Section 8-725.6 – Speed Limit on Seneca Creek
(a) A person may not operate a vessel on Seneca Creek in Montgomery County at a speed in excess of 6 knots. (b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or a fine of not less than $25 and not exceeding $200 […]
Section 8-725.7 – Speed Limit on Certain Areas of Monocacy River
(a) A person may not operate a vessel on the Monocacy River between Starner’s Dam and the upstream island in Carroll and Frederick counties at a speed in excess of 6 knots. (b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or a […]
Section 8-725.8 – Marine Gatherings
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) (i) “Marine gathering” means an intentional congregation of at least 100 vessels in the waters of the State that, by its nature, circumstances, or location, creates extra or unusual hazards to life or property. (ii) “Marine gathering” does not include: 1. A race, a regatta, a parade, an […]
Section 8-726 – Throwing or Dumping Refuse on Waters of State
(a) A person may not throw, dump, deposit, or cause to be thrown, dumped, or deposited any trash, junk, or other refuse on any waters of the State. (b) The operator or owner, if present, of any vessel on which occurs a violation of subsection (a) of this section is liable. (c) The Department shall enforce the provisions […]
Section 8-726.1 – Throwing Certain Waste on Certain Waters of the State
(a) This section does not: (1) Apply to the improvement of harbors; or (2) Affect any act of the General Assembly relating to the construction of a wharf or to the rights of a riparian owner. (b) Ballast, ashes, filth, earth, oysters, or oyster shells may not be deposited from a vessel to a site: (1) In the Chesapeake Bay […]
Section 8-712 – Numbering Vessels; Owner’s Certificate of Number
(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 […]
Section 8-721.1 – Removal of Vessel From Marina
(a) The owner or operator of a marina or the owner’s or operator’s agent may have a vessel removed from the marina by a private person if the vessel has remained on the marina premises without permission for more than 48 hours and the owner, operator, or agent has placed in conspicuous locations signs that: (1) State […]
Section 8-712.1 – Vessel Validation Sticker
(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 […]
Section 8-722 – Acquiring Title to Abandoned Vessel
(a) This section applies only to abandoned vessels as defined in § 8-721 of this subtitle. (b) Subject to the provisions of this section, a landowner, a landowner’s lessee, or a landowner’s agent may acquire title to any abandoned vessel on the landowner’s land or the water immediately adjacent to the landowner’s land. Acquisition of title divests […]
Section 8-712.2 – Boating Safety Education
(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of this subsection, a person born on or after July 1, 1972 may not operate on the waters of the State a vessel for pleasure that is required to be numbered in accordance with this subtitle or a vessel for pleasure that is required to […]