(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.
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