MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 711

addition, the provision requiring the
license to be in the form of a contract is
proposed for deletion as obsolete. This
provision was enacted as part of a
previously repealed provision which
established a contract whereby the licensee
agreed to pay a license fee and give shells
to the State in return for the packers' and
dealers' license.

Subsection (b) presently appears as the
last sentence of section 705 (a) of the
Code.

Subsection (c) presently appears as Article
66C, section 705(b) of the Code.

Subsection (d) presently appears as section
705 (c). The reference to the "Oyster Fund"
is proposed for deletion and "Fisheries
Research and Development Fund", its
statutory name is substituted therefor.

Article 66C, section 705 (d) of the Code is
proposed for deletion because the
department no longer receives any shells
due to the repeal of the provision
requiring licenses to give shells to the
State. The only other changes made are in
style.

4-1018. OYSTER MEASURES.

(A) MEASURES USED FOR OYSTERS IN THE SHELL AND
OYSTER SHELLS. - EVERY OYSTER IN THE SHELL AND EVERY
OYSTER SHELL SOLD IN THE STATE SHALL BE MEASURED
EITHER IN A HALF BUSHEL TUB, A BUSHEL TUB, A BUSHEL
AND A HALF TUB, OR A THREE BUSHEL TUB. A PERSON SHALL
MEASURE OYSTERS IN THE SHELL OR OYSTER SHELLS ONLY
WITH AN IRON CIRCULAR TUB HAVING STRAIGHT SIDES AND A
STRAIGHT SOLID BOTTOM, WITH HOLES IN THE BOTTOM FOR
DRAINING WHICH ARE NO LARGER THAN ONE INCH IN
DIAMETER. THE DEPARTMENT MAY SET STANDARDS AND ALLOW
OTHER BULK CONTAINERS IT DEEMS PROPER. EVERY
MEASUREMENT SHALL BE TAKEN FROM INSIDE TO INSIDE. THE
DIMENSIONS SHALL AS FOLLOWS:

(1) HALF BUSHEL TUB - 15 INCHES ACROSS THE
TOP, 13 INCHES ACROSS THE BOTTOM, AND 17 INCHES
DIAGONALLY FROM THE INSIDE CHIME TO THE TOP;