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<section article="gnr" article_name="Natural Resources" number="4-210" title_number="4" title_name="Fish and Fisheries" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Organization and Authority of Department Pertaining to Fish and Fisheries -- in General">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Except for a person employed to operate a vessel for a master fishing guide under § 4–701(r) of this title or a person permitted to operate a charter boat under § 4–210.2 of this subtitle, any person who desires to accept direct or indirect consideration for providing services as a fishing guide shall obtain a license.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>In addition to any license required by this section, a person may not furnish any service as a fishing guide that requires operating a boat or vessel as part of that service without first obtaining appropriate federal licenses to operate a vessel carrying passengers for hire.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A person who is required to be licensed under this section must have all appropriate federal and State licenses in the person’s possession whenever performing services as a fishing guide.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A commercial fishing guide shall be required to submit reports monthly on forms provided by the Department.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Secretary may establish by regulation vessel marking, first aid, and safety requirements with which all licensed fishing guides shall comply.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Department may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue a license for failure to comply with the terms of the license.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The Department may issue a tidal fish license under § 4–701 of this title and a freshwater fishing guide license under § 4–210.1 of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Department may issue a limited fishing guide license that is applicable in all waters of the State to allow a license holder to guide:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Anglers in up to 3 boats or vessels that:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Have 1 or 2 occupants; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Are propelled by human power; or</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <level label="1">
          <text>Except as provided in item 2 of this item, up to 10 anglers fishing from shore or on foot in the water; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Any number of anglers who are participating in an educational or recreational program sponsored by a State, local, or municipal government and who are fishing from shore or on foot in the water.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A person may not accept any consideration for services as a fishing guide licensed under this subsection unless the person and all persons being guided possess, as applicable, an angler’s license issued under § 4–604 of this title or a Chesapeake Bay and coastal sport fishing license issued under § 4–745 of this title.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A recreational angler under the guidance of a limited fishing guide in tidal waters may not:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Catch or possess the species of fish known as the striped bass or rockfish in the tidal waters designated in § 4–210.1(f) of this subtitle; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>From March 1 through May 31, catch or attempt to catch the species of fish known as the striped bass or rockfish in spawning areas and rivers, including all waters north of a line from Abbey Point to Worton Point, including the Sassafras River, Bohemia River, Elk River, Northeast River, Susquehanna River, Susquehanna Flats, and the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The fee for a limited fishing guide license under subsection (g) of this section shall be:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>For a resident, $50; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>For a nonresident, $100.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>All fees collected by the Department under this subsection shall be used for monitoring the freshwater fishery.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
