California Fish and Game Code 8341 – All of the species of clams commonly known as littlenecks, chiones …
All of the species of clams commonly known as littlenecks, chiones and hard-shell cockles, including thin-shelled littleneck, common littleneck, Japanese littleneck, rough-sided littleneck, smooth chione, wavy chione, and banded chione, may be taken at any time, except in the waters of Marin County, where they may be taken only between September 1st and March 31st.
No such clams measuring less than one and one-half inches in greatest diameter may be taken, possessed, transported, or sold.
Terms Used In California Fish and Game Code 8341
- Bag limit: means the maximum limit, in number or amount, of birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, or amphibians that may lawfully be taken by any one person during a specified period of time. See California Fish and Game Code 18
- County: includes city and county. See California Fish and Game Code 32
- Day: means calendar day, and "week" means calendar week. See California Fish and Game Code 35
- Person: means any natural person or any partnership, corporation, limited liability company, trust, or other type of association. See California Fish and Game Code 67
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Fish and Game Code 83
The bag limit on such clams is 50 per day, in the aggregate. Not more than one daily bag limit of such clams may be possessed by any person during one day.
Clams of the species herein designated, when legally taken outside the State and brought within the State pursuant to this code, may be possessed, transported, and sold without restrictions, except that all shipments of such clams into this State shall be accompanied by a bill of lading, or invoice, showing the species, total number or weight, and the origin of the clams.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 55.)