# Natural Resources (GNR)

## Title 4. Fish and Fisheries

### Subtitle 7. Licensing, Regulation, and Supervision of Fishing and Fisheries in Tidal Waters

#### Section 4-702

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person may not buy for resale finfish, crabs, or shellfish from waters of the State unless the person is licensed and authorized as a seafood dealer under Sec. 4-701 of this subtitle.

(b) The following persons are not required to obtain a seafood dealer authorization under this section:

  (1) A person who buys finfish, crabs, or shellfish for personal use or consumption;

  (2) A person who buys for resale finfish or shellfish species defined as bait under subsection (c) of this section; and

  (3) A person who buys finfish, crabs, or shellfish from a person with a seafood dealer authorization under Sec. 4-701 of this subtitle.

(c)

  (1) Any person not otherwise licensed under Sec. 4-701(d)(2)(ii)2 of this subtitle that harvests and sells finfish or shellfish species defined as bait under paragraph (3) of this subsection shall obtain a bait harvester permit from the Department.

  (2) The annual fee for a bait harvester permit is $25.

  (3) The Department shall adopt regulations defining which species of finfish and shellfish may be caught and sold as bait in accordance with a bait harvester permit issued under this subsection.

(d) The Department shall adopt regulations to define the species that are included as shellfish under this section.

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Md. Code Ann., Nat. Res. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)