Section 4-1022 - Shinnecock rakes.

§ 4-1022. Shinnecock rakes.
 

(a)  Prohibited.- A person may not catch hard-shell clams in the waters of the State with a shinnecock rake or similar device. 

(b)  Exception for Worcester County.- Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, a person may catch hard-shell clams with a handscrape, shinnecock rake, or hydraulic dredge in the waters of Worcester County. Unless a person first obtains the permission of the shore or wharf owner, he may not catch hard-shell clams within 300 feet of any shore or wharf. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 66C, §§ 698, 712; 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., ch. 4, § 1; 2004, ch. 25, § 6.]