# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 15 — Food

### Chapter 02 — Crab Meat

#### Regulation .04 Licenses.

*COMAR 10.15.02.04*

A. In order to operate a crab meat plant, a person shall obtain a food processing license pursuant to the provisions of:

  (1) Health-General Article, §21-305, Annotated Code of Maryland;

  (2) COMAR 10.15.04; and

  (3) This chapter.

B. The Department shall specify on a food processing license it issues to a person operating a crab meat plant that the licensee is approved to process:

  (1) Fresh crab meat;

  (2) Pasteurized crab meat;

  (3) Repacked crab meat; or

  (4) Any combination of the above types of crab meat.

C. The person-in-charge shall ensure that:

  (1) Crab meat is not processed without the license required by Health-General Article, §21-305, Annotated Code of Maryland;

  (2) The required food processing license is conspicuously posted in the plant; and

  (3) The operations in the plant are limited to the type of crab meat operation specified on the license pursuant to §B of this regulation.