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HB 1084

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Natural Resources - Oyster Inspection and Severance Taxes - Increase

Sponsor: Christopher T. Adams (District 37B)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Hunting and FishingStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 781 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

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 per bushel; increasing the amount of the severance tax levied on oysters caught within certain natural oyster bars from $1 to $2 per bushel; repealing a certain requirement that a certain tax increase be used for the oyster seed program; and requiring that $1 of each $2 of the severance tax levied be used by certain county oyster committees for the repletion of natural oyster bars.

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Testimony (4)

MGA witness list
FAV 3FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBrown, RobertMaryland Watermen's AssociationOral
FAVHarrison, HermanTalbot Watermen AssociationOral
FAVDelegate Adams, Delegate AdamslegislatorIndividualOral
FWAWilson, EmilyDepartment of Natural ResourcesWritten (PDF)

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