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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".09" citation="COMAR 08.02.08.09" title_num="08" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="08" heading="Seafood Dealers.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A person licensed to buy, process, pack, resell, market, or otherwise deal in soft-shell clams, hard-shell clams, or oysters in accordance with Natural Resources Article, §4-701, Annotated Code of Maryland, shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Accept soft-shell clams, hard-shell clams, or oysters only:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>From a licensed harvester;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>On the same day of harvest; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>If tagged as required in accordance with COMAR 08.02.02.04, 08.02.04.04, or 08.02.07.04.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Follow the requirements of the National Shellfish Sanitation Program Model Ordinance that is incorporated by reference in COMAR 10.15.07.01A; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Implement Vibrio parahaemolyticus control measures in accordance with COMAR 10.15.07.06.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A person who is licensed and certified to sell shellfish by the Maryland Department of Health in accordance with COMAR 10.15.04 and 10.15.07 shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Follow the requirements of the National Shellfish Sanitation Program Model Ordinance that is incorporated by reference in COMAR 10.15.07.01A; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Implement Vibrio parahaemolyticus control measures in accordance with COMAR 10.15.07.06.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Any person possessing a license to deal in soft-shell clams shall maintain and submit to the Department any records the Department may require.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Declaration.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Prior to purchasing soft-shell clams of the species Mya arenaria, hard-shell clams, or oysters, a person licensed in accordance with Natural Resources Article, §4-701, Annotated Code of Maryland and licensed and certified to sell shellfish by the Maryland Department of Health in accordance with COMAR 10.15.04 and 10.15.07, shall on a form provided by the Department:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Declare their intent to deal in shellfish; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Provide their certification number issued by the Maryland Department of Health.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A declaration of intent under this section shall be valid for the remainder of the license year.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>