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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" citation="COMAR 08.02.04.08" title_num="08" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="04" heading="Dredge Boat Areas.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Except as listed in §B of this regulation a person may catch oysters by a dredge boat, as defined in Natural Resources Article, §4-1001(g), Annotated Code of Maryland, only in the following waters:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>All of the waters of Hoopers Straits enclosed by a line beginning at a point defined by Lat. 38°11.923’ N, Long. 76°5.674’ W; then running 309° True to a point defined by the shore of Richland Point defined by Lat. 38°14.846’ N, Long. 76°10.332’ W; then running easterly along the shore of Lower Hoopers Island to a point defined by Lat. 38°13.968’ N, Long. 76°7.871’ W; then running 92° True to a point defined by Lat. 38°13.93’ N, Long. 76°6.66’ W; then running 150° True to a point defined by Lat. 38°13.203’ N, Long. 76°6.122’ W; then running 165° True to the point of beginning;</text>
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    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>All of the waters of the Honga River enclosed by a line beginning at a point defined by Lat. 38°14.877’ N, Long. 76°6.956’ W; then running 305° True to a point defined by Lat. 38°14.974’ N, Long. 76°7.134’ W; then running 35° True to a point on the shore at Crab Point defined by Lat. 38°15.77’ N, Long. 76°6.439’ W; then running southerly along the shore to a point defined by Lat. 38°15.25’ N, Long. 76°6.052’ W; then running 242° True to the point of beginning;</text>
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    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>All of the waters of Dorchester and Talbot Counties enclosed by a line beginning at a point defined by Lat. 38°41.359’ N, Long. 76°19.302’ W; then running 107° True to a point at Benoni (Choptank River) Lighthouse, defined by Lat. 38°39.344’ N, Long. 76°11.069’ W; then running 123° True to a point at Chlora Point defined by Lat. 38°38.222’ N, Long. 76°8.829’ W; then running easterly along the shore to a point on the west side of La Trappe Creek, defined by Lat. 38°37.695’ N, Long. 76°7.323’ W; then running 106° True to a point on the east side of La Trappe Creek, defined by Lat. 38°37.62’ N, Long. 76°6.997’ W; then running southerly along the shore to a point at the south end of Howell Point defined by Lat. 38°36.675’ N, Long. 76°6.646’ W; then running 254° True to a point defined by Lat. 38°36.479’ N, Long. 76°7.652’ W; then running 308° True to a point defined by Lat. 38°36.557’ N, Long. 76°7.780’ W; then running 250° True to a point defined by Lat. 38° 36.507’ N, Long. 76° 7.92’ W; then running 320° True to a point defined by Lat. 38°36.534’ N, Long. 76°7.949’ W; then running 333° True to a point defined by Lat. 38°36.671’ N, Long. 76°8.039’ W; then running 349° True to a point defined by Lat. 38°36.846’ N, Long. 76°8.08’ W; then running 360° True to a point defined by Lat. 38°37.26’ N, Long. 76°8.084’ W; then running 356° True to a point defined by Lat. 38°37.496’ N, Long. 76°8.108’ W; then running 345° True to a point defined by Lat. 38°37.81’ N, Long. 76°8.212’ W; then running 308° True to a point defined by Lat. 38°37.866’ N, Long. 76°8.302’ W; then running 286° True to a point defined by Lat. 38°37.89’ N, Long. 76°8.408’ W; then running 272° True to a point defined by Lat. 38°37.898’ N, Long. 76°8.684’ W; then running 267° True to a point defined by Lat. 38°37.884’ N, Long. 76°9.023’ W; then running 283° True to a point defined by Lat. 38°37.933’ N, Long. 76°9.296’ W; then running 302° True to a point defined by Lat. 38°38.095’ N, Long. 76°9.631’ W; then running 314° True to a point defined by Lat. 38°38.536’ N, Long. 76°10.221’ W; then running 303° True to a point defined by Lat. 38°38.68’ N, Long. 76°10.498’ W; then running 288° True to a point defined by Lat. 38°38.789’ N, Long. 76°10.919’ W; then running 271° True to a point defined by Lat. 38°38.79’ N, Long. 76°11.095’ W; then running 240° True to a point defined by Lat. 38°38.732’ N, Long. 76°11.226’ W; then running 251° True to a point defined by Lat. 38°38.576’ N, Long. 76°11.793’ W; then running 264° True to a point defined by Lat. 38°38.518’ N, Long. 76°12.494’ W; then running 278° True to a point defined by Lat. 38°38.562’ N, Long. 76°12.874’ W; then running 292° True to a point defined by Lat. 38°38.664’ N, Long. 76°13.197’ W; then running 218° True to a point on the shore at Todds Point defined by Lat. 38°37.683’ N, Long. 76°14.168’ W; then running 267° True to a point on the shore at Cooks Point defined by Lat. 38°37.581’ N, Long. 76°17.109’ W; then running southerly along the shore to a point defined by Lat. 38°37.453’ N, Long. 76°17.045’ W; then running 120° True to a point on the shore, defined by Lat. 38°37.426’ N, Long. 76°16.984’ W; then running southerly and westerly along the shore of Trippe Bay and Brannock Bay to a point at Hills Point defined by Lat. 38°34.358’ N, Long. 76°18.292’ W; then running 206° True to a point on shore at the north end of James Island, defined by Lat. 38°31.387’ N, Long. 76°20.14’ W; then running 345° True to Sharps Island Lighthouse, defined by Lat. 38°38.345’ N, Long. 76°22.541’ W; then running 42° True to a point on shore at Blackwalnut Point defined by Lat. 38°40.239’ N, Long. 76°20.373’ W; then running northeasterly along the shore of Tilghman Island to a point defined by Lat. 38°41.366’ N, Long. 76°19.333’ W; then running 107° True to the point of beginning, excluding the area defined as Cook Point Sanctuary in Regulation .15A of this chapter;</text>
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    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>All the waters of Somerset County except as provided in §B(1)—(5) of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Talbot County. All of the waters bayward of a line beginning at Kent Point, defined by Lat. 38°50.180’ N, Long. 76°22.100’ W; then running approximately 102° True to a point defined by Lat. 38°49.904’ N, Long. 76°20.384’ W; then running approximately 48° True to a point defined by Lat. 38°50.871’ N, Long. 76°19.031’ W; then running approximately 115° True to a point defined by Lat. 38°50.564’ N, Long. 76°18.203’ W; then running approximately 163° True to a point defined by Lat. 38°49.702’ N, Long. 76°17.865’ W; then running southwesterly along the shore to a point defined by Lat. 38°46.416’ N, Long. 76°20.020’ W; then running approximately 323° True to a point defined by Lat. 38°47.861’ N, Long. 76°21.394’ W; then running approximately 210° True to a point defined by Lat. 38°46.553’ N, Long. 76°22.342’ W.</text>
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    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Chesapeake Bay. All of the waters of the Chesapeake Bay mainstem as defined by COMAR 08.02.01.06B(1), except as provided in §B(6) of this regulation.</text>
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  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Exceptions. A person may not catch oysters by dredge boat in the areas listed in this section.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Pocomoke Sound, as defined by COMAR 08.02.01.06B(5).</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Wicomico River. All of the waters of the Wicomico River easterly of a straight line drawn from a point defined by Lat. 38°10.767’ N, Long. 75°57.004’ W; then running 343° True to a point defined by Lat. 38°12.311’ N, Long. 75°57.587’ W.</text>
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    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Manokin River. All of the waters of the Manokin River landward or upstream of a straight line beginning at a point on Little Deals Island, defined by Lat. 38°6.750’ N, Long. 75°56.552’ W; then running 126° True to Hazard Point on the mainland, defined by Lat. 38°4.571’ N, Long. 75°52.694’ W.</text>
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    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Big Annemessex River. All of the waters of the Big Annemessex River easterly of a straight line beginning at a point defined by Lat. 38°2.303’ N, Long. 75°51.610’ W; then running 334° True to a point defined by Lat. 38°3.648’ N, Long. 75°52.422’ W.</text>
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    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Tangier Sound. All of the waters east of Smith Island south and west of a line drawn in an easterly course from Terrapin Sands Point on the west side of Tangier Sound, defined by Lat. 38°0.247' N, Long. 75°58.181' W; then running 94° True to the channel, to a point defined by Lat. 38° 0.008' N, Long. 75° 54.977' W; and then running 200° True following the channel in a southerly direction to a point defined by Lat. 37°57.845' N, Long. 75°55.770' W; then running 190° following the channel to the Virginia Line, to a point defined by Lat. 37°54.453' N, Long. 75°56.413' W.</text>
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    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Chesapeake Bay. All areas described in Natural Resources Article, §4-1012(a), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>