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LAWS OF MARYLAND

[Ch. 182

of picking, canning, or packing crabs first shall obtain
a crab packer's or shippers license.

[(b) The crab packer's or shipper's license may be
obtained from the clerk of the Circuit court for the
county in which the person resides or does business, or
from the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas if the person
resides or does business in Baltimore City. The license
fee for every person engaged in the business of picking,
canning, packing, or shipping cooked hard or soft crabs
or crab meat, except a person picking and selling crab
meat for local family trade, is $10. The license fee for
every person engaged in the business of commercially
buying and selling, or shipping live hard or soft crabs,
is $5.

(c)    Every crab packer's or shipper's license is
valid for the year it is issued.

(d)    A person licensed to ship or pack crabs is not
required to procure any further license.

(e)] (B) This section does not require any person
licensed to catch crabs to obtain a license to sell the
crabs caught, or require a license for retail crab
sellers who purchase crabs from a person licensed under
this section.

(C) A CRAB PACKER'S OR SHIPPER'S LICENSE MAY BE
OBTAINED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OR THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT
COURT OF THE COUNTY WHERE THE PERSON RESIDES OR DOES
BUSINESS, OR FROM THE CLERK OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
IF THE PERSON RESIDES OR DOES BUSINESS IN BALTIMORE CITY.

(D) EVERY PERSON WHO APPLIES FOR A CRAB PACKER'S
OR SHIPPER'S LICENSE SHALL COMPLETE AN APPLICATION FORM
SHOWING HIS FULL NAME, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, AGE, AND
RESIDENCE, AND SHALL CERTIFY THAT THE FACTS SET FORTH IN
THE COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM ARE TRUE, AND THAT HE
SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT EVERY RECORD OR OTHER
INFORMATION THE DEPARTMENT REQUIRES BY RULE OR
REGULATION.

(E) THE LICENSE FEE FOR EVERY PERSON ENGAGED IN
THE BUSINESS OF PICKING, CANNING, PACKING, OR SHIPPING
COOKED HARD OR SOFT CRABS OR CRAB HEAT, EXCEPT A PERSON
PICKING AND SELLING CRAB MEAT FOR LOCAL FAMILY TRADE, IS
$10. THE LICENSE FEE FOR EVERY PERSON ENGAGED IN THE
BUSINESS OF COMMERCIALLY BUYING AND SELLING, OR SHIPPING
LIVE HARD OR SOFT CRABS, IS $5. IF APPLICATION IS MADE
TO THE CLERK OF THE COURT, EVERY APPLICANT SHALL PAY 25
CENTS TO THE ISSUING CLERK OF THE COURT IN ADDITION TO
THE LICENSE FEE.