Maryland Natural Resources Section 4-1008.1

      (a)      A person may not catch oysters on Sunday or between sunset on any day and sunrise on the following day. A person may not land oysters earlier than one hour before sunrise or later than 2 hours after sunset. A buy boat or buy truck may not unload oysters earlier than one hour before sunrise or later than 2 hours after sunset unless the cargo of the buy boat or buy truck is accompanied by a certificate of inspection issued by a Natural Resources police officer. The certificate of inspection shall state the point of origin, and the time of origin which shall be between sunrise and sunset, and the quantity, in bushels, of the cargo.

      (b)      A person may not catch oysters by tongs or patent tongs or by diving except during the tonging and diving season from September 15 to March 31 inclusive the following year. However, in the waters of Worcester County, the tonging and diving season is from January 1 to December 31, inclusive.

      (c)      A person may not catch oysters by dredge in the waters of the State where dredging is permitted except during the dredging season from November 1 to March 15 of the following year.

      (d)      Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the Department may prolong by not more than two weeks the season for catching oysters.

      (e)      (1)      On the recommendation of the Calvert County or the St. Mary's County tongers' committee, the Department may authorize handscraping of oysters in the waters of Calvert and St. Mary's counties for 2 weeks, if inclement weather has prevailed during the tonging season.

            (2)      The Department shall determine the areas where handscraping of oysters is permitted.

            (3)      The Department shall establish regulations for the handscraping of oysters under this subsection. There shall be a catch limit of 10 bushels per person and no more than 30 bushels per boat. A person may not handscrape for oysters after 12:00 noon.