Licenses; permits

Licenses; permits. (1) Clamming. No license or permit is required to engage in clamming. (2) Commercial clamming. The license requirements of s. 29.537 (3) , Stats., apply to clam buyers, assistant clam buyers, commercial clam shellers and clam helpers, except as provided in subs. (3) and (4) . (3) Exemption for children. A resident child under age 16 may not engage in commercial clam shelling without a commercial clam sheller license unless the value of the clams taken, killed, collected or removed by the child does not exceed $1,000 in any year and the child has a department permit. A permit issued under this subsection is valid from January 1 or the date it is issued, whichever is later, until December 31 or the child’s 16th birthday, whichever occurs first. (4) Applications. A person required to have a license or permit under this section or s. 29.537 (3) , Stats., shall apply to the department on forms provided by it. The department shall deny any application for a license which is not accompanied by the appropriate license fee specified by s. 29.563 (7) , Stats. No fee may be charged for a permit. (5) Deadline. The department shall grant or deny a complete application for a permit or license under this section within 25 business days after it has been received by the department.