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Terms Used In Maryland Code, NATURAL RESOURCES 4-1022

  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person may not catch hard-shell clams in the waters of the State with a shinnecock rake or similar device.

(b) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person may catch hard-shell clams with a handscrape, shinnecock rake, or hydraulic dredge in the State waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

(2) A person may not catch hard-shell clams with a handscrape, shinnecock rake, or hydraulic dredge within 300 feet of any shore or wharf without first obtaining the permission of the shore or wharf owner.