Maryland Natural Resources Section 4-704

      (a)      A person may not catch or attempt to catch finfish in the tidal waters of the State by the use of any net or other device except hook and line, dip net operated by hand, spear gun, or bow and arrow pursuant to the provisions of this subtitle unless he possesses a valid license to catch finfish issued by the Department.

      (b)      An applicant for a license to catch finfish shall furnish information the Department requires.

      (c)      The Department may not grant a license to any person, under the provisions of this subtitle, to set a pound net on the location occupied by any other pound net or within 4,500 feet in the Chesapeake Bay or 1,500 feet in a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay measured at right angles to the line of stakes, unless the other licensee failed to apply for renewal of his license by the expiration date of the year for which it was granted.