Natural Resources - Oyster Inspection and Severance Taxes - Increase
What this bill does
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.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (4)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Brown, Robert | Maryland Watermen's Association | Oral |
| FAV | Harrison, Herman | Talbot Watermen Association | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Adams, Delegate Adamslegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Wilson, Emily | Department of Natural Resources | Written (PDF) |
