# Natural Resources (GNR)

## Title 4. Fish and Fisheries

### Subtitle 10. Oysters and Clams

#### Section 4-1022

(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.

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Md. Code Ann., Nat. Res. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)