{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-natural-resources-4-901","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Natural Resources § 4–901","heading":"","body":"(a) The Department may adopt rules and regulations to:\n(1) Restrict the possession, landing, selling, or transporting of any lobster or lobster parts; and\n(2) Establish minimum size limits for lobsters.\n(b) The Department shall publish a notice of any lobster harvest regulations proposed under this section, and of any subsequent amendments to the regulations, and shall hold a public hearing on the proposal unless a public hearing on a substantially similar proposal has been conducted in the State by a federal management authority with notice advertised by the Department as required by this section. The notice shall include the time and place of any hearing.","path":["Article - Natural Resources"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gnr\u0026section=4-901","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:00:08Z","sha256":"895006056d438f4b9ba47d7410e3685598bf3706173063146448d68ccca9c917","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-natural-resources-4-816","next":"us-md/md.-code-natural-resources-4-902"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}