§ 21–341
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 21-341 (2026)
Title 21. Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics
Subtitle 3. Food Establishments
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(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
(3)
Has been packed, prepared, or held under conditions that may have allowed the crab meat to become:
(i)
Contaminated with filth; or
(ii)
Injurious to health.
(c)
(1)
A licensee may not possess, with intent to sell for human consumption, any crab meat, the processing or sale of which would be a violation of this section.
(2)
Possession by a licensee of any crab meat, the processing or selling of which would be a violation of this section, is presumptive evidence of intent to sell the crab meat for human consumption.