§ 9050 Hand Tools For Mollusks

Fish and Game Code·California

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•You can use simple hand tools like a shovel or rake to catch mollusks, sand crabs, and shrimp in many areas.
•You cannot use these tools to catch freshwater clams on levees or the sides of levees.
•There are some special rules in Section 7332 that might change this.

Example

You go to the beach with a shovel to dig for sand crabs.

This is allowed because you are using a hand tool in one of the listed areas.

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§ 9050 Hand Tools For Mollusks

A spade, shovel, hoe, rake, or other appliance operated by hand may be used to take mollusks, sand crabs, and shrimps in Districts 1, 11/2, 2, 21/2, 3, 31/2, 4, 41/8, 43/4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 19A, 20, 20A, and 21, except as specified in Section 7332, except that freshwater clams shall not be taken by means of any of those appliances on any levee or on the berm of any levee. (Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 177. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Fish and Game Code. Section 9050.

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