§ 8-726.1. Throwing certain waste on certain waters of the State

MD Nat Res Code § 8-726.1 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    This section does not:

(1)    Apply to the improvement of harbors; or

(2)    Affect any act of the General Assembly relating to the construction of a wharf or to the rights of a riparian owner.

(b)    Ballast, ashes, filth, earth, oysters, or oyster shells may not be deposited from a vessel to a site:

(1)    In the Chesapeake Bay above Sandy Point;

(2)    In Herring Bay; or

(3)    Below the high water mark in a river, creek, or harbor in the State.

(c)    A person in command or having charge of a vessel that violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine of not less than $20 and not exceeding $150.

(d)    The Natural Resources Police Force shall enforce this section.