Ch. 297                                    LAWS OF MARYLAND

(2) A container of crab meat may not be stamped with
ink.

(c) (1) Each container of crab meat shall be marked with:

(i) A description of the product in the
container;

(ii) Subject to the requirements of paragraph
(2) of this subsection, the name and address of the picking plant
or the distributor;

(iii) If a chemical is added to the crab meat,
a. statement to that effect;

(iv) The license number of the crab meat plant
preceded by the state abbreviation applicable to the picking
plant;

(v) The net weight of the contents of the
container; and

(vi) Any other information that the Secretary
requires.

(2) If a container of crab meat is marked with the
name of the distributor, the name of the distributor shall be:

(i) Preceded by the words "packed for" or
"distributed by"; and

(ii) Followed by the word "distributor".]

[4-720.

A person may not operate a crab meat' plant in this State
unless licensed under this subtitle.]

[4-721.

(a)  A person may not process, sell, or keep for sale, as
crab meat, anything that is not crab meat.

(b)  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

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