Section 21-349 – Powers of Department
The Department may: (1) Detain and take any necessary action on any shipment of shellfish or any food that contains shellfish if the shellfish involved is from an unknown or uncertified source; and (2) Condemn and destroy any shellfish or any food that contains shellfish if the shellfish involved is from an uncertified source.
Section 21-350 – Shellfish or Processed Crabs to Be Maintained at Temperatures Established by the Department
(a) (1) Any vehicle that is used to transport, store, or sell shellfish for commercial purposes or processed crabs for commercial purposes shall be capable of maintaining the shellfish or processed crabs at a temperature established by the Department. (2) This subsection does not apply to a licensed harvester of shellfish who delivers the shellfish in a vehicle […]
Section 21-335 – Metal or Composite Soft Drink Containers With Detachable Metal Tab Devices
(a) A person may not sell or offer for sale at retail in this State any metal soft drink container or any composite soft drink container that is designed and constructed with an all metal tab opening device that detaches from the container when the container is opened in a manner which is normally used to […]
Section 21-336 – Drinking Water
(a) (1) In this section, “approved source” means a source of water that is: (i) Sampled and found through laboratory analysis to comply with: 1. The microbiological standards adopted by the Department, with testing on a monthly basis; and 2. The chemical and radiological standards adopted by the Department, which shall meet or exceed the standards prescribed by the federal […]
Section 21-336.1 – Bottled Water
(a) Except as permitted under subsection (b) of this section, bottled water shall: (1) Be obtained from an approved source; and (2) Undergo: (i) Ozonation or an equivalent disinfection process approved by the Department; and (ii) When required by the Department, filtration or any other treatment that is necessary for the water to comply with the standards adopted by the […]
Section 21-339 – Markings on Containers of Crab Meat; Repacking Crab Meat
(a) In this section, “repack crab meat” means to take or remove crab meat from any container or package, when the crab meat has been picked from a crab at another location, and place that crab meat in another container or package. (b) Each container of crab meat shall be marked plainly with the information required by […]
Section 21-340 – Compliance With Standards Required
All crab meat sold in this State, whether processed in a crab meat plant in this State or in a crab meat plant outside this State, shall comply with this subtitle and meet the standards set by the regulations adopted under this subtitle.
Section 21-341 – Misrepresentations and Sale or Possession of Unfit Crab Meat Prohibited
(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 […]
Section 21-343 – Seizure and Condemnation of Certain Crab Meat by Secretary
The Secretary shall seize and condemn any crab meat that does not comply with this subtitle.
Section 21-346 – Importing Shellfish Prohibited; Exception
Except for shellstock that is imported into this State for replanting under the direction of the Department of Natural Resources, or commercially sterile shellfish or shellfish products, a person may not import shellfish into this State unless the shellfish is from a source certified by the appropriate agency responsible for interstate shellfish shipment.