§ 4-1022. Shinnecock rakes

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(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.

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

                    
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