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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 08.02.18.04" title_num="08" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="18" heading="Freshwater Fishing Guide License — Type NTT.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A type NTT freshwater fishing guide license, as authorized by Natural Resources Article, §4-210.1, Annotated Code of Maryland, authorizes the licensee to provide fishing guide services in nontidal waters and designated tidal waters of the State.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Fishing Area. A type NTT license authorizes the licensee to provide fishing guide services in:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>All nontidal waters of the State; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The following designated areas located in tidal waters of the State:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Chesapeake Bay upstream of a line from Sandy Point on Spesutie Island to Turkey Point;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Elk River upstream of a line from Turkey Point to the State launching ramp at Pearce Creek;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Pond Creek upstream of a line connecting the two unnamed points at the entrance to the creek;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Sassafras River upstream of a line from Grove Point to Howell Point;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Still Pond Creek upstream of a line from Meeks Point to Rocky Point;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Worton Creek upstream of a line from Copeland Point to Handys Point;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Fairlee Creek upstream of a line across the entrance of the creek;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>Chester River upstream of a line from Spaniard Point to Nichols Point;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(i)">
        <text>Corsica River, a tributary of the Chester River, upstream of a line from Spaniard Point to Holton Point;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(j)">
        <text>Langford Creek, a tributary of the Chester River, upstream of a line from Nichols Point to Grays Inn Point;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(k)">
        <text>Grays Inn Creek, a tributary of the Chester River, upstream from Grays Inn Point to Little Gum Point;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(l)">
        <text>Choptank River upstream of the Dover Bridge on Route 331;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(m)">
        <text>Blackwater River upstream of a line from the lower point of Snake Island to the southernmost point on the opposite shore;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(n)">
        <text>Transquaking River upstream of a line from Alabaster Point running magnetic north to the opposite shore;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(o)">
        <text>Nanticoke River upstream of a line from Long Point to Runaway Point;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(p)">
        <text>Wicomico River upstream of the Whitehaven ferry crossing;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(q)">
        <text>Pocomoke River upstream of the landing at Rehobeth;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(r)">
        <text>Maryland tributaries of the Potomac River above the Route 301 bridge;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(s)">
        <text>Wicomico River, a tributary of the Potomac River, upstream of a line from Mills Point in a westerly direction to the northernmost point at the entrance to Dolly Boarmans Creek;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(t)">
        <text>Patuxent River upstream of the overhead power lines north of Gods Grace Point;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(u)">
        <text>Swanson Creek, a tributary of the Patuxent River, upstream of a line from Teague Point to Chalk Point;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(v)">
        <text>Patapsco River upstream of the Hanover Street crossing parallel to the Potee Street crossing;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(w)">
        <text>Back River upstream of a line from Cuckhold Point to Rocky Point;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(x)">
        <text>Middle River upstream of a line from Booby Point to Bowley Bar Point;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(y)">
        <text>Seneca Creek upstream of a line from Bowley Bar Point to Lowen Point;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(z)">
        <text>Gunpowder River upstream of a line from Weir Point to Rickett Point; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(aa)">
        <text>Bush River upstream of a line from Abbey Point to Sandy Point.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Striped Bass.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Notwithstanding COMAR 08.02.15.08—.11, an angler under the guidance of a licensee with a valid type NTT license in tidal waters of the State may not possess the species of fish known as striped bass.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Notwithstanding COMAR 08.02.15, an angler under the guidance of a licensee with a valid type NTT license in tidal waters of the State may not catch or attempt to catch striped bass from waters of the State north of a line drawn from Abbey Point to Worton Point, from March 1 through May 31, inclusive.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>An angler under the guidance of a licensee with a valid type NTT license in nontidal waters of the State may:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Hook striped bass and immediately release the striped bass unharmed to the water from which the striped bass was taken; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Harvest striped bass from the areas set forth in Regulation .03 of this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Fees. The fees for a type NTT license are:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>For a resident, $50; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>For a nonresident, $100.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>License Allocations.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The number of type NTT licenses issued annually is limited to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>120 for residents; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>30 for nonresidents.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The Department shall maintain separate waiting lists of qualified resident and nonresident individuals in chronological order who have applied for a type NTT license.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A type NTT license that is revoked or voluntarily relinquished to the Department may be reallocated to an individual who meets all qualifications for a type NTT license.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The Department shall issue a type NTT license to the first individual on the appropriate waiting list described in §D(2) of this regulation when a license is available.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>General. Except in Deep Creek Lake, the maximum number of individuals present on a vessel which is operated by a licensee may not exceed four, including the licensee.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>