2022
REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE HARVEST OF CLAMS AND OYSTERS
Under the provisions of
Sections 26-257a and 26-291a of the State of 1.
No person shall take any clams or
oysters from Town waters without having first obtained a permit issued by the
Shellfish Commission or by a vendor designated by the Shellfish Commission. The
person named on the permit shall carry the permit on their person while
shellfishing. 2. A yearly shellfish (clams and oysters) permit is good from March 1st in the year purchased to the last day of February in the following year. The fees are as follow:
4.
The daily limit for recreational
shellfishing with a permit shall be
one-half bushel per day per person
for clams
and/or 30 oysters.
5.
Shellfishing is permitted only
between sunrise and sunset. 6.
The shellfishing permit and catch
must be immediately available for inspection upon demand by Shellfish Commission
members or designated enforcement officers of the Town of 7.
No hard clams shall be taken which
can pass through a ring of 1.5 inch inside diameter and no soft slams less then
1.5-inch long.
Oysters must be a minimum of 3” in
length. 8.
No tongs, tong rakes, or other
devices with spaces or openings between the teeth or prongs of less than 1 inch
shall be used for the taking of hard or soft clams. 9.
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