tangier Sounds 12 4-1021.2(b) Harvesting Hard Shell Clams in Somerset County With Patent Tongs Between Sunset and Sunrise, on Sunday, or During a Closed Season 13 4-1021.1 Dredging for Hard-Shell Clams in the Atlantic Coastal Bays 14 4-1027 Selling and Shipping Hard-Shell Clams Without the Proper License 15 4-1024 Unlawfully Taking Hard-Shell Clams for Commercial Purposes without a License in Worcester County 16 COMAR 08.02.02.03 Exceeding the Daily Catch Limit for Soft-Shell Clams: 2 containers or more over the limit 17 COMAR 08.02.02.03 Minimum Size Limit for Soft-Shell Clams: 2 bushels or more with 15%—24% undersized clams 18 08.02.02.03 Catching or Landing Soft-Shell Clams on Sunday 19 COMAR 08.02.02.03 Violating Regulations Pertaining to the Time for Harvesting, Landing, or Delivering Soft Shell Clams by 60 Minutes or More 20 COMAR 08.02.02.05 Failure to Protect Soft-Shell Clam from Contamination 21 4-1038 Violating Restrictions on Harvesting Soft-Shell Clams by Hydraulic Dredge in Certain Counties 22 4-1006.1 Using a Hydraulic Clam Dredge, a Traditional Bottom Dredge, or a Shinnecock Rake in a SAV Protection Zone: less than 150 feet within an area 23 COMAR 08.02.03.14E , 4-803, 4-215 Possessing Undersized Crabs: (a) Hard Crabs (All Licenses); (i) 10-30 per bushel; (ii) 23-75 per barrel; (b) Peelers (All Licenses); (i) over 15 per bushel; (ii) over 25 per float; (c) Soft Crabs: 10 or more 24 COMAR 08.02.03.12B , 4-803, 4-215 Violating Regulations Pertaining to Crabbing in Worcester County-Catch Limit: 2 bushels or more over the daily catch limit 25 COMAR 08.02.03.14B , 4-803, 4-215 Possessing Female Crabs in Male Crab Bushels: (a) Over 10 per bushel; (b) Over 23 per barrel 26 COMAR 08.02.03.11A , 4-803, 4-215 Violating Regulations Pertaining to Mature Female Crabs-Closure Period: (a) Over 8 per bushel; (b) Over 18 per barrel 27

egulations Pertaining to Crabbing in Worcester County-Catch Limit: 2 bushels or more over the daily catch limit 25 COMAR 08.02.03.14B , 4-803, 4-215 Possessing Female Crabs in Male Crab Bushels: (a) Over 10 per bushel; (b) Over 23 per barrel 26 COMAR 08.02.03.11A , 4-803, 4-215 Violating Regulations Pertaining to Mature Female Crabs-Closure Period: (a) Over 8 per bushel; (b) Over 18 per barrel 27 COMAR 08.02.05.31 Catch Limits — Longnose Gar: 1 fish over daily catch limit 28 COMAR 08.02.03.14 , 4-803, 4-215 Violating Regulations Pertaining to Mature Female Crabs-Catch Limit: (a) LCC: 1 bushel over limit; (b) TFL/CB3: 2—3 bushels over limit; (c) CB6: 3—5 bushels over limit; (d) CB9: 4—7 bushels over limit 29 COMAR 08.02.03.04 , 4-803, 4-215 Violating Crab Scrape Requirements: (a) structural requirements; (b) number permitted; or (c) prohibited areas 30 COMAR 08.02.03.07 , COMAR 08.02.03.11 , COMAR 08.02.03.14 Setting Crab Pots During Closed Season: 5—14 Pots 31 COMAR 08.02.03.07B , COMAR 08.02.03.12A , 4-803, 4-215 Violating Crab Pot Structural Requirements 32 COMAR 08.02.03.07 , 4-803, 4-215 Setting Crab Pots in a Restricted Area: 5—14 pots set in a restricted area 33 COMAR 08.02.03.07C Failing to Remove 5 or More Crab Pots Within 30 Days of the End of the Season 34 COMAR 08.02.03.13 , 4-803, 4-215 Violating Regulations Pertaining to Harvesting Crabs From Pound Nets 35 COMAR 08.02.03.11A , 08.02.03.12D , 4-803, 4-215 Violating Regulations Pertaining to the Time for Catching Crabs by 60 Minutes or More 36 4-809(c) Possessing Fat, Snot, Green or Buckram Crab in Worcester County 37 COMAR 08.02.06.01C Using an Illegal Method to Catch Snapping Turtles 38 COMAR 08.02.06.01E Catching Snapping Turtle in Charles County During Prohibited Times 39 COMAR 08.02.06.01F Possessing Destroying or Disturbing Snapping Turtle Eggs 40 COMAR 08.02.06.01G Violating Snapping Turtle Size Limits: 4 or more undersized snapping turtles 41 COMAR 08.02.06.01G Violating Snapping Turtle Commercial Permits and Licenses Requirements 42 COMAR 08.0

, COMAR 08.02.05.02B , COMAR 08.02.15.07D Using Less Than Minimum Size of Net Mesh 59 4-710(c)(3), COMAR 08.02.05.02B , COMAR 08.02.15.07D Exceeding Maximum Size of Net Mesh 60 COMAR 08.02.05.02B Setting Fishing Gear or Harvesting Fish in Prohibited Upstream Areas of the Susquehanna River 61 4-710(a) Illegally Using a Gig, Gig Iron, Purse Net, Trammel Net, Troll Net, or Drag Net 62 4-710(b) Illegally Using Otter or Beam Trawl — Atlantic Ocean 63 COMAR 08.02.25.09 Setting Fyke Nets in Certain Prohibited Areas From February 1st Through March 31st 64 4-711(a)—(d) Illegally Setting Pound or Fyke Nets: (a) greater than 1/3 the distance across a body of water; (b) setting nets too close together; or (c) setting nets in or upon leased oyster grounds without permission 65 4-713(e) Using an Illegal Length of Haul Seine or Using a Haul Seine With More Than One Powered Vessel 66 4-710(f) Violating Haul Seine Restrictions: set more than 1/3 the distance across a body of water 67 4-713(f) Emptying Haul Seine Too Close to Shore or Beach and Allowing Small Fish to Perish 68 4-215, COMAR 08.02.15.07 Unmarked Corks on Drift Gill Net 69 COMAR 08.02.05.02 Use of Unattended Drift Gill Net in the Chesapeake Bay or Its Tidal Tributaries 70 COMAR 08.02.08.14 Possessing Undersized Conch: 10% of the catch or more

D. Tier II. The following violations are Tier II violations. A person who receives a conviction for a Tier II violation receives 10 points

.725 Illegally Harvesting Striped Bass in the EEZ 7 COMAR 08.02.15 Exceeding Striped Bass Catch Limits by the Lesser of 200%—249% Over Individual Quota or by Between 2,000—2,499 Pounds 8 COMAR 08.02.05 , 08.02.22 Sharks — Violation of Required Fin/Carcass Ratio

H. Tier VI. The following violations are Tier VI violations. A person who receives a conviction for a Tier VI violation receives 30 points.

Statute or Regulation Description 1 Natural Resources Article, Title 4, COMAR 08.02.13.02E Operating When a License is Suspended or Revoked 2 Natural Resources Article, Title 4, COMAR 08.02.02.01 , 08.02.02.09, 08.02.03.03 , 08.02.04.05 , 08.02.05.03 , 08.02.05.08 , 08.02.08.03 , 08.02.15.05 , 08.02.18.03 , 08.02.18.04 , 08.02.18.05 , 08.02.18.06 , 08.02.20.02 Operating Without a Required Commercial Fishing License or Authorization 3 COMAR 08.02.08.02 Operating as Buy Station Without a Required License — Second or Subsequent Offense 4 4-210(b), 4-701(f) Violating Fishing Guide Requirements: failure to obtain the federal license required to operate a vessel carrying passengers for hire 5 4-747, COMAR 08.02.05.24 , 08.02.22.03 , 08.02.22.04 Unlawfully Finning Sharks or Dogfish 6 4-215, COMAR 08.02.04.04 Untagged Oysters: 100% of Catch 7 4-1105, 4-1009.1, 4-1014, 4-1014.1, 4-1014.2, 4-1014.3, COMAR 08.02.04.11 , COMAR 08.02.04.13 , COMAR 08.02.04.14 , COMAR 08.02.04.15 Harvesting Oysters on Closed Areas, Reserved Areas, or Sanctuaries: 150—249 feet within an area 8 4-1006(b) Harvesting Oysters or Clams in a Polluted Area: 301—350 feet over the pollution line 9 COMAR 08.02.15 Exceeding Striped Bass Catch Limits by the Lesser of 250%—299% Over Individual Quota or by Between 2,500—2,999 Pounds 10 4-215, COMAR 08.02.15.04 Possessing Striped Bass for Commercial Purposes Without a Striped Bass Allocation 11 COMAR 08.02.05.31 Catch Limits — Longnose Gar: 5 or more fish over daily catch limit 12 4-2A-03, COMAR 08.02.05.09 Possession of River Herring: 21 or more fish 13 16 U.S.C

Act (Felony) 4 4-701 Making Any False Statement in an Application for a Tidal Fish License 5 COMAR 08.02.15 Exceeding Striped Bass Catch Limits by the Lesser of 300% or More Over Individual Quota or by 3,000 Pounds or More

J. In addition to any other applicable penalty, a person may be suspended for a period of not less than 180 days and not exceeding 365 days during the oyster harvest season for:

(1) The unlawful harvest of oysters from a leased oyster bottom or from more than 150 feet within an oyster sanctuary, oyster reserve, or area closed to harvest by the Department of the Environment, when the area is designated and marked with buoys or other signage or the person knew or should have known that the harvest of oysters from the area was unlawful; or

(2) A violation of a time restriction for the harvest or possession of oysters by more than 2 hours.

K. In addition to any other applicable penalty, a person may be suspended for a period of not more than 3 years for an offense related to a violation of the Lacey Act, 16 U.S.C. 3371-3378, including but not limited to conspiracy to commit a violation of the Lacey Act, 18 U.S.C. 371.

Cross References 08.02.03.15C(6)