(a) Any person desiring to engage in the business of picking, canning, or packing crabs, except a person picking and selling crab meat for local family trade, first shall obtain a license. “Local family trade” means the selling of picked crab meat directly to the consumer by the picker, with the meat being picked entirely from crabs harvested by the picker or family of the picker. Nothing in this section exempts persons engaged in picking, canning, or packing crabs from the applicable Maryland Department of Health requirements.
(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.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Section 4-802 - Application of Subtitle
Section 4-802.1 - Landing of Crabs Caught in Waters of Worcester County; Waiver of Section
Section 4-804 - License for Catching Crabs for Commercial Purposes
Section 4-807 - License to Engage in Business of Picking, Canning, or Packing Crabs
Section 4-810 - Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Female Crabs
Section 4-812 - Use of Crab Pots in Chesapeake Bay Waters in Dorchester and Somerset Counties
Section 4-814 - Limitation on Number of Crab Pots
Section 4-815 - Prohibition on Bank Traps and Channel Pounds in St. Mary's County