710                                              LAWS OF MARYLAND                                 [Ch. 4

DURING ANY LICENSE YEAR IS NOT REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A
LICENSE FOR HIMSELF OR ANY BOAT, VESSEL, OR VEHICLE HE
USES.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Article 66C, section 705A. It is revised
and divided into sections for greater
clarity. The only other changes made are
in style.

4-1017. OYSTER PACKERS' AND DEALERS' LICENSE.

(A) PACKERS' AND DEALERS' LICENSE REQUIRED. - A
PERSON WHO HAS A FIXED PLACE OF BUSINESS BUYING
OYSTERS AND EMPLOYING LABOR TO PREPARE THEM FOR MARKET
FIRST SHALL OBTAIN A LICENSE FROM THE DEPARTMENT IN
ORDER TO ENGAGE IN THE BUSINESS OF BUYING, SELLING,
MARKETING, PACKING, OR CANNING OYSTERS. HE SHALL
OBTAIN A SEPARATE LICENSE FOR EACH HOUSE HE OPERATES
IN WHICH OYSTERS ARE SHUCKED OR OTHERWISE PREPARED FOR
MARKET. EVERY PERSON WHEN HE APPLIES FOR THE LICENSE
SHALL PAY A $25 LICENSE FEE.

(E) DURATION OF LICENSE. - THE PACKERS AND
DEALERS LICENSE IS VALID FROM SEPTEMBER 1 OF THE
ISSUING YEAR TO AUGUST 31 OF THE SUCCEEDING YEAR,
INCLUSIVE.

(C)   POSSESSION OF OYSTERS. - A PERSON MAY NOT
CATCH OR POSSESS OYSTERS BETWEEN APRIL 15 AND
SEPTEMBER 1. HOWEVER, OYSTERS CAUGHT BY APRIL 15 MAY
BE POSSESSED UNTIL APRIL 26. OYSTERS MAY BE CAUGHT BY
DREDGE OR HAND-SCRAPE AT ANY TIME IN WORCESTER COUNTY
AND MAY BE SHIPPED IN THE SHELL AT ANY TIME WITHIN OR
FROM THAT COUNTY. IN COUNTIES WHERE OYSTERS MAY BE
CAUGHT FROM LEASED AREAS AT ANY TIME PURSUANT TO THE
PROVISIONS OF SUBTITLE 11, A PERSON MAY POSSESS
OYSTERS AT ANY TIME.

(D)   DISPOSITION OF PACKERS' LICENSE FEES. - ANY
MONEY RECEIVED FROM PACKERS' AND DEALERS' LICENSES
SHALL BE PAID OVER TO THE COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY
TO BE CREDITED TO THE FISHERIES RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT FUND.

REVISOR's NOTE: Subsection (a) presently appears
as Article 66C, section 705 (a) of the Code.
The present reference to firm or
corporation is proposed for deletion in
light of the definition of "person" set
forth in proposed section 4—101 (j). In