2015 Maryland Code
NATURAL RESOURCES
Title 8 - WATERS
Subtitle 7 - STATE BOAT ACT
§ 8-726.1 - Throwing certain waste on certain waters of the State
(a) Scope of section. -- 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) Prohibited. -- 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) Penalty. -- 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) Enforcement. -- The Natural Resources Police Force shall enforce this section.
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