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

   (a) Scope of section. -- 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) Prohibited. -- 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) Penalty. -- 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) Enforcement. -- The Natural Resources Police Force shall enforce this section.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 482, 483; 2002, ch. 26, § 4.