Maryland House and Senate approves bill to ban commercial harvesting

Daily Record, The (Baltimore), Mar 15, 2007 by Maryland Daily Record Staff

Lawmakers protect terrapins

Diamondback terrapins got a pardon Thursday, when Maryland's House and Senate gave final approval to bills banning commercial harvesting of the state's favorite turtle. The bills would end the state's short commercial season for terrapins, which thrive in brackish waters around the Chesapeake Bay but are in decline. The bill passed the House, 127-10; a similar version passed the Senate, 43-2. The House and Senate will have to reconcile minor differences in the two bans before sending it to Gov. Martin O'Malley for final approval.

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