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<section article="gnr" article_name="Natural Resources" number="4-214" 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>By regulation, the Secretary may establish up to 3 free fishing days each calendar year when a person may catch finfish in the tidal and nontidal waters of the State for recreational purposes without an angler’s license or Chesapeake Bay and coastal sport fishing license.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>By regulation, the Secretary may establish free fishing areas where a person may catch finfish for recreational purposes in:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Tidal waters of the State without a Chesapeake Bay and coastal sport fishing license, provided the person is registered with the Department under § 4–745 of this title; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Nontidal waters of the State without an angler’s license or a trout stamp.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
