Md. Code Regs. 08.02.02.07

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 21, October 18, 2024

Section 08.02.02.07 - General

A. Subject to the provisions of §§B and C of this regulation, an individual may catch soft-shell clams only from waters approved for shellfish harvest by the Maryland Department of the Environment.

B. An individual may not harvest soft-shell clams within 150 feet of a:

(1) Natural oyster bar;

(2) Leased area; or

(3) Public shellfish fishery area established in COMAR 08.02.04.17A.

C. Sanctuaries.

(1) Except as provided in §C(2) of this regulation, an individual may not harvest soft-shell clams within 150 feet of a sanctuary designated in Section I of "Oyster Sanctuaries of the Chesapeake Bay and Its Tidal Tributaries (September 2010)" that is incorporated by reference in COMAR 08.02.04.15A.

(2) An individual may harvest soft-shell clams from the Chester ORA Zone A sanctuary.

Md. Code Regs. 08.02.02.07

Regulation .07 amended effective May 28, 1990 (17:10 Md. R. 1218); April 7, 2008 (35:7 Md. R. 747)
Regulations .07 amended as an emergency provision effective June 1, 1989 (16:11 Md. R. 1216)
Regulation .07B, C amended effective April 15, 1991 (18:7 Md. R. 771); November 9, 1992 (19:22 Md. R. 1987)
Regulation .07C, D adopted as an emergency provision effective May 18, 1978 (5:11 Md. R. 878); adopted permanently effective December 1, 1978 (5:24 Md. R. 1796); amended and recodified from .12 effective 50:22 Md. R. 973, eff. 11/13/2023