Maryland Natural Resources Section 8-726.1
§ 8-726.1.
  (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.