§ 4-11A-17. Exclusive right of riparian or wharf owners to cultivate shellfish

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The owner of any wharf or other structure constructed on or about the water and approved by the corps of engineers, shall have exclusive use, for the purpose of growing and harvesting shellfish, of the area:

(1) Below the owner's wharf or structure; and

(2) In Calvert, Howard, St. Mary's, and Talbot counties only, within 5 feet of the owner's wharf or structure, oysters grown in trays, baskets, or containers that are attached to a private pier or wharf by lines or ropes that are the property of the owner of the pier or wharf.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 66C, § 698, 708; 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., ch. 4, § 1; 1984, ch. 783; 1987, ch. 118; 1988, ch. 534, § 1; 1989, ch. 5, § 1; 2003, ch. 174; 2011, ch. 411, § 1; ch. 579.

                    
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