§ 4-1031. Possession of undersized hard-shell clams

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(a) Transverse dimension. -- In this section, "transverse dimension" means the measurement across both shells of a hard-shell clam at the widest point perpendicular to the hinge line where the two shells meet.

(b) Clam dealers. -- A clam dealer may possess hard-shell clams having a transverse dimension of less than the size required by the Department if the dealer offers a bill of lading approved by the Department as proof that all clams were caught in waters outside the State.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 66C, § 712; 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., ch. 4, § 1; 1974, ch. 864, § 3; 1976, ch. 57, § 1; 1998, ch. 280; 2009, ch. 208.

                    
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