08.02.13.03
A. For each conviction of a chargeable offense listed in §§C—Iof this regulation, the Department shall enter on the record of the person the number of points listed for that particular conviction.
B. The points associated with each conviction are described in §§C—Iof this regulation. All statutory references are to Natural Resources Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, unless otherwise noted.
C. Tier I. The following violations are Tier I violations. A person who receives a conviction for a Tier I violation receives 5 points.
| Statute or Regulation | Description | |
| 1 | 4-1105, 4-1009.1, 4-1014, 4-1014.1, 4-1014.2, 4-1014.3, COMAR 08.02.04.13, COMAR 08.02.04.14, COMAR 08.02.04.15 | Harvesting Oysters on Closed Areas, Reserved Areas, or Sanctuaries: less than 50 feet within an area |
| 2 | 4-215, COMAR 08.02.04.04 | Untagged Oysters: 2 Containers |
| 3 | 4-1012, COMAR 08.02.04.12 | Dredging for Oysters in Prohibited Areas: less than 150 feet within an area |
| 4 | 4-1013(e) | Dredging for Oysters on Areas Reserved for Tongers: less than 150 feet within an area |
| 5 | 4-1011 | Using Patent or Hand Tongs Illegally in Certain County Waters |
| 6 | 4-1013(f) | Using an Illegal Oyster Dredge |
| 7 | 4-1006(b) | Harvesting Oysters or Clams in a Polluted Area: less than 150 feet over the pollution line |
| 8 | 4-1006(a) | Harvesting Oysters or Clams Near the Federal Research Laboratory at Oxford: within 400 feet of the laboratory |
| 9 | 4-1022 | Illegally Using a Shinnecock Rake |
| 10 | COMAR 08.02.07.02, COMAR 08.02.07.03 | Violating Requirements Pertaining to Hard-Shell Clam |
| 11 | 4-1021(a)-(b) | Violating Dredging Provisions Pertaining to Hard-Shell Clams in Pocomoke and Tangier Sounds |
| 12 | 4-1021.2(b) | Harvesting Hard Shell Clams in Somerset County With Patent Tongs Between Sunset and Sunrise, on Sunday, or During a Closed Season |
| 13 | 4-1021.1 | Dredging for Hard-Shell Clams in the Atlantic Coastal Bays |
| 14 | 4-1027 | Selling and Shipping Hard-Shell Clams Without the Proper License |
| 15 | 4-1024 | Unlawfully Taking Hard-Shell Clams for Commercial Purposes without a License in Worcester County |
| 16 | 4-1037(1) | Using a Hydraulic Clam Dredge to Catch Soft Shell Clams Within 150 Feet of a Natural Oyster Bar or Leased Oyster Area |
| 17 | COMAR 08.02.02.01A | Operating a Hydraulic Soft Shell Clam Dredge Without a License |
| 18 | COMAR 08.02.02.04D | Exceeding the Daily Catch Limit for Soft-Shell Clams: 2 containers or more over the limit |
| 19 | COMAR 08.02.02.05 | Minimum Size Limit for Soft-Shell Clams: 2 bushels or more with 15-24% undersized clams |
| 20 | COMAR 08.02.02.06A | Catching or Landing Soft-Shell Clams on Sunday |
| 21 | COMAR 08.02.02.06B | Violating Regulations Pertaining to the Time for Harvesting, Landing, or Delivering Soft Shell Clams by 60 Minutes or More |
| 22 | 4-1036, COMAR 08.02.02.08, COMAR 08.02.02.09 | Unlawfully Selling Soft-Shell Clams |
| 23 | 4-1038 | Violating Restrictions on Harvesting Soft-Shell Clams by Hydraulic Dredge in Certain Counties |
| 24 | 4-1006.1 | Using a Hydraulic Clam Dredge, a Traditional Bottom Dredge, or a Shinnecock Rake in a SAV Protection Zone: less than 150 feet within an area |
| 25 | 4-1007, COMAR 08.02.02.12B, COMAR 08.02.07.03C |
Harvesting clams within 150 feet of a (a) natural oyster bar, (b) leased area, (c) public shellfish fishery area, or (d) sanctuary |
| 26 | COMAR 08.02.03.14E, 4-803, 4-215 | Possessing Undersized Crabs: (a) Hard Crabs (All Licenses), (i) 10-30 per bushel, (ii) 23-75 per barrel; (b) Peelers (All Licenses), (i) over 15 per bushel, (ii)over 25 per float; (c) Soft Crabs: 10 or more |
| 27 | COMAR 08.02.03.12B, 4-803, 4-215 | Violating Regulations Pertaining to Crabbing in Worcester County-Catch Limit: 2 bushels or more over the daily catch limit |
| 28 | COMAR 08.02.03.14B, 4-803, 4-215 | Possessing Female Crabs in Male Crab Bushels: (a) Over 10 per bushel, (b) Over 23 per barrel |
| 29 | COMAR 08.02.03.11A, 4-803, 4-215 | Violating Regulations Pertaining to Mature Female Crabs-Closure Period: (a) Over 8 per bushel, (b) Over 18 per barrel |
| 30 | COMAR 08.02.03.14B, 4-803, 4-215 | Violating Regulations Pertaining to Mature Female Crabs-Catch Limit: (a) LCC: 1 bushel over limit, (b) TFL/CB3: 2-3 bushels over limit, (c) CB6: 3-5 bushels over limit, (d) CB9: 4-7 bushels over limit |
| 31 | COMAR 08.02.03.04, 4-803, 4-215 | Violating Crab Scrape Requirements: (a) structural requirements; (b) number permitted; or (c) prohibited areas |
| 32 | COMAR 08.02.03.05, 4-803, 4-215 | Violating Bank Trap & Channel Pound Requirements: (a) structural requirements; (b) prohibited areas; (c) over 35 set in Somerset county; or (d) failure to remove by specified times |
| 33 | COMAR 08.02.03.07B, COMAR 08.02.03.12A, 4-803, 4-215 | Violating Crab Pot Structural Requirements |
| 34 | COMAR 08.02.03.07E-H, 4-803, 4-215 | Setting Crab Pots in a Restricted Area: 5-14 pots set in a restricted area |
| 35 | COMAR 08.02.03.07C | Failing to Remove 5 or More Crab Pots Within 30 Days of the End of the Season |
| 36 | COMAR 08.02.03.13, 4-803, 4-215 | Violating Regulations Pertaining to Harvesting Crabs From Pound Nets |
| 37 | COMAR 08.02.03.11A, 08.02.03.12D, 4-803, 4-215 | Violating Regulations Pertaining to the Time for Catching Crabs by 60 Minutes or More |
| 38 | 4-809(c) | Possessing Fat, Snot, Green or Buckram Crab in Worcester County |
| 39 | COMAR 08.02.06.01C | Using an Illegal Method to Catch Snapping Turtles |
| 40 | COMAR 08.02.06.01E | Catching Snapping Turtle in Charles County During Prohibited Times |
| 41 | COMAR 08.02.06.01F | Possessing Destroying or Disturbing Snapping Turtle Eggs |
| 42 | COMAR 08.02.06.01G | Violating Snapping Turtle Size Limits: 4 or more undersized snapping turtles |
| 43 | COMAR 08.02.06.01G | Violating Snapping Turtle Commercial Permits and Licenses Requirements |
| 44 | COMAR 08.02.06.01G | Violating Snapping Turtle Trap Float Requirements |
| 45 | COMAR 08.03.11.04, COMAR 08.03.11.09 | Possessing Destroying or Disturbing Snapping Terrapin Eggs |
| 46 | COMAR 08.02.15.05A, 4-2A-03, 4-215 | Violating Requirements Pertaining to Tagging Striped Bass: 5-10 fish |
| 47 | 4-2A-05, COMAR 08.02.15.07 | Violating Requirements Pertaining to Striped Bass Size Limits: 6-10 fish |
| 48 | COMAR 08.02.15 | 20%-49% Over Striped Bass Quota |
| 49 | COMAR 08.02.05.12 | 20%-49% Over Summer Flounder Quota |
| 50 | 4-740, COMAR 08.02.11.04, COMAR 08.02.05.28 | Unlawfully Taking or Possessing Walleyed Pike |
| 51 | COMAR 08.02.05.06 | Unlawfully Taking Hickory Shad |
| 52 | COMAR 08.02.21.03B, 4-215 | Possession of Undersized or Oversized Yellow Perch Caught Other Than By Hook and Line: 11-24 Fish |
| 53 | 4-733, COMAR 08.02.15.12C | Possessing Fish Whose Size or Weight Cannot Be Determined |
| 54 | 4-734, 4-215, COMAR 08.02.05 | Possessing Undersized Fish Except Striped Bass: 11 or more fish |
| 55 | 4-710(e) | Unlawfully Using Anchored Gill, Fyke, or Hoop Nets: set more than 1/3 the distance across a body of water |
| 56 | COMAR 08.02.05.02B | Setting Gill Nets in Prohibited Areas During Certain Times of the Year |
| 57 | 4-710(c)(1), COMAR 08.02.05.02B, COMAR 08.02.15.07D | Using Less Than Minimum Size of Net Mesh |
| 58 | 4-710(c)(3), COMAR 08.02.05.02B, COMAR 08.02.15.07D | Exceeding Maximum Size of Net Mesh |
| 59 | COMAR 08.02.05.02B | Setting Fishing Gear or Harvesting Fish in Prohibited Upstream Areas of the Susquehanna River |
| 60 | 4-710(a) | Illegally Using a Gig, Gig Iron, Purse Net, Trammel Net, Troll Net, or Drag Net |
| 61 | 4-710(b) | Illegally Using Otter or Beam Trawl-Atlantic Ocean |
| 62 | COMAR 08.02.05.02B, COMAR 08.02.21.03K | Setting Fyke Nets in Certain Prohibited Areas From February 1st Through March 31st |
| 63 | 4-711(a)-(d) | Illegally Setting Pound or Fyke Nets: (a) greater than 1/3 the distance across a body of water; (b) setting nets too close together; or (c) setting nets in or upon leased oyster grounds without permission |
| 64 | 4-713(f) | Using an Illegal Length of Haul Seine or Using a Haul Seine With More Than One Powered Vessel |
| 65 | 4-710(f) | Violating Haul Seine Restrictions: set more than 1/3 the distance across a body of water |
| 66 | 4-713(g) | Emptying Haul Seine Too Close to Shore or Beach and Allowing Small Fish to Perish |
| 67 | 4-215, COMAR 08.02.15.07 | Unmarked Corks on Drift Gill Net |
D. Tier II. The following violations are Tier II violations. A person who receives a conviction for a Tier II violation receives 10 points.
| Statute or Regulation | Description | |
| 1 | 4-1007, COMAR 08.02.04.16, COMAR 08.02.23.04F | Failure to Sell Oysters to a Buy Station |
| 2 | 4-1013(a) | Power Dredging Without a Power Dredge Permit |
| 3 | COMAR 08.02.04.03B-C, 4-215 | Time for Taking Oysters: (a) more than 2 hours after sunset; (b) any time before sunrise; or (c) on a closed day |
| 4 | 4-1009(a) | Unlawfully Taking Seed Oysters During a Closed Season |
| 5 | 4-1009(b)-(d), 4-1015.1(b), COMAR 08.02.04.06 | Exceeding Oyster Daily Catch Limit: 10%-24% over catch limit |
| 6 | 4-1015, 4-1015.1, COMAR 08.02.04.11 | Possessing Unculled or Undersized Oysters: 15%-24% per bushel |
| 7 | 4-1105, 4-1009.1, 4-1014, 4-1014.1, 4-1014.2, 4-1014.3, COMAR 08.02.04.13, COMAR 08.02.04.14, COMAR 08.02.04.15 | Harvesting Oysters on Closed Areas, Reserved Areas, or Sanctuaries: 50-149 feet within an area |
| 8 | 4-1040(b), 4-1021(c) | Possessing Oysters Aboard a Clam Dredge Boat |
| 9 | COMAR 08.02.02.12B, COMAR 08.02.07.03C | Harvesting clams within 150 feet of a (a) natural oyster bar, (b) leased area, (c) public shellfish fishery area, or (d) oyster sanctuary |
| 10 | COMAR 08.02.03.14F | Harvesting Female Crabs With a Male Only Limited Crab Harvester License: More Than 5 Female Crabs in Possession |
| 11 | COMAR 08.02.03.08, 4-803, 4-215 | Violating Regulations Pertaining to Egg-Bearing Female Crabs |
| 12 | 4-701(d)(2)(ii)2B, 4-814 | Exceeding The Crab Pots Permitted by the Limited Crab Catcher Authorization by 5 Pots or More |
| 13 | COMAR 08.02.03.07E-H, 4-803, 4-215 | Setting Crab Pots in a Restricted Area: 15 or More Pots Set in a Restricted Area |
| 14 | COMAR 08.02.03.14B-D, 4-803, 4-215 | Violating Crabbing Regulations Pertaining to Mandatory Days Off |
| 15 | COMAR 08.02.03.14B, 4-803, 4-215 | Violating Regulations Pertaining to Mature Female Crabs-Catch Limit: (a) LCC: 2 bushels over limit, (b) TFL/CB3: 4-5 bushels over limit, (c) CB6: 6-9 bushels over limit, (d) CB9: 8-12 bushels over limit |
| 16 | COMAR 08.02.03.12E, 4-803, 4-215 | Using a Crab Scrape in Worcester County |
| 17 | COMAR 08.02.15.05A, 4-2A-03, 4-215 | More Than One Gear Type of Striped Bass Tags or Permit on Board a Vessel |
| 18 | COMAR 08.02.15.05 | Tagging Striped Bass with an Incorrect Gear Tag |
| 19 | COMAR 08.02.15 | 50%-99% Over Striped Bass Quota |
| 20 | COMAR 08.02.15.07 | Harvesting or Attempting to Harvest Striped Bass with an Illegal Gill Net |
| 21 | COMAR 08.02.15.07 | Violating Requirements Pertaining to Striped Bass Size Limits: 11 or more fish |
| 22 | 4-735, COMAR 08.02.05.19 | Violating Fishing Restrictions Concerning the Sale of Black Bass and Chain Pickerel |
| 23 | COMAR 08.02.05.05 | Unlawfully Taking American Shad |
| 24 | COMAR 08.02.05.12 | 50%-99% Over Summer Flounder Quota |
| 25 | COMAR 08.02.21.03B, 4-215 | Possession of Undersized or Oversized Yellow Perch Caught Other Than by Hook and Line: 25-50 Fish |
| 26 | 4-710(h) | Obstructing Drift Net Fishing in Waters 50 Feet or More in Depth in the Mainstem of the Chesapeake Bay South of the Bay Bridge from December 1 Through April 1 |
| 27 | 4-711(h) | Allowing Stakes to Remain in Water After Notice |
| 28 | 4-713(b) | Failure to Have Haul Seine Inspected and Sealed |
| 29 | 4-713(i) | Unlawfully Using a Haul Seine on Weekends |
E. Tier III. The following violations are Tier III violations. A person who receives a conviction for a Tier III violation receives 15 points.
| Statute or Regulation | Description | |
| 1 | 4-405 | Fishing on a State Fish Refuge |
| 2 | 4-743 | Violating Shellfish Quarantine |
| 3 | 4-1015, 4-1015.1, COMAR 08.02.04.11 | Possessing Unculled or Undersized Oysters: 25%-49% per bushel |
| 4 | 4-1009(b)-(d), 4-1015.1(b), COMAR 08.02.04.06 | Exceeding Oyster Daily Catch Limit: 25% or more over catch limit |
| 5 | 4-215, COMAR 08.02.04.04 | Untagged Oysters: 3-5 Containers |
| 6 | 4-1012, COMAR 08.02.04.12 | Power Dredging in Prohibited Areas: 150 feet or more within an area |
| 7 | 4-1013(e) | Sail Dredging on Areas Reserved for Tongers: 150 feet or more within an area |
| 8 | 4-1105, 4-1009.1, 4-1014, 4-1014.1, 4-1014.2, 4-1014.3, COMAR 08.02.04.13, COMAR 08.02.04.14, COMAR 08.02.04.15 | Harvesting Oysters on Closed Areas, Reserved Areas, or Sanctuaries: 51-150 feet within an area |
| 9 | 4-1006(b) | Harvesting Oysters or Clams in a Polluted Area: 150 feet or more over the pollution line |
| 10 | 4-1006(a) | Harvesting Oysters or Clams Near the Federal Research Laboratory at Oxford: within 250 feet of the laboratory |
| 11 | 4-1006.1 | Using a Hydraulic Clam Dredge, a Traditional Bottom Dredge, or a Shinnecock Rake in a SAV Protection Zone: 150 feet or more within an area |
| 12 | 4-1037(1) | Using a Hydraulic Clam Dredge to Catch Soft Shell Clams on a Natural Oyster Bar or a Leased Oyster Area. |
| 13 | COMAR 08.02.03.14 | Possession of Undersized Hard Crabs: 31-40 per bushel or 76-100 per barrel |
| 14 | COMAR 08.02.03.14B, 4-803, 4-215 | Violating Regulations Pertaining to Mature Female Crabs-Catch Limit: (a) LCC: 3 bushels over limit, (b) TFL/CB3: 6-9 bushels over limit, (c) CB6: 10-14 bushels over limit, (d) CB9: 13-19 bushels over limit |
| 15 | COMAR 08.02.03.07D, 4-803, 4-215, 4-505 | Fishing A Crab Pot Licensed to Another Person |
| 16 | 4-902 | Violating Regulations Pertaining to Terrapins-No Commercial Harvest |
| 17 | COMAR 08.02.15.07, 4-215 | Possessing 11 or More Oversized Striped Bass |
| 18 | COMAR 08.02.15 | Harvesting or Attempting to Harvest Striped Bass with an Anchored Gill Net |
| 19 | COMAR 08.02.15.05A, 4-2A-03, 4-215 | Violating Requirements Pertaining to Tagging Stripped Bass: 11 or more untagged fish |
| 20 | COMAR 08.02.05.02, 08.02.15 | Harvesting Striped Bass in a Closed Area |
| 21 | COMAR 08.02.15 | 100% or More Over Striped Bass Quota |
| 22 | COMAR 08.02.05.12 | 100% or More Over Summer Flounder Quota |
| 23 | COMAR 08.02.21.03B, 4-215 | Possession of 51 or More Undersized or Oversized Yellow Perch Caught Other Than by Hook and Line |
| 24 | 4-2A-03, COMAR 08.02.05.09 | Possession of River Herring: 1-10 fish |
| 25 | COMAR 08.02.03,COMAR 08.02.04, COMAR 08.02.05, COMAR 08.02.15, COMAR 08.02.21, COMAR 08.02.22, COMAR 08.02.23, Natural Resources Article, Title 4 | Violating Closed Commercial Fishing Seasons |
| 26 | 4-215, COMAR 08.02.15.07 | Unlawful Gill Net Reel |
| 27 | 4-505 | Fishing Gear Belonging to Another Person |
| 28 | 4-511 | Interfering with State Buoys, Markers, or Monuments |
F. Tier IV. The following violations are Tier IV violations. A person who receives a conviction for a Tier IV violation receives 20 points.
| Statute or Regulation | Description | |
| 1 | COMAR 08.02.04 | Catching or Possessing Undersized Oysters, If Catch Contains 50% or More Undersized Oysters in Total Catch or 50% or More in Any Bushel or Container That Holds More Than Half a Bushel |
| 2 | 4-215, COMAR 08.02.04.04 | Untagged Oysters: 6-9 Containers |
| 3 | COMAR 08.02.04 | Harvesting Clams 2 Hours After the Legal Time Period or 2 hours Before the Legal Start Time |
| 4 | COMAR 08.02.03.14 | Possession of Undersized Hard Crabs: 41-50 per bushel or 101-125 per barrel |
| 5 | COMAR 08.02.03.14B, 4-803, 4-215 | Violating Regulations Pertaining to Mature Female Crabs-Catch Limit: (a) LCC: 4 or more bushels over limit, (b) TFL/CB3: 10 or more bushels over limit, (c) CB6: 15 or more bushels over limit, (d) CB9: 20 or more bushels over the limit |
| 6 | COMAR 08.02.15 | Catching or Possessing Oversized Striped Bass, If Catch Has 12 or More Fish Over 40 inches |
| 7 | COMAR 08.02.15 | Selling or Possessing Untagged Striped Bass, Unreported Striped Bass, or Untagged and Unreported Striped Bass, In an Amount of More Than 200 Pounds Above the Permitted Quota |
| 8 | 4-732, COMAR 08.02.05.02B, COMAR 08.02.15.03 | Violating Any Regulation Pertaining to Striped Bass Spawning Areas During Spawning Season |
| 9 | COMAR 08.02.15 | Using a Drift Gill Net with Mesh in Excess of 8 Inches |
| 10 | 4-710 | Using a Single Strand Monofilament Gill Net |
| 11 | 4-2A-03, COMAR 08.02.05.09 | Possession of River Herring: 11-20 fish |
| 12 | COMAR 08.02.12.04A, 4-2A-05(c) | Taking Endangered or Threatened Species of Fish |
G. Tier V. The following violations are Tier V violations. A person who receives a conviction for a Tier V violation receives 25 points.
| Statute or Regulation | Description | |
| 1 | 4-739, COMAR 08.02.05.11 | Violating Regulations Pertaining to the Catch, Possession, or Sale of Sturgeon |
| 2 | 4-11A-15 | Destroying Boundary Markers for Leased Oyster Ground |
| 3 | 4-503 | Dynamiting |
| 4 | 4-510 | Violating Requirements Pertaining to Spear Guns |
| 5 | COMAR 08.02.03.14 | Possession of Undersized Hard Crabs: 51 or more per bushel or 126 or more per barrel |
| 6 | 50 C.F.R. § 600.725 | Illegally Harvesting Striped Bass in the EEZ |
H. Tier VI. The following violations are Tier VI violations. A person who receives a conviction for a Tier VI violation receives 30 points.
| Statute or Regulation | Description | |
| 1 | 4-708, 4-701(l)(2), COMAR 08.02.13.02E | Operating When a License is Suspended or Revoked |
| 2 | Natural Resources Article, Title 4, COMAR 08.02.02.01, 08.02.02.09, 08.02.03.03, 08.02.04.05, 08.02.05.03, 08.02.05.08, 08.02.08.03, 08.02.15.05, 08.02.18.03, 08.02.18.04, 08.02.18.05, 08.02.18.06 | Operating Without a Required Commercial Fishing License or Authorization |
| 3 | 4-210(b), 4-701(f) | Violating Fishing Guide Requirements: failure to obtain the federal license required to operate a vessel carrying passengers for hire |
| 4 | COMAR 08.02.24A, COMAR 08.02.05.24B | Unlawfully Finning Sharks or Dogfish |
| 5 | 4-215, COMAR 08.02.04.04 | Untagged Oysters: 10 or More Containers |
| 6 | 4-1105, 4-1009.1, 4-1014, 4-1014.1, 4-1014.2, 4-1014.3, COMAR 08.02.04.13, COMAR 08.02.04.14, COMAR 08.02.04.15 | Harvesting Oysters on Closed Areas, Reserved Areas, or Sanctuaries: 151-250 feet within an area |
| 7 | COMAR 08.02.15.04, 4-215 | Possessing Striped Bass for Commercial Purposes Without a Striped Bass Allocation |
| 8 | 4-2A-03, COMAR 08.02.05.09 | Possession of River Herring: 21 or more fish |
| 9 | 16 U.S.C. § 3371-3378 | A Violation of the Lacey Act (Misdemeanor) |
I. Tier VII.The following violations are Tier VII violations. A person who receives a conviction for a Tier VI violation receives 35 points.
| 1 | 4-1105, 4-1009.1, 4-1014, 4-1014.1, 4-1014.2, 4-1014.3, COMAR 08.02.04.13, COMAR 08.02.04.14, COMAR 08.02.04.15 | Harvesting Oysters on Closed Areas, Reserved Areas, or Sanctuaries: 251 feet or more within an area |
| 2 | 16 U.S.C. § 3371-3378 | A Violation of the Lacey Act (Felony) |
J. In addition to any other applicable penalty, a person may be suspended for a period of not less than 180 days and not exceeding 365 days during the oyster harvest season for:
(1) The unlawful harvest of oysters from a leased oyster bottom or from more than 150 feet within an oyster sanctuary, oyster reserve, or area closed to harvest by the Department of the Environment, when the area is designated and marked with buoys or other signage or the person knew or should have known that the harvest of oysters from the area was unlawful; or
(2) A violation of a time restriction for the harvest or possession of oysters by more than 2 hours.