Md. Code Regs. 08.02.02.03 - Commercial Fishery
A. An individual may not
catch soft-shell clams for commercial purposes on Sunday.
B. Size Limit. An individual licensed to catch
soft-shell clams for commercial purposes may not possess more than 40 soft-shell
clams of the species Mya arenaria per container that measure less than 2 inches
along the longest dimension of the shell.
C. Catch Limit. The daily commercial catch limit
of soft-shell clams of the species Mya arenaria is:
(1) 15 containers from May 15 through October 31;
and
(2) 8 containers from November 1
through May 14.
D. Times for
Harvesting, Landing, and Delivering.
(1) From May 1
through September 30, an individual harvesting soft-shell clams for commercial
purposes:
(a) May harvest soft-shell clams only
between 1/2 hour before sunrise and 1 p.m.;
(b) Shall land soft-shell clams not later than 3
p.m. on the same day of harvest; and
(2) From October 1 through April 30, an individual
harvesting soft-shell clams for commercial purposes:
(a) May harvest soft-shell clams only between
sunrise and sunset;
(b) Shall land
soft-shell clams not later than 1 hour after sunset on the same day of harvest;
and
(3) An
individual shall notify the Natural Resources Police when there is an emergency
which would prevent compliance with the times specified in this
section.
E. Soft-shell clams
of the species Mya arenaria may only be sold in accordance with COMAR 08.02.08.02.
F. A person may not expose soft-shell
clams harvested for human consumption to contamination from any source.
G. In addition to the requirements of this
chapter, a tidal fish licensee who harvests soft-shell clams that will be provided
for human consumption shall harvest soft-shell clams in accordance with the National
Shellfish Sanitation Program Model Ordinance that is incorporated by reference by
the Maryland Department of Health in COMAR
10.15.07.01A.
H. An individual licensed to harvest
soft-shell clams for commercial purposes may not provide or sell soft-shell clams of
the genus Tagelus for human consumption.
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