Natural Resources - Oyster Inspection and Severance Taxes - Increase
Sponsor: Delegate MautzCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Hunting and FishingStatus: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Increasing the amount of the inspection tax levied on marketable oysters shipped in the shell to any place outside the State from 30 cents to $1; increasing the amount of the severance tax levied on oysters caught within certain natural oyster bars from $1 to $2 per bushel; and requiring that $1 of the severance tax levied be distributed to certain county oyster committees for the repletion of natural oyster bars within the waters of the counties.
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Testimony (9)
MGA witness listFAV 6FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendments
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Guy, Randy | Commissioners of St. Mary's County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Harrison, Jeff | Talbot Watermen Association | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Mautz, Delegate Mautzlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Macleod, Chip | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Mautz, Johnny | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Whaples, Bob | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Newberry, Capt. Rob | Delmarva Fisheries Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Brown, Robert | Maryland Watermen's Association | Oral |
| FWA | Mullin, James | Individual | Oral |