No person shall take shellfish and seaworms from the shores,
flats or waters within the City without first obtaining a permit therefor
from the Board of Licensing Commissioners of the City.
Permits issued as provided in this chapter shall be carried
by the permittee while engaged in the work covered by the permit and
shall be shown to any public officer upon request.
Permits issued as provided in this chapter shall not be transferable, shall be subject to all laws of the commonwealth as well as this chapter and may be suspended for not more than one month for a first offense as set out in §
278-12 and not more than three months for a second offense, and for a third offense within a period of one year such permit shall be void, and no new permit shall be issued for a period of one year from the date that such permit became void.
All permits issued as provided in this chapter shall expire
at 12:00 midnight on December 31 next succeeding the date of issue.
[Amended 6-1-2020 by Order
No. 2020-012]
The Board of Licensing Commissioners shall issue residential
permits to any resident of the commonwealth entitling the holder thereof
to take seaworms from the clean waters, flats and creeks in the City
for use of his own family, not exceeding five dozen seaworms in any
one day. The fee for such permit shall be $10 if such person is a
resident of the City for one year next preceding the date of application
therefor or is a property owner in the City, except a fee of $2 shall
be charged a resident 65 years of age or older. The Shellfish Constable
shall be the duly authorized agent of the Board of Licensing Commissioners
to issue permits provided for in this section.