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<section article="gnr" article_name="Natural Resources" number="4-904" title_number="4" title_name="Fish and Fisheries" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Lobster, Shrimp, Terrapin, and Conch">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A person may not catch shrimp for commercial purposes unless the person first obtains a license from the Department.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, the Department may adopt regulations:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Governing any aspect of the shrimp fishery; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Establishing and implementing a pilot program related to fishing for shrimp.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Regulations adopted under paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection may authorize the Department to establish for the shrimp fishery by public notice:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Closed areas;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Catch limits;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Seasons;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Size limits;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>Gear restrictions; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>Reporting requirements.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
