As oyster farming grows in Maryland, legislators moved to protect the product that protects the Chesapeake Bay by enacting HB 287, to help leaseholders of aquaculture plots — oyster beds suspended in open water cages — to recoup damages from poachers. Those caught poaching would be subject to pay three times the cost of their illegal harvest directly to aquaculture farmers, who are collectively leasing 4,000 acres of the Maryland Bay.
Gov. Hogan vetoes bill to allow felons to vote after release, decriminalization of pot smoking among others; new protections for LGBT communities to take effect without Hogan’s signature; UM-Baltimore to seek $82 million power plant upgrade; despite lack of budget, Prince George’s cops set sights on body in the fall; Baltimore City Police quit taking military surplus in 2013; two in Baltimore City administration depart; former Gov. O’Malley heads toward May 30 announcement; and Ben Carson wins straw poll.
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