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and a half tub or a three bushel tub, and no measures shall be used
for measuring either oysters in the shell or oyster shells except an
iron circular tub with straight sides and a straight solid bottom,
with holes in the bottom for draining; such holes to be no larger,
however, than one inch in diameter; THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH
AND WILDLIFE SHALL ALSO BE AUTHORIZED TO SET THE
STANDARDS AND ALLOW OTHER BULK CONTAINERS AS IT
IN ITS DISCRETION MAY DEEM PROPER; and all measurements
to be taken from inside to inside; and the dimensions shall be as
follows:

Half bushel tub—Fifteen inches across the top, thirteen inches
across the bottom and seventeen inches diagonally from the inside
chime to the top;

Bushel tub—Sixteen and one-half inches across the bottom, eight-
een inches across the top and twenty-one inches diagonally from the
inside chime to the top;

Bushel and a half tub—Eighteen inches across the bottom, nine-
teen inches across the top and twenty-four inches diagonally from
the inside chime to the top; and

Three bushel tub—Twenty-two inches across the bottom, twenty-
four inches across the top and twenty-nine and twenty-six hun-
dredths inches diagonally from the inside chime to the top.

All oysters measured in the shell as herein required shall be even
measure to the top of the tub only.] in containers as specified by the
Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1971.

Approved May 17, 1971.

CHAPTER 456
(Senate Bill 409)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 136 of
Article 41 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1970 Supplement),
title "Governor—Executive and Administrative Departments,"
subtitle "Executive Department," subheading "Superintendent of
Buildings"; and to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
205E of said Article and title of said Code, subtitle "The Depart-
ment of Employment and Social Services"; and to repeal and
re-enact, with amendments, Section 215 of said Article and title
of said Code, subtitle "The Department of Personnel"; and to
repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 221C of said
Article and title of said Code, subtitle "The Department of
Licensing and Regulations"; and to repeal and re-enact, with
amendments, Sections 257B (b) and 257-1 of said Article and title
of said Code, subtitle "Department of Economic and Community
Development," subheading "In General"; and to repeal and re-
enact, with amendments, Section 266P of said Article, title and