Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 24.10

Current through August 26, 2024

Section NR 24.10 - Clamming: size limits; open seasons, species and waters

No person may engage in clamming except between sunrise and sunset during the open season in waters which are open to clamming, for clams of a species which is open to clamming and which are of the minimum size or larger, as shown in the following table:

Waters Open to Clamming	Open Season	Open Species	Minimum Size
All boundary and outlying waters, except the St. Croix River where it forms the boundary between Wisconsin and Minnesota	all year	all except those listed in s. NR 27.03(2) (g) or (3) (g)	None
St. Croix River where it forms the boundary between Wisconsin and Minnesota	No open season	None, and collection of dead shells is prohibited	None
All inland waters	No open season	None, however, dead shells that are not from endangered or threatened clams may be collected, except that collection of all dead shells is prohibited in all waters within the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway.	None

Cr. Register, May, 1987, No. 377, eff. 6-1-87; am. Register, December, 1997, No. 504, eff. 1-1-98; CR 06-011: am. Register September 2006 No. 609, eff. 10-1-06; CR 09-018: am. Register February 2010 No. 650, eff. 3-1-10.