Connecticut § 26-252 Taking of hard or round clams; size.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 26-252 — Taking of hard or round clams; size.

Connecticut § 26-252

Title 26Fisheries and Game

Ch. 492Local Shellfisheries

This text of Connecticut § 26-252 (Taking of hard or round clams; size.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Connecticut primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-252 (2026).

Text

No rake, tongs, dredge or other device shall be used for taking hard or round clams in any of the waters of this state, with spaces or openings between the teeth or prongs of less than one inch, and no such clams less than one inch in thickness, or which will pass through a ring of one and one-half inches internal diameter, shall be bought, sold or offered for sale by any person but, if taken, shall, without unnecessary injury, be returned to the water whence taken. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall have committed an infraction.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

No rake, tongs, dredge or other device shall be used for taking hard or round clams in any of the waters of this state, with spaces or openings between the teeth or prongs of less than one inch, and no such clams less than one inch in thickness, or which will pass through a ring of one and one-half inches internal diameter, shall be bought, sold or offered for sale by any person but, if taken, shall, without unnecessary injury, be returned to the water whence taken. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall have committed an infraction.

Legislative History

(1949 Rev., S. 5114; P.A. 78-334, S. 14; P.A. 86-225, S. 11.) History: P.A. 78-334 raised minimum fine from $10 to $25 and maximum fine from $50 to $100; P.A. 86-225 eliminated the fine for violations and made violations an infraction.