§ 20-6-17 - Taking and possession of seed scallops.
SECTION 20-6-17
§ 20-6-17 Taking and possession of seedscallops. – Every person taking any seed scallops, and failing to restore them as soon aspossible to their natural beds in the water from which taken, shall be finednot less than twenty dollars ($20.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100)or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty (30) days, or both, for each offense. Forthe purpose of this chapter, a "seed scallop" means a scallop with a bright,thin, slightly curved shell with no foreign adherent, the shell having nowell-defined raised annual growth line, and the scallop being less than oneyear old.