{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-natural-resources-4-702","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Natural Resources § 4–702","heading":"","body":"(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person may not buy for resale finfish, crabs, or shellfish from waters of the State unless the person is licensed and authorized as a seafood dealer under § 4–701 of this subtitle.\n(b) The following persons are not required to obtain a seafood dealer authorization under this section:\n(1) A person who buys finfish, crabs, or shellfish for personal use or consumption;\n(2) A person who buys for resale finfish or shellfish species defined as bait under subsection (c) of this section; and\n(3) A person who buys finfish, crabs, or shellfish from a person with a seafood dealer authorization under § 4–701 of this subtitle.\n(c) (1) Any person not otherwise licensed under § 4–701(d)(2)(ii)2 of this subtitle that harvests and sells finfish or shellfish species defined as bait under paragraph (3) of this subsection shall obtain a bait harvester permit from the Department.\n(2) The annual fee for a bait harvester permit is $25.\n(3) The Department shall adopt regulations defining which species of finfish and shellfish may be caught and sold as bait in accordance with a bait harvester permit issued under this subsection.\n(d) The Department shall adopt regulations to define the species that are included as shellfish under this section.","path":["Article - Natural Resources"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gnr\u0026section=4-702","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:00:08Z","sha256":"49c1f6797a448f35d67105491ee84a390d15b966885b1537a0a135e4d1834c34","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-natural-resources-4-701.2","next":"us-md/md.-code-natural-resources-4-704"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}