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seafood license holder certified under section 6856. The license
also authorizes the captain and crew members aboard the licensed
boat when engaged in dragging for mussels to undertake these
activities.

 
Sec. 11. 12 MRSA §6852, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1989, c. 348, §§10
and 11, is further amended to read:

 
2. License activity. The holder of a retail seafood license
may, in the retail trade within the state limits, buy, sell,
transport, ship or serve:

 
A. Shellstock or lobsters and shucked shellfish if they are
bought from a wholesale seafood license holder certified
under section 6856;

 
B. Shucked shellfish, if they are bought from a wholesale
seafood license holder certified under section 6856;

 
C. Lobster parts or meat, if they are properly permitted
under section 6857, or have been lawfully imported; or

 
D. Crayfish.; or

 
E.__Lobsters.

 
Sec. 12. 12 MRSA §6852, sub-§6 is enacted to read:

 
6.__Rules.__The commissioner may adopt or amend rules that
establish requirements for retail seafood license holders
concerning:

 
A.__The minimum sanitation standards for establishments and
vehicles;

 
B.__The sanitation and quality control standards for
shellfish and whole scallops and their products;

 
C.__The methods for handling, shipping and transporting of
shellfish and whole scallops;

 
D.__The records and reports of purchases, shipping and
transporting of shellfish and whole scallops;

 
E.__The labeling or marking of shipments of shellfish and
wholesale scallops; and

 
F.__The protection of public health.


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