Md. Code Ann., Nat. Res. § 4-1031
Possession of undersized clams prohibited
Effective Jul 1, 2009Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 4, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1974, c. 864, § 3; Acts 1976, c. 57, § 1; Acts 1998, c. 280, § 1, eff. June 1, 1998; Acts 2009, c. 208, § 1, eff. July 1, 2009.State of Maryland
- (a) 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) 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.
Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 4, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1974, c. 864, § 3; Acts 1976, c. 57, § 1; Acts 1998, c. 280, § 1, eff. June 1, 1998; Acts 2009, c. 208, § 1, eff. July 1, 2009.
Formerly Art. 66C, § 712.