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§ 4-1005. Instruments permitted for catching oysters or clams

West's Annotated Code of MarylandNatural Resources

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Natural Resources
Title 4. Fish and Fisheries (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 10. Oysters and Clams (Refs & Annos)
Part I. General Provisions Relating to Oysters and Clams
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 4-1005
§ 4-1005. Instruments permitted for catching oysters or clams
Currentness
In general
(a) Subject to restrictions promulgated pursuant to this subtitle, a person may catch oysters or clams in the waters of the State only by hand, rakes, tongs, patent tongs, diving apparatus, dredges, handscrapes, cultch material suspended on strings, in trays, in bags, or similar devices. Soft-shell clams may be caught by hydraulic or mechanical dredges or rigs.
Size and weight of patent tongs
(b) The Department may make uniform the size and weight of patent tongs in waters where patent tongs are permitted. However, any person using any size or weight patent tongs on June 1, 1964, may continue to use them.
Oyster spat
(c) A person may catch oyster spat in the waters of the State by suspended means such as cultch material on strings, trays, bags, or similar devices, which do not touch the bottom and do not interfere with navigation.

Credits

Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 4, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1976, c. 183, § 1; Acts 1983, c. 522; Acts 2001, c. 513, §§ 1, 2, eff. July 1, 2001.
Formerly Art. 66C, §§ 13A, 698.
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 4-1005, MD NAT RES § 4-1005
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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