[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Mill
Neck 8-6-1954 as Ord. No. 16; amended
in its entirety at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. I. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
No person shall dig into or upon any public shore or beach in the Village
of Mill Neck for or catch or take therein any of that species of shellfish
which is commonly known as a "soft clam," which measures less than two inches
in length or catch or take more than two quarts thereof at any time between
the first day of April and the next succeeding 31st day of October, inclusive,
in any year, or more than 1/2 bushel thereof at any time between the first
day of November and the next succeeding 31st of March.
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this chapter
shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a violation pursuant to the Penal
Law of the State of New York, punishable by a fine not exceeding $250 or by
imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or by both such
fine and imprisonment. The continuation of an offense against the provisions
of this chapter shall constitute, for each day the offense is continued, a
separate and distinct offense hereunder.
