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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 08.02.02.07" title_num="08" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="02" heading="General.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Subject to the provisions of §§B and C of this regulation, an individual may catch soft-shell clams only from waters approved for shellfish harvest by the Maryland Department of the Environment.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>An individual may not harvest soft-shell clams within 150 feet of a:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Natural oyster bar;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Leased area; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Public shellfish fishery area established in COMAR 08.02.04.17A.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Sanctuaries.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Except as provided in §C(2) of this regulation, an individual may not harvest soft-shell clams within 150 feet of a sanctuary designated in Section I of “Oyster Sanctuaries of the Chesapeake Bay and Its Tidal Tributaries (September 2010)” that is incorporated by reference in COMAR 08.02.04.15A.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An individual may harvest soft-shell clams from the Chester ORA Zone A sanctuary.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>