HARRY HUGHES, Governor

2009

A PERSON MAY NOT PROCESS, SELL, OR KEEP FOR SALE, AS
CRAB MEAT, ANYTHING THAT IS NOT CRAB MEAT.

(B)  SALE OF UNFIT CRAB MEAT.

A PERSON MAY NOT PROCESS OR SELL FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
CRAB MEAT THAT:

(1)  CONTAINS ANY FILTHY, PUTRID, OR DECOMPOSED
SUBSTANCE OR IS OTHERWISE UNFIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION;

(2)  HAS BEEN PACKED OR PASTEURIZED IN VIOLATION
OF THIS SUBTITLE; OR

(3)  HAS BEEN PACKED, PREPARED, OR HELD UNDER
UNSANITARY CONDITIONS THAT MAY HAVE ALLOWED THE CRAB MEAT TO
BECOME:

(I)  CONTAMINATED WITH FILTH; OR

(II)  INJURIOUS TO HEALTH.

(C)  POSSESSION BY LICENSEE.

(1)  A LICENSEE MAY NOT POSSESS, WITH INTENT TO
SELL FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, ANY CRAB MEAT THE PROCESSING OR
SALE OF WHICH WOULD BE A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION.

(2)  POSSESSION BY A LICENSEE OF ANY CRAB MEAT
THE PROCESSING OR SELLING OF WHICH WOULD BE A VIOLATION OF
THIS SECTION IS PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE OF INTENT TO SELL THE
CRAB MEAT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Article
43, §§ 217(f) and 224.

In subsection (a) of this section, the former
reference to "any substance ... substituted ...
for the article" is deleted as included in "not
crab meat".

The former reference to "unwholesome" crab meat
is deleted as included in "unfit for human
consumption".

4-722. STORAGE ABOVE CERTAIN TEMPERATURES PROHIBITED.

A PERSON MAY NOT KEEP FOR SALE:

(1) ANY UNFROZEN CRAB MEAT AT A. TEMPERATURE THAT
EXCEEDS 50 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT; OR

(2) ANY FROZEN CRAB MEAT AT A TEMPERATURE THAT
EXCEEDS 5 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.