It shall be unlawful to use a rake more than 12 inches wide or weighing more than six pounds to take:

1. (1) oysters or scallops; or
2. (2) clams in any live oyster bed, or in any established bed of submerged aquatic vegetation as defined in 15A NCAC 03I .0101 or salt water cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) that may exist together or separately.

History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑134; 113‑182; 143B‑289.52;
Eff. January 1, 1991;
Amended Eff. October 1, 2008; February 1, 2008;
Readopted Eff. March 15, 2023.