Are sand dollars legal to keep?

In most states, taking a living sand dollar from the beach is illegal. However, laws vary about collecting a dead sand dollar. It's best to check for signs at the beach, look at your state laws online or ask a lifeguard or warden working at the beach.



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SAND DOLLARS are tricky but I love chicken salad/deli salad containers for these. If you pack these with paper towels (again, you can use anything for padding for layering- I've even heard people using slices of bread) so they don't move around too much, they will probably make it home without breaking.

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If by chance you do stumble upon a living sand dollar, take action quickly. Sand dollars will not survive out of the water for very long, Rader said. If you find a live individual on the beach, you can carefully return it the ocean.

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