Maryland Natural Resources Section 4-11A-14

      (a)      To enable private planters more effectively to compete for seed oysters and more economically produce oysters through cleaning of grounds, a person may dredge by power boat on grounds he leases for cultivation of oysters in the Wicomico and Nanticoke rivers in Wicomico County.

      (b)      Notwithstanding the licensing provisions in Subtitle 10, a person desiring to dredge on leased grounds first shall obtain from the Department a special permit for the dredge boat. The fee for this special permit is $15.

      (c)      A holder of a permit may dredge on any day except Sunday. Notice of intention to dredge shall be given in writing to every leasehold owner adjoining the leasehold area to be dredged.

      (d)      Before dredging, the leasehold area to be dredged shall be marked with a stake at each corner. Between each corner and along the boundary of the leasehold area, line stakes shall be placed at 100 foot intervals.

      (e)      In addition to any other penalty imposed by this title, any captain of a boat convicted of having an unlicensed dredge on board while in a leasehold area may not dredge under his license for at least one year after the date of the conviction.