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<section article="gnr" article_name="Natural Resources" number="4-614" title_number="4" title_name="Fish and Fisheries" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Licensing, Regulation, and Supervision of Fishing and Fisheries in Nontidal Waters">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Department shall adopt regulations to establish fishing areas where a trout stamp is required.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, a person may not fish or possess trout in an area established in paragraph (1) of this subsection unless the person first obtains a trout stamp in addition to an angler’s license.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A trout stamp is not required of the following:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>A holder of a lifetime complimentary angler’s license issued under § 4–607(a)(2) or (3) of this subtitle;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A person authorized by a disability exemption issued under § 4–217 of this title;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Any resident serving in the uniformed services while on leave in the State, during the resident’s leave period, if, while angling, the resident possesses a copy of the resident’s official leave order; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>A person under 16 years of age.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The stamp may be obtained from the Department or an authorized agent of the Department.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A person is not required to have a trout stamp to possess trout taken from:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Any privately owned lake or pond that is stocked with trout artificially propagated by commercial hatcheries or purchased from persons licensed to sell fish; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Any fee fishing lake or pond operated under § 4–11A–20 of this title.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The following annual trout stamp fees shall apply:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Resident……………………………………………………………… $20</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Nonresident…………………………………………………..…..…. $30</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
