§ 4-702
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§4–702.
(a)Except as provided in subsection
(b)of this section, a person may not buy for resale finfish, crabs, or shellfish from waters of the State unless the person is licensed and authorized as a seafood dealer under § 4–701 of this subtitle.
(b)The following persons are not required to obtain a seafood dealer authorization under this section:
(1)A person who buys finfish, crabs, or shellfish for personal use or consumption;
(2)A person who buys for resale finfish or shellfish species defined as bait under subsection
(c)of this section; and
(3)A person who buys finfish, crabs, or shellfish from a person with a seafood dealer authorization under § 4–701 of this subtitle.
(1)Any person not otherwise licensed under § 4–701(d)(2)(ii)2 of this subtitle that harvests and sells finfish or shellfish species defined as bait under paragraph
(3)of this subsection shall obtain a bait harvester permit from the Department.
(2)The annual fee for a bait harvester permit is $25.
(3)The Department shall adopt regulations defining which species of finfish and shellfish may be caught and sold as bait in accordance with a bait harvester permit issued under this subsection.
(d)The Department shall adopt regulations to define the species that are included as shellfish under this section.