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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 08.02.25.01" title_num="08" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="25" heading="Gear Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
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  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Archery equipment” means a vertical bow or a crossbow.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Bank pole” means a line and hook dangling into a river, stream, or lake that has the other end attached to a pole which is stuck into the ground.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Bush-bob” means a line and hook dangling into a river, stream, or lake that has the other end attached to an overhead tree or bush limb.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Cast net” means a circular monofilament or multi-ply net with weights distributed around its edge that is cast or thrown by hand in such a manner that it spreads out on the water and sinks.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Chumming” means placing fish, parts of fish, or other natural or manmade attractants upon which fish might feed, in the water, not attached to a hook, for the purpose of attracting fish to a particular area so that they might be caught.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Circle hook” means a non-offset hook with the point turned perpendicularly back to the shank.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“Dip net” means a mesh bag of netting which is suspended from a circular, oval, or a rectangular frame attached to a long handle or rope.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“Eel pot” means an enclosure constructed of wire having:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A square mesh size not less than 1/2 inch; or</text>
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      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>If the mesh is smaller than 1/2 inch by 1/2 inch, an escape panel installed in an exterior wall of the retention chamber measuring at least 16 square inches made of 1/2 inch by 1/2 inch mesh.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>“Finfish trotline” means a length of rope or line, buoyed at both ends with one or more anchors, which is baited with hooks set at intervals for the purpose of catching finfish.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>“Fish pot” means a single, finfish entrapment net device, without associated wings or leads, consisting of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An enclosure of various shapes covered with mesh webbing of not less than 1-1/2 inch mesh size;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>One or more conical entrance funnels; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>One or more unobstructed escape vents, in the holding chamber, of at least 2-1/2 inches in diameter, if circular, or 2-1/2 inches mesh size if square.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>“Fyke net” means a stationary finfish entrapment net device, without a pound or crib, consisting of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A series of hoops covered by mesh webbing of #12, or larger, twine of not less than 1-1/2 inch mesh size;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>No more than one set of wings;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A leader or hedging not longer than 250 feet consisting of #12, or larger, twine and with a minimum mesh size of 3 inches;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>In nets with a mesh size less than 2-1/2 inches, a cull panel at least 1 foot by 1 foot with unobstructed escape meshes when set with a minimum mesh size of 2-1/2 inches;</text>
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      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>A single entrance funnel; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>One or more internal funnel shaped throats.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>“Gig” means an implement with a shaft and three-pronged barbed point which is either thrust or thrown by hand.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>“Gill net” means a net which:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Is maintained in a vertical position in the water with sinkers, floats, or stakes, or a combination of sinkers, floats, and stakes; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Captures fish by means of a mesh too small to permit passage of the body of the fish or withdrawal of the head once the posterior margin of the gill covers has passed through the mesh.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>“Gill net, anchored” means a gill net that is stationary in the water and secured to the bottom by weights on either end or along the bottom line which prevent the gill net from drifting freely with the tide or current.</text>
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    <paragraph num="(15)">
      <text>“Gill net, attended” means the licensee remains in the boat within 2 miles of the gill net while it is in waters of the Chesapeake Bay, or within 1 mile when the gill net is in waters of the Atlantic Ocean, its coastal bays and their tributaries, or a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(16)">
      <text>“Gill net, drift” means a gill net not secured to or anchored to the bottom, designed to drift with the natural or prevailing tidal current, including a gill net rigged with up to 20 pounds of weight at each end, in addition to that weight required to achieve negative buoyancy.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(17)">
      <text>“Gill net, stake” means a gill net hung from or supported by stakes which are set in a row and driven into the bottom.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(18)">
      <text>“Hand” means a method of fishing whereby an individual uses their own hand to physically capture the fish.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(19)">
      <text>“Handline” means a fishing line attended primarily by hand.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(20)">
      <text>“Haul seine” means an encircling type of net with wings, brail lines and poles, and a bunt or pocket, and with the following characteristics:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Made of at least #12 twine;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Wings not greater than 15 feet in width at the attachment with the brail poles or brail line;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A width or depth not exceeding 22 feet at the bunt or back; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>A width of the bunt or back not greater than 100 feet.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(21)">
      <text>“Hook and line” means a line free of mechanical devices except for reels attached to a pole or rod or held in hand and attended in a manner that the fish is caught by the hook.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(22)">
      <text>“Hook unit” means a lure with multiple hooks.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(23)">
      <text>“Hoop net” means a single finfish entrapment net device consisting of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An enclosure formed by a series of hoops covered by mesh webbing of #12, or larger, twine, of not less than 1-1/2 inch mesh size;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>One or more internal funnel-shaped throats;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A single entrance funnel;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>No wings and leader; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>In nets with a mesh size less than 2-1/2 inches, a cull panel at least 1 foot by 1 foot with unobstructed escape meshes when set having a minimum mesh size of 2-1/2 inches.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(24)">
      <text>“J hook” means a hook having a point parallel to the hook shank.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(25)">
      <text>“Jug” means a method of fishing that uses lines suspended from floating containers or devices.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(26)">
      <text>“Landing net” means a mesh bag which is suspended from a circular, oval, or rectangular frame attached to a short handle which is operated by hand to capture a fish which is being caught by other means.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(27)">
      <text>“Live-lining” means using a live finfish on a hook for the purpose of catching other fish with:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Hook and line;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Rod and reel; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Handlines.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(28)">
      <text>“Lure” means an artificial bait used for catching fish.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(29)">
      <text>“Net” means a mesh webbing panel or multiple panels, whether continuous or discontinuous, which may be joined in various configurations for the capture of fish.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(30)">
      <text>“Noodling” means a method of catching fish using one’s hands or feet while in the water.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(31)">
      <text>“Number 12 twine” means tightly twisted or braided nylon fibers, which are between 0.043 and 0.048 inches in diameter when compressed.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(32)">
      <text>“Offset hook” means a hook with the point and barb not in the same plane with the shank.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(33)">
      <text>“Pound net” means a fixed finfish entrapment net device consisting of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>One or more pounds or cribs each measuring at least 16 feet long by 16 feet wide at the surface of the water with a netting floor and open top;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Mesh webbing with a twine size of #12 or larger;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>At least one heart leading into the crib;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>A leader or hedging consisting of #12 twine or larger and with a minimum mesh size of 3 inches; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>No other type of fishing device, netting, or wire within the pound or crib.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(34)">
      <text>“Rod” means a pole, cane, or stick to which a line can be attached directly.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(35)">
      <text>“Rod and reel” means a pole with a line and usually a line winding mechanism, attached at the bottom of the pole, and is turned by a crank so that the line is wound around a barrel.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(36)">
      <text>“Seine” means an encircling type of net with mesh.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(37)">
      <text>“Slat basket” means a wooden box that funnels fish down into a holding area that is usually baited.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(38)">
      <text>“Snagging” means actively fishing with a hook that intentionally foul-hooks the fish outside the mouth.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(39)">
      <text>“Spear” means a shaft with one sharp point and/or a barb for capturing a fish by piercing its body.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(40)">
      <text>“Spear gun” means any type of device used for propelling a spear under water by any means other than manual in order to catch fish.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(41)">
      <text>“Stinger hook” means any hook which trails another hook or hook unit, either by direct physical attachment to the lead hook or hook unit, or by a connective device such as a line, swivel or chain, and is part of the same bait or lure.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(42)">
      <text>“Tip up” means a device used in ice fishing in which a signal flag is raised when a fish takes the bait.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(43)">
      <text>“Trap” means a single, bait finfish entrapment device, without associated wings or leads, and consisting of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An enclosure of various shapes covered with mesh of not greater than 1/2-inch square mesh size for tidal waters and 1/4-inch square mesh for nontidal waters;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>One or more entrances with an opening not more than 2 inches in diameter in tidal waters or not more than 1 inch in diameter in nontidal waters; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>No dimension greater than 24 inches in any direction.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(44)">
      <text>“Trip” means the duration which begins with departure of the fishing vessel from a shore-based location and which terminates with return to a shore-based location.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(45)">
      <text>“Trolling” means the method of angling during which fish are attracted to a lure or bait being trailed from a boat which is moving forward or backward by mechanical, manual, or wind power.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>