(a) The Department may adopt regulations governing the use of patent tongs to harvest hard–shell clams in areas of Somerset County where the use of patent tongs to catch oysters is authorized.
(b) (1) This subsection applies only in Somerset County.
(2) A person may not catch hard–shell clams with patent tongs:
(i) Between sunset on any day and sunrise the following day; or
(ii) On Sundays.
(3) The season for catching hard–shell clams with patent tongs is the same as the season for catching oysters with patent tongs as provided in § 4–1008.1 of this subtitle or as altered by regulations adopted under § 4–2A–05 of this title.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 10 - Oysters and Clams
Section 4-1021 - Dredging in Pocomoke and Tangier Sounds
Section 4-1021.1 - Dredging for Hard-Shell Clams in Atlantic Coastal Bays Prohibited
Section 4-1021.2 - Patent Tonging in Certain Areas of Somerset County
Section 4-1022 - Shinnecock Rakes
Section 4-1023 - Department May Regulate Catching in Worcester County
Section 4-1029 - Disposition of Clam Receipts