Relates to the department of environmental conservation's management of hard clams, soft or steamer clams and razor clams

New York extends clam management authority

Effective immediately, New York extends its environment department’s clam rulemaking authority through December 31, 2028, replacing December 31, 2025. This covers hard clams, soft or steamer clams, and razor clams. The department can regulate size, catch and possession limits, seasons, closed areas, and how clams are caught and landed. It can also set permit and eligibility rules, recordkeeping and identification requirements, fishing effort and gear limits, and transportation and sale rules. Rules must be at least as strict as the Environmental Conservation Law. The law extends authority over clam harvesters and businesses but does not itself set new harvest limits.