Ch. 297                            LAWS OF MARYLAND

An employee in a cannery or frozen food processing plant may
not smoke or spit in any part of the cannery or frozen food
processing plant where food is prepared.]

[Subtitle 7. Crab Meat]

[Part I. Definitions; General Provisions]

[4-701.                                 

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings
indicated.

(b)  "Crab meat" means the edible meat of steamed or cooked
crabs.                                             

(c)   "Crab meat plant" means:

(1)  A picking plant; or

(2)  A place where crab meat is heat-treated to
improve the keeping quality of the crab meat.

(d)   "License" means a license issued by the Secretary to
operate a crab meat plant.

(e) "Picking plant"   means a place where:

(1)  Crabs are   steamed or cooked;

(2)  Crab meat   is picked from crabs; and

(3)  Crab meat   is packed.]

[4-702.                                                       

This subtitle applies to the following stages in the
commercial processing of crabs and crab meat:

(1)  Steaming or cooking.

(2)  Picking.

(3) Packing.                         

(4) Chilling;.

(5) Heat-treating to improve the keeping quality of

the crab meat.]

[ 4-703.

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