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<baltimore-city-law heading="Regulation .09 Fishing.">
  <section prefix="Regulation" num=".09" heading="Fishing.">
    <para num="A.">Except in a posted area, a person in possession of a Maryland Freshwater Sportfishing License may fish within a WQMA if the person complies with the provisions of &lt;cite data-path="21.02.04.09"&gt;this regulation&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
    <para num="B.">In General.<para num="(1)">Fishing at a WQMA is permitted:<para num="(a)">Between the hours of sunrise and sunset; and</para>
        <para num="(b)">From watercrafts between March 1 and December 31 annually.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">Fishing is permitted from the banks year-round.</para>
      <para num="(3)">A person fishing may not drill through the ice to fish.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="C.">Vessels.
A person fishing at a WQMA may do so from a:<para num="(1)">Rowboat;</para>
      <para num="(2)">Runabout type boat;</para>
      <para num="(3)">Canoe; or</para>
      <para num="(4)">Kayak.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="D.">Areas.<para num="(1)">A person fishing at a WQMA may fish from designated areas on the shore of a reservoir.</para>
      <para num="(2)">A person fishing at a WQMA may not fish:<para num="(a)">Between Liberty Road and Liberty Dam;</para>
        <para num="(b)">Within 1500 feet of Prettyboy Dam;</para>
        <para num="(c)">In an area designated as a fish refuge area; or</para>
        <para num="(d)">In an area where:<para num="(i)">The banks are steep;</para>
          <para num="(ii)">There are rock cliffs or promontories; or</para>
          <para num="(iii)">There is danger of a person falling into the water with resultant risk of injury or drowning.</para>
        </para>
      </para>
      <para num="(3)">A person may only fish from a bridge in a WQMA on a designated platform provided at the following places:<para num="(a)">The Dulaney Valley Road bridge at Loch Raven Reservoir, and</para>
        <para num="(b)">The Deer Park/Nicodemus Road bridge at Liberty Reservoir.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="E.">Equipment.<para num="(1)">A person fishing at a WQMA may use a:<para num="(a)">Rod;</para>
        <para num="(b)">Hook;</para>
        <para num="(c)">Line; and</para>
        <para num="(d)">Single artificial lure.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">A person fishing at a WQMA may not use a:<para num="(a)">Net;</para>
        <para num="(b)">Bow;</para>
        <para num="(c)">Spear; or</para>
        <para num="(d)">Device other than those provided for in &lt;cite data-path="21.02.04.09|E.|(1)"&gt;§E(1) of this regulation&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="F.">Prohibited Activities.
A person fishing at a WQMA may not:<para num="(1)">Ice fish;</para>
      <para num="(2)">Magnet fish; or</para>
      <para num="(3)">Fish from a rowing shell.</para>
    </para>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
