(a) The Department shall administer the provisions of this subtitle. In addition, the Department shall: (1) Develop plans, within the limits of available income, for the improvement and promotion of the waters of the State for recreational purposes; (2) Promote safety of life and property through an educational program directed to boat owners, boat operators, and others concerning […]
(a) The Department shall develop and implement by August 1, 1987 an educational program to advise boaters, boatyards, marine suppliers, and other users of antifouling paints on: (1) The provisions of Title 5, Subtitle 9 of the Agriculture Article, § 9-321.1 of the Environment Article, and this section; (2) The toxic propensities to marine life of antifouling paints […]
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the Department may adopt boating regulations exclusively applicable to Jennings Randolph Lake. (b) Regulations adopted under this section: (1) Shall be developed in coordination with the State of West Virginia; (2) Shall allow for joint enforcement of boating activities by Maryland and West Virginia authorities in accordance with the Jennings Randolph […]
(a) This section applies to a vessel that is operated in a lake that is owned or managed by the State. (b) After April 1, 2017, an owner of a vessel may not place the vessel or have the vessel placed in a lake at a public launch ramp or public dock unless the owner has cleaned […]
(a) The Department may adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this subtitle, including the determination of the state of principal use for the purpose of assessing the vessel excise tax. (b) In order to protect the public safety, welfare, and recreational interests in waters of the State, the Department may adopt a program relating […]
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Department may not furnish to any person the name, address, or other identifying information about the owner of the registered vessel. (b) This section does not prevent the Department from furnishing information under this section: (1) To another governmental agency; (2) If not requested for the purpose of […]
(a) A governing body may establish and designate areas of land or water within its jurisdiction as waterways improvement districts, subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section. (b) A governing body: (1) Shall act as the district council for the district; and (2) May carry out the duties vested by law or which are reasonably necessary. […]
The Department shall carry out the administrative duties concerning the waterways improvement districts. In addition, the Department shall: (1) Review proposals and petitions to establish waterways improvement districts and report to the governing body on each proposed district as provided in § 8-705 of this subtitle; (2) Provide engineering design for waterways projects and supervise or provide […]
(a) There is a Waterway Improvement Fund for the purposes specified in this subtitle. Except as provided in § 8–709 of this subtitle, any money received into the Waterway Improvement Fund shall be used solely for the following projects: (1) Marking channels and harbors and establishing aids to navigation in cooperation with and as an extension of […]
(a) (1) Except as provided in § 8–708.1 of this subtitle, projects for dredging and marking channels and harbors, construction of jetties and breakwaters, and clearing debris, aquatic vegetation, and obstructions in navigable waters, as well as construction of marine facilities located within lands owned by the Department and construction of pump–out stations for use by the […]
(a) Projects for dredging channels adjacent to federal, State, county or municipal main channels or harbors may be financed by interest-free loans to a governing body for the benefit of a residential property owner or a group of residential property owners with land abutting the adjacent channel. (b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, […]
(a) The Department shall include in its annual budget request an itemized list of requests for the use of any available money from the Waterway Improvement Fund for the projects under § 8–707 of this subtitle. The Department’s list shall include a brief description of each project, an estimate of its cost, and the benefits to […]
(a) This section applies to any public or private marina that is located on the navigable waters of the State. (b) Except as provided under § 9-333 of the Environment Article, on or after July 1, 1989 a person may not construct: (1) Any additional slips at an existing marina that would result in a total slip capacity […]
(a) A manufacturer or dealer may not conduct his business in the State unless licensed as a manufacturer or dealer pursuant to regulations the Department adopts. (b) An out-of-state or foreign manufacturer or dealer shall be exempted from licensing solely for purposes of displaying and selling vessels at a boat show, boat exposition, or outdoor recreation show […]
(a) Prior to the issuance of a boat dealer’s or manufacturer’s license, each applicant shall file with the Department acceptable evidence of a bond or other security deemed sufficient and adequate by the Department for the payment of fees and taxes the applicant receives based upon the applicant’s volume of sales and the class of boat […]
(a) The Department may design temporary certificates of boat number and furnish them to any licensed boat dealer. (b) (1) For any vessel that is to be used principally in Maryland, a licensed dealer may issue 1 temporary certificate of boat number to the person who buys the vessel from the dealer. (2) A dealer may not issue a […]
(a) A licensed boat dealer shall collect the excise tax on all sales of vessels to be titled and numbered and on all sales of vessels to be federally documented to be used in the State as required under §§ 8-712 and 8-716 of this subtitle. (b) A licensed boat dealer who operates a bare-boat charter shall […]
(a) Every vessel whose construction is begun after October 31, 1972 shall have a hull identification number assigned and affixed as required by the Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971. The Department shall determine the procedures for application and for issuance of the hull identification number. (b) A person may not destroy, remove, alter, cover, or deface […]
(a) (1) Any vessel equipped with propulsion machinery of any type on the waters of the State shall be numbered for identification in accordance with this subtitle and any regulation pursuant to it. This provision does not apply to the following vessels: (i) A vessel which has a valid document issued by the United States Coast Guard or […]
(a) (1) An owner of a vessel that has a valid document issued by the United States Coast Guard and that is used principally on the waters of the State for pleasure shall apply to the Department for a Maryland use sticker. (2) The Department shall issue a Maryland use sticker to any person who submits an application […]
