
Challenging An Aquaculture Lease Requires More Than Alleged Violations of the Open Meetings Act
This post is not legal advice. Today, I venture into looking at aquaculture leases granted by Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR). To obtain an aquaculture lease, the potential lessee must file an application with DNR, which works with other state and federal agencies to ensure meeting the statutory criteria. If met, then the application is published for public comment, and interested parties can commit. What I want to discuss today is that public comment period