(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.
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