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and regulation of crab meat picking and processing plants by the
State Board of Health, establishing penalties for the violation of
the laws and regulations concerning crab meat picking and proc-
essing plants and relating generally to the picking and processing
of crab meat in this State.

February 25,1955

Honorable John C. Luber
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State House
Annapolis, Maryland

Dear Mr. Speaker:

I am returning herewith House Bill No. 47, which provides for State
Health Department regulation of crab meat processing. I have vetoed
this bill as unnecessary, since it exactly duplicates Senate Bill No.
58, passed as an emergency measure and signed by me on January
31st, 1955.

Yours very truly,

(s) Theodore R. McKeldin,

Governor

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House Bill No. 64—Regulation of Soft Shell Clam Industry

AN ACT to add a new sub-section to Section 663 of Article 66C of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 EDITION AND 1954
Supplement), title "Natural Resources", sub-title "Oysters and
Clams", said new sub-section to be known as Sub-section 4)- (F)
and to follow immediately after Sub-section -(4)- (E) thereof, pro-
viding that no person, firm or corporation shall remove any soft
shell clams (mya arenaria) FOR PROFIT OR FOR ANY COM-
MERCIAL PURPOSE, from any county waters of this State who
is not a resident of the county in which said clams are f oundr AND
PROHIBITING CERTAIN DREDGING IN THE WATERS OF
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY.

April 28, 1955

Honorable John C. Luber
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State House
Annapolis, Maryland

Dear Mr. Speaker:

The provisions of House Bill 64 are substantially duplicated by
Senate Bill 301, which contains extensive regulatory and licensing
provisions for the soft shell clam industry. The great majority of
interested and informed parties urged the approval of Senate Bill