Cecil County - Fishing - Restrictions
Sponsor: Cecil County DelegationCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Hunting and FishingStatus: First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing that a certain riparian right of first refusal to set commercial fishing nets in certain waters of the Chesapeake Bay and a certain process through which another person may set commercial fishing nets in front of the property of the riparian property owner do not apply in Cecil County; prohibiting a person from placing nets or establishing a haul seine fishery to catch fish for commercial use in the waters of the Susquehanna River in Cecil County; and repealing certain fishing restrictions that apply in Cecil County.
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Testimony (10)
MGA witness listFAV 5FavorableUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 3Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Mortus, Timothy | MWA | Oral |
| FAV | Kline, Jim | Maryland Watermans Association | Oral |
| FAV | Brown, Robert | Maryland Watermen's Association | Oral |
| FAV | Cecil County Delegation, Cecil County Delegation | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Mullin, James | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Sikorski, Davidlobbyist | CCA Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jennings, Larry | Individual | Oral |
| INFO | B. Hornberger, Delegate Kevin | AMENDMENT | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Hornberger, Delegate Kevin | AMENDMENT | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | McKitrick, James | Individual | Written (PDF) |