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Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-008 Context (guidance or announcement) Primary source read

Department Offers Guidance as Striped Bass Season Approaches (recreational fishing and boating prohibited; sustenance fishing only; reopening 7 a.m. May 7)

Department Offers Guidance as Striped Bass Season Approaches (updated May 7)

Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Fishing and Boating Services · Maryland Department of Natural Resources (State agency) (State)

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Jurisdiction
Maryland Department of Natural Resources (State agency) · Maryland
Level
State
Authority
Order of the Governor No. 20-03-30-01 (Ex. MD-007) and No. 20-05-06-01 (Ex. MD-009); Md. Code, Nat. Res. tit. 4
Issued
2020-04-29 Apr. 29, 2020
Effective
2020-04-29 (status as of the striped-bass opener May 1) (read as 2020-04-29)
End
2020-05-07 7:00 a.m. (recreational fishing, including catch-and-release, allowed; tournaments still prohibited) (read as 2020-05-07)
In force
Apr. 29, 2020 to May 7, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Stay-at-homeBusiness closureEvents and venues
Addressees
  • recreational anglers and boaters
  • charter operators
  • tournament organizers
Functions reached
  • CB customer base (charter fishing, marinas, tackle)
  • EVT tournaments
  • TV destination travel
Character
context
Collection
State agriculture, parks and wildlife agencies AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE

Operative words

[The Governor's Stay at Home Order remains] in place, and recreational fishing and boating are currently prohibited. Fishing for sustenance is allowed... Effective Thursday, May 7, at 7 a.m, recreational fishing activities, including catch-and-release, are allowed... Fishing tournaments remain prohibited at this time.

Enforcement

Natural Resources Police; Pub. Safety § 14-3A-08

Notes

Confirms the 2020 Q2 prohibition on recreational fishing and boating in Maryland from Mar. 30 to May 7, 2020.

Retrieval note

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