§ 4-901. Rules and regulations pertaining to lobster

MD Nat Res Code § 4-901 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    The Department may adopt rules and regulations to:

(1)    Restrict the possession, landing, selling, or transporting of any lobster or lobster parts; and

(2)    Establish minimum size limits for lobsters.

(b)    The Department shall publish a notice of any lobster harvest regulations proposed under this section, and of any subsequent amendments to the regulations, and shall hold a public hearing on the proposal unless a public hearing on a substantially similar proposal has been conducted in the State by a federal management authority with notice advertised by the Department as required by this section. The notice shall include the time and place of any hearing.