Natural Resources - Invasive Blue Catfish Pilot Program - Alterations

Summary

The bill adds a gill‑net option (mesh no larger than 71 inches) to Maryland’s invasive blue catfish pilot program and lets the Department of Natural Resources add any other effective methods. It also creates a $15 commercial license for blue and flathead catfish and requires the DNR to report annually to General Assembly committees on the program’s activities, findings, and recommendations. The changes aim to strengthen control of blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.

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