Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation
Chapter NR 24 - Clams
Section NR 24.10 - Clamming: size limits; open seasons, species and waters

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 24.10
Current through November 25, 2024

No person may engage in clamming except between sunrise and sunset during the open season in waters which are open to clamming, for clams of a species which is open to clamming and which are of the minimum size or larger, as shown in the following table:

Waters Open to Clamming

Open Season

Open Species

Minimum Size

All boundary and outlying waters, except the St. Croix River where it forms the boundary between Wisconsin and Minnesota

all year

all except those listed in s. NR 27.03(2) (g) or (3) (g)

None

St. Croix River where it forms the boundary between Wisconsin and Minnesota

No open season

None, and collection of dead shells is prohibited

None

All inland waters

No open season

None, however, dead shells that are not from endangered or threatened clams may be collected, except that collection of all dead shells is prohibited in all waters within the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway.

None

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