N.H. Code Admin. R. Fis 606.01
Restrictions on Certain Clam Species
Effective Aug 21, 2023#745, eff 1-25-76; amd by #1165, eff 5-18-78; amd by #1878, eff 12-4-81; amd by #2563, eff 12-27-83; ss by #2741, eff 6-13-84; ss by #4865, eff 7-17-90; ss by #5953, eff 1-25-95; ss by #7809, eff 1-1-03; ss by #9805, eff 10-26-10, EXPIRED: 10-26-18 New. #12652, eff 10-27-18; ss by #13723, eff 8-21-23Executive Director, Fish and Game Department
- (a) There shall be no open season for quahogs, little necks, or cherrystone clams (Mercenaria mercenaria).
(b) Razor clams (Ensis directus), surf clams (Spisula solidissima), mahogany quahogs (Arctica islandica), and blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) shall be taken without a license only:
- (1) By residents;
- (2) For personal use; and
- (3) By hand or with handheld tools.
- (c) No person shall use any dredge in the taking of surf clams, sea clams, hen clams (Spisula solidissima), black clams, or mahogany quahogs (Arctica islandica) that has a blade or knife which is greater than 48 inches in maximum width or a hydraulic dredge with a blade, knife, or manifold which is greater than 48 inches in maximum width.
- (d) No person using a dredge in the taking of species listed in paragraph (c) above shall discard shells in state waters.
Source. #745, eff 1-25-76; amd by #1165, eff 5-18-78; amd by #1878, eff 12-4-81; amd by #2563, eff 12-27-83; ss by #2741, eff 6-13-84; ss by #4865, eff 7-17-90; ss by #5953, eff 1-25-95; ss by #7809, eff 1-1-03; ss by #9805, eff 10-26-10, EXPIRED: 10-26-18 New. #12652, eff 10-27-18; ss by #13723, eff 8-21-23