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Delegate Arndt seeks to expand abandoned-boat law to cover moored and anchored vessels
Summary
Delegate Arndt told the Environment and Transportation Committee the bill would extend existing state abandoned-boat law to boats tied to moorings, aiming to speed removal of vessels that are left on mooring poles and sometimes sink. Delegate Jacobs described a recent case in Rock Hall where a vessel sank after months of inaction.
Delegate Arndt told the Environment and Transportation Committee the bill would expand the state’s abandoned-boat law to cover boats that are moored or anchored in state waters and require permission of the mooring owner or person in control of the mooring apparatus.
The measure targets boats left tied to mooring poles rather than boats at marinas or on private property, Arndt said. "There's 10 different boats on various mooring poles," Arndt said, describing Goodhans Creek and showing photographs to…
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