Md. Code Regs. 08.02.07.05 - General
A. Size Limit.
Except as provided in Regulation .03B of this chapter, a person may not possess hard-shell clams harvested from State waters with a transverse dimension of less than 1 inch.
B.
Gear. The use of hand-held gear is permitted in the Atlantic Ocean and Coastal
Bays.
C. Prohibited Areas and Exception.
An individual may not harvest hard-shell clams within 150 feet of a:
(1) Natural oyster bar;
(2) Leased area;
(3) Public shellfish fishery area established in
COMAR 08.02.04.17A;
or
(4) Sanctuary designated in Section I
of "Oyster Sanctuaries of the Chesapeake Bay and Its Tidal Tributaries (September
2010)" that is incorporated by reference in COMAR
08.02.04.15A.
D. Subject to §C of this
regulation, an individual may catch hard-shell clams only from waters approved for
shellfish harvest by the Maryland Department of the Environment.
Notes
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.