Pursuant to good conservation practices, the director shall be authorized to open areas of the public waters of the state for taking quahaugs under license by a registered boat, by dredges, rakes, or other apparatus operated by mechanical power or hauled by power boats, and shall be authorized to close those areas at any time there is a danger of depletion of quahaugs or when flagrant violations of this chapter occur. History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3; P.L. 2023, ch. 281, § 5, effective June 22, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 282, § 5, effective June 22, 2023.
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