§ 8-726.1
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§8–726.1.
(a)This section does not:
(1)Apply to the improvement of harbors; or
(2)Affect any act of the General Assembly relating to the construction of a wharf or to the rights of a riparian owner.
(b)Ballast, ashes, filth, earth, oysters, or oyster shells may not be deposited from a vessel to a site:
(1)In the Chesapeake Bay above Sandy Point;
(2)In Herring Bay; or
(3)Below the high water mark in a river, creek, or harbor in the State.
(c)A person in command or having charge of a vessel that violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine of not less than $20 and not exceeding $150.
(d)The Natural Resources Police Force shall enforce this section.