COMAR 08.02.13.05. Recreational Fishing Suspension and Revocation

.08 Possession of Egg-Bearing Female Crabs: 6-10 per bushel (10) COMAR 08.02.03.10 Possession of Female Crabs : 6—10 per bushel (11) COMAR 08.02.03.14 Crabs — Catch Day Restrictions (12) COMAR 08.02.03.14 Possession of Undersized Hard Crabs: 10—15 per bushel (13) COMAR 08.02.03.10 , COMAR 08.02.03.14 Crabs — Daily Catch Limit (14) COMAR 08.02.03.11B Time for Catching Crabs — First Offense, 30 Minutes or More Outside Legal Hours (15) COMAR 08.02.03.11B Time for Catching Crabs — Second or Subsequent Offense (16) COMAR 08.02.03.12B(2) , COMAR 08.02.03.14 Crabs — Daily Catch Limit — Worcester County (17) COMAR 08.02.04.02 , COMAR 08.02.04.11 Oysters — Exceeding Daily Catch Limit by Less Than 100% of Catch Limit (18) COMAR 08.02.05.03 Daily Catch Limits — Spot: 4—6 fish over daily catch limit (19) COMAR 08.02.05.04 Size Limits — White Perch: 20 — 49 fish (20) COMAR 08.02.05.05 Possession or Sale of American Shad: 2—4 fish (21) COMAR 08.02.05.06 Possession or Sale of Hickory Shad: 2—4 fish (22) COMAR 08.02.05.09 Possession or sale of River Herring: 2—4 fish (23) COMAR 08.02.05.10 Size Limits — Bluefish: 4—6 fish (24) COMAR 08.02.05.10 Daily Catch Limits — Bluefish: 4—6 fish over daily catch limit (25) COMAR 08.02.05.12A and F Size Limits — Summer Flounder: 2—4 fish (26) COMAR 08.02.05.12A and F Daily Catch Limits — Summer Flounder: 2—4 fish over daily catch limit (27) COMAR 08.02.05.13A(1) Size Limits — Spotted Sea Trout: 4—6 fish (28) COMAR 08.02.05.13B Daily Catch Limits — Spotted Sea Trout: 4—6 fish over daily catch limit (29) COMAR 08.02.05.13A(2) Size Limits — Weakfish: 4—6 fish (30) COMAR 08.02.05.13B Daily Catch Limits — Weakfish: 4—6 fish over daily catch limit (31) COMAR 08.02.05.14A Size Limits — Spanish Mackerel: 4—6 fish (32) COMAR 08.02.05.14B Daily Catch Limits — Spanish Mackerel: 4—6 fish over daily catch limit (33) COMAR 08.02.05.15A Size Limits — Black Drum: 2 fish (34) COMAR 08.02.05.15B Daily Catch Limit — Black Drum: 2 fish over daily catch limit (35) COMAR 08.02.05.16A(1) Size Limits — Red Drum: 2

2) COMAR 08.02.15.09B , COMAR 08.02.15.12H Daily Catch Limit — Striped Bass — Summer and Fall Season — Chesapeake: 2 fish over daily catch limit (53) COMAR 08.02.15.09C , COMAR 08.02.15.12H Daily Catch Limit — Striped Bass — General — Chesapeake: 2 fish over daily catch limit (54) COMAR 08.02.15.09A , COMAR 08.02.15.12H Size Limits — Striped Bass — Early Season : 2 fish (55) COMAR 08.02.15.09B , COMAR 08.02.15.12H Size Limits —Striped Bass — Summer and Fall Season — Chesapeake: 2 fish (56) COMAR 08.02.15.09C , COMAR 08.02.15.12H Size Limits — Striped Bass — General — Chesapeake: 2 fish (57) COMAR 08.02.15.10B, COMAR 08.02.15.12H Daily Catch Limit — Striped Bass — Summer and Fall Season — Potomac River Tributaries: 2 fish over daily catch limit (58) COMAR 08.02.15.10C, COMAR 08.02.15.12H Size Limits — Striped Bass — Summer and Fall Season — Potomac River Tributaries: 2 fish (59) COMAR 08.02.15.11A , COMAR 08.02.15.12H Size Limits — Striped Bass — Atlantic Ocean and Coastal Bays: 2 fish (60) COMAR 08.02.15.11B , COMAR 08.02.15.12H Daily Catch Limit — Striped Bass — Atlantic Ocean and Coastal Bays: 2 fish over daily catch limit (61) COMAR 08.02.15.12B Possession of Striped Bass Between Midnight and 5 a.m.: 2 fish (62) COMAR 08.02.15.08B, COMAR 08.02.15.12H Size Limits — Striped Bass — Spring Season: 2 fish under minimum size (63) COMAR 08.02.15.08C, COMAR 08.02.15.12H Daily Catch Limit — Striped Bass — Spring Season: 2 fish over daily catch limit (64) COMAR 08.02.20.03 Using Prohibited Species as Bait: 2 fish (65) COMAR 08.02.21.02B Size Limits — Yellow Perch: 4—6 fish (66) COMAR 08.02.05 Season Violations — Finfish — Tidal Waters: 1—5 fish (67) COMAR 08.02.21.02C Daily Catch Limit— Yellow Perch: 4—6 fish over daily catch limit (68) COMAR 08.02.22.03 Shark Handling Violation (Second or Subsequent Offense) (69) COMAR 08.03.11.04 Possession of Diamondback Terrapin — Second or Subsequent Offense

E. A person who receives one of the following violations may be suspended for up to 180 days

ason Violations — Finfish — Tidal Waters: 1—5 fish (67) COMAR 08.02.21.02C Daily Catch Limit— Yellow Perch: 4—6 fish over daily catch limit (68) COMAR 08.02.22.03 Shark Handling Violation (Second or Subsequent Offense) (69) COMAR 08.03.11.04 Possession of Diamondback Terrapin — Second or Subsequent Offense

E. A person who receives one of the following violations may be suspended for up to 180 days.

Statute or Regulation Description (1) 4-1015(b), COMAR 08.02.04.11 Possession of Unculled/Undersized Oysters: 10—14% per bushel (2) 08.02.04.02 , COMAR 08.02.04.11 Oystering During a Closed Season (3) 4-1031 Possession of Undersized Hard-Shell Clams: 15—20 in possession (4) COMAR 08.02.03.08 Possession of Egg-Bearing Female Crabs: 11—15 per bushel (5) COMAR 08.02.03.10 Possession of Female Crabs: 11—15 per bushel (6) COMAR 08.02.03.11C Crabbing During a Closed Season (7) COMAR 08.02.03.14 Possession of Undersized Hard Crabs: 16—20 per bushel (8) COMAR 08.02.04.02 , COMAR 08.02.04.11 Oysters — Exceeding Daily Catch Limit by 100% —199% of the Daily Catch Limit (9) COMAR 08.02.05.04 Size Limits — White Perch: 50—99 fish (10) COMAR 08.02.05.03 Daily Catch Limits — Spot: 7—10 fish over daily catch limit (11) COMAR 08.02.05 Season Violations — Finfish — Tidal Waters: 6—9 Fish (12) COMAR 08.02.05.05 Possession or sale of American Shad: 5—10 fish (13) COMAR 08.02.05.06 Possession or sale of Hickory Shad: 5—10 fish (14) COMAR 08.02.05.09 Possession or sale of River Herring: 5—10 fish (15) COMAR 08.02.05.10 Size Limits — Bluefish: 7—10 fish (16) COMAR 08.02.05.10 Daily Catch Limits — Bluefish: 7—10 fish over daily catch limit (17) COMAR 08.02.05.12A and F Size Limits — Summer Flounder: 5—10 fish (18) COMAR 08.02.05.12A and F Daily Catch Limits — Summer Flounder: 5—10 fish over daily catch limit (19) COMAR 08.02.05.13A(1) Size Limits — Spotted Sea Trout: 7—10 fish (20) COMAR 08.02.05.13B Daily Catch Limits — Spotted Sea Trout: 7—10 fish over daily catch limit (21) COMAR 08.02.05.13A(2) Size Limits — Weakfish: 7—10 fish (22) COMAR

Early Season — Chesapeake: 3 fish (55) COMAR 08.02.15.09B , COMAR 08.02.15.12H Size Limits — Striped Bass — Summer and Fall Season : 3 fish (56) COMAR 08.02.15.09C , COMAR 08.02.15.12H Size Limits — Striped Bass — General — Chesapeake: 3 fish (57) COMAR 08.02.15.10B, COMAR 08.02.15.12H Daily Catch Limit — Striped Bass — Summer and Fall Season — Potomac River Tributaries: 3 fish over daily catch limit (58) COMAR 08.02.15.10C, COMAR 08.02.15.12H Size Limits — Striped Bass — Summer and Fall Season — Potomac River Tributaries : 3 fish (59) COMAR 08.02.15.11A , COMAR 08.02.15.12H Size Limits — Striped Bass — Atlantic Ocean and Coastal Bays: 3 fish (60) COMAR 08.02.15.11B , COMAR 08.02.15.12H Daily Catch Limit — Striped Bass — Atlantic Ocean and Coastal Bays: 3 fish over daily catch limit (61) COMAR 08.02.15.12B , COMAR 08.02.15.12H Possession of Striped Bass Between Midnight and 5 a.m.: 3 fish (62) COMAR 08.02.15.08B, COMAR 08.02.15.12H Size Limits — Striped Bass — Spring Season: 3 fish under minimum size (63) COMAR 08.02.15.08C, COMAR 08.02.15.12H Daily Catch Limit — Striped Bass — Spring Season: 3 fish over daily catch limit (64) COMAR 08.02.20.03 Using Prohibited Species as Bait: 3 fish (65) COMAR 08.02.21.02B Size Limits — Yellow Perch: 7 — 10 fish (66) COMAR 08.02.21.02C Daily Catch Limit — Yellow Perch: 7 — 10 fish over daily catch limit (67) COMAR 08.02.25.02A —D and F Use of Illegal Gear in Nontidal Waters (68) COMAR 08.02.25.03 A—G and I Use of Illegal Gear in Tidal Waters (69) 4-617 Catching Black Bass by Means Other than Angling (Hook and Line) in Nontidal Waters

F. A person who receives one of the following violations may be suspended for up to 1 year

luefin Tuna (54) COMAR 08.02.05.23B(2) Size Limit — Bluefin Tuna (55) COMAR 08.02.05.23C(1) Failing to Report Bluefin Tuna Catch to Reporting Station (56) COMAR 08.02.05.23C(2) Failing to Obtain/Affix Bluefin Tuna Tail Tag (57) COMAR 08.02.05.23D Possession/Landing Bluefin Tuna That Is Not Whole (58) COMAR 08.02.05.24A Taking Spiny Dogfish During a Closed Season (59) COMAR 08.02.05.24B Spiny Dogfish Finning Violation (60) COMAR 08.02.05.25 Taking Monkfish During Closed Season (61) COMAR 08.02.05.26B Catch or Possess Billfish During a Closed Season (62) COMAR 08.02.05.26C(1) Daily Catch Limit — Billfish (63) COMAR 08.02.05.26C(2) Size Limit — Billfish (64) COMAR 08.02.05.26D(1) Failing to Report Billfish Catch to a Landing Station (65) COMAR 08.02.05.26D(2) Failing to Complete Billfish Catch Information (66) COMAR 08.02.05.26D(3) Fail to Obtain/Affix a Billfish Tail Tag (67) COMAR 08.02.05.26E Billfish Landing Restrictions (68) COMAR 08.02.05.27B Catch or Possess Billfish During a Closed Season (69) COMAR 08.02.05.27C(1) Daily Catch Limit — Swordfish (70) COMAR 08.02.05.27C(2) Size Limit— Swordfish (71) COMAR 08.02.05.27D(1) Failing to Report Swordfish Catch to a Landing Station (72) COMAR 08.02.05.27D(2) Failing to Complete Swordfish Catch Information (73) COMAR 08.02.05.27D(3) Fail to Obtain/Affix a Swordfish Tail Tag (74) COMAR 08.02.05.27E Swordfish Landing Restrictions (75) COMAR 08.02.05.28A(1) Size Limits — Walleye: 11 or more fish (76) COMAR 08.02.05.28C(2) Catch Limits — Walleye: 11 or more fish over daily catch limit (77) COMAR 08.02.05.31 Catch Limits — Longnose Gar:11 or more fish over daily catch limit (78) COMAR 08.02.05 Season Violations — Finfish — Tidal Waters: 10 or more fish (79) COMAR 08.02.11.01 Possession of Trout in Catch-and-Release Area (80) COMAR 08.02.11.01G Using or Possessing Illegal Gear in Delayed Harvest Areas (81) COMAR 08.02.11.04F Commercial Harvest or Sale of Fish from Nontidal Waters (82) COMAR 08.02.11.04L Culling Trout (83) COMAR 08.02.11 Possession of undersized fish: 100% o

ar Restrictions—Sharks (111) COMAR 08.02.22.02G Failing to Land Shark with Head, Tail and Fins Attached (112) COMAR 08.02.22.04A Shark Filleting or Finning Violation (113) COMAR 08.02.05 , 08.02.22 Violating Any Tagging or Reporting Requirement Regarding Sharks (114) COMAR 08.02.25.02E Projectile Gear Violation in Nontidal Waters (115) COMAR 08.02.25.03H Projectile Gear Violation in Tidal Waters

G. A person who receives one of the following violations may be suspended for up to 2 years.

Statute or Regulation Description (1) 16 U.S.C. §§3371—3378 Any Lacey Act Violation (2) 18 U.S.C. §371 Any Conspiracy to Commit a Lacey Act Violation (3) 4-220, COMAR 08.02.13.05 Fishing or Crabbing While Suspended or Revoked (4) COMAR 08.02.15.09A , COMAR 08.02.15.12H Daily Catch Limit — Striped Bass — Early Season — Chesapeake: 11—20 fish over daily catch limit (5) COMAR 08.02.15.09B , COMAR 08.02.15.12H Daily Catch Limit — Striped Bass — Summer and Fall Season — Chesapeake: 11—20 fish over daily catch limit (6) COMAR 08.02.15.09C , COMAR 08.02.15.12H Daily Catch Limit — Striped Bass — General — Chesapeake: 11—20 fish over daily catch limit (7) COMAR 08.02.15.09A , COMAR 08.02.15.12H Size Limits — Striped Bass — Early Season: 11—20 fish (8) COMAR 08.02.15.09B , COMAR 08.02.15.12H Size Limits — Striped Bass — Summer and Fall Season — Chesapeake: 11—20 fish (9) COMAR 08.02.15.09C , COMAR 08.02.15.12H Size Limits — Striped Bass — General — Chesapeake: 11—20 fish (10) COMAR 08.02.15.10B, COMAR 08.02.15.12H Daily Catch Limit — Striped Bass — Summer and Fall Season — Potomac River Tributaries: 11—20 fish over daily catch limit (11) COMAR 08.02.15.10C, COMAR 08.02.15.12H Size Limits — Striped Bass — Summer and Fall Season — Potomac River Tributaries: 11—20 fish (12) COMAR 08.02.15.11A , COMAR 08.02.15.12H Size Limits — Striped Bass — Atlantic Ocean and Coastal Bays: 11—20 fish (13) COMAR 08.02.15.11B , COMAR 08.02.15.12H Daily Catch Limit — Striped Bass — Atlantic Ocean and Coastal Bays: 11—20 fish over daily catch limit (14) COMAR 08.

2.15.10C, COMAR 08.02.15.12H Size Limits — Striped Bass — Summer and Fall Season — Potomac River Tributaries: 11—20 fish (12) COMAR 08.02.15.11A , COMAR 08.02.15.12H Size Limits — Striped Bass — Atlantic Ocean and Coastal Bays: 11—20 fish (13) COMAR 08.02.15.11B , COMAR 08.02.15.12H Daily Catch Limit — Striped Bass — Atlantic Ocean and Coastal Bays: 11—20 fish over daily catch limit (14) COMAR 08.02.15.08B, COMAR 08.02.15.12H Size Limits — Striped Bass — Spring Season: 11—20 fish under minimum size (15) COMAR 08.02.15.08C, COMAR 08.02.15.12H Daily Catch Limit — Striped Bass — Spring Season: 11—20 fish over daily catch limit (16) COMAR 08.02.15.12B Possession of Striped Bass Between Midnight and 5 a.m.: 11—20 fish (17) COMAR 08.02.15 Possession of Striped Bass During a Closed Season or in a Closed Area: 5—9 fish (18) COMAR 08.02.20.03 Using Prohibited Species as Bait: 11— 20 fish

H. A person who receives one of the following violations may be suspended for up to 5 years.

Statute or Regulation Description (1) COMAR 08.02.15.09A , COMAR 08.02.15.12H Daily Catch Limit — Striped Bass — Early Season — Chesapeake: 21 or more fish over daily catch limit (2) COMAR 08.02.15.09B , COMAR 08.02.15.12H Daily Catch Limit — Striped Bass — Summer and Fall Season — Chesapeake: 21 or more fish over daily catch limit (3) COMAR 08.02.15.09C , COMAR 08.02.15.12H Daily Catch Limit — Striped Bass — General — Chesapeake: 21 or more fish over daily catch limit (4) COMAR 08.02.15.09A , COMAR 08.02.15.12H Size Limits — Striped Bass — Early Season: 21 or more fish (5) COMAR 08.02.15.09B , COMAR 08.02.15.12H Size Limits — Striped Bass — Summer and Fall Season — Chesapeake: 21 or more fish (6) COMAR 08.02.15.09C , COMAR 08.02.15.12H Size Limits — Striped Bass — General — Chesapeake: 21 or more fish (7) COMAR 08.02.15.10B, COMAR 08.02.15.12H Daily Catch Limit — Striped Bass — Summer and Fall Season — Potomac River Tributaries: 21 or more fish over daily catch limit (8) COMAR 08.02.15.10C, COMAR 08.02.15.12H Size Limits — Striped Bass — Summer a

ll Season — Chesapeake: 21 or more fish (6) COMAR 08.02.15.09C , COMAR 08.02.15.12H Size Limits — Striped Bass — General — Chesapeake: 21 or more fish (7) COMAR 08.02.15.10B, COMAR 08.02.15.12H Daily Catch Limit — Striped Bass — Summer and Fall Season — Potomac River Tributaries: 21 or more fish over daily catch limit (8) COMAR 08.02.15.10C, COMAR 08.02.15.12H Size Limits — Striped Bass — Summer and Fall Season — Potomac River Tributaries: 21 or more fish (9) COMAR 08.02.15.11A , COMAR 08.02.15.12H Size Limits — Striped Bass — Atlantic Ocean and Coastal Bays: 21 or more fish (10) COMAR 08.02.15.11B , COMAR 08.02.15.12H Daily Catch Limit — Striped Bass — Atlantic Ocean and Coastal Bays: 21 or more fish over daily catch limit (11) COMAR 08.02.15.08B, COMAR 08.02.15.12H Size Limits — Striped Bass — Spring Season: 21 or more fish under minimum size (12) COMAR 08.02.15.08C, COMAR 08.02.15.12H Daily Catch Limit — Striped Bass — Spring Season: 21 or more fish over daily catch limit (13) COMAR 08.02.15.12B , COMAR 08.02.15.12H Possession of Striped Bass Between Midnight and 5 a.m.: 21 or more fish (14) COMAR 08.02.15 Possession of Striped Bass During a Closed Season or in a Closed Area: 10 or more fish (15) COMAR 08.02.20.03 Using Prohibited Species as Bait: 21 or more fish

I. Any person who in any 8 year period receives five suspensions for violations as described in §§E—H of this regulation may be prohibited from engaging in all recreational fishing activities for 5 years.

J. Any person who in any 3 year period receives three suspensions for violations as described in §D of this regulation may be prohibited from engaging in all recreational fishing activities for 1 year.

K. Before the Department imposes a suspension or revocation under this regulation, a person is entitled to a contested case hearing upon request in accordance with Natural Resources Article, §4-220, Annotated Code of Maryland .

L. The Department may agree to a settlement before proceeding to a contested case hearing.

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