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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 10.15.07.02" title_num="10" subtitle_num="15" chapter_num="07" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Dealer” means a person who is issued a certificate by the Department for the activities of shellstock shipper, shucker-packer, repacker, reshipper, or depuration processor.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Department” means the Maryland Department of Health or the Department's designee.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Mechanical refrigeration” means the removal of heat by using a refrigerant subjected to cycles of refrigerating thermodynamics and employing a mechanical compressor.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Person-in-Charge.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Person-in charge” means the licensee or other person responsible for the operation of the shellfish plant.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Person-in-charge” includes the dealer as used in the National Shellfish Sanitation Program Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish, Model Ordinance.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Shellfish Aquaculture Harvester Permittee.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Shellfish aquaculture harvester permittee” means a person who is issued a permit by the Department of Natural Resources in accordance with COMAR 08.02.23.04 to harvest shellfish from a submerged land lease or water column lease.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Shellfish aquaculture harvester permittee” includes a person registered to harvest shellfish from the lease cited on a shellfish harvester aquaculture permit.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Temperature control” means the management of the temperature of shellstock by means of ice, mechanical refrigeration, or other approved means necessary to lower and maintain the temperature of the shellstock to 50°F (10°C) or below.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>