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in which he resides or does business, or from the Clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas if he resides or does business in Baltimore City,
such license to be good for the year of issuance only, and shall pay the
following fees: (1) for each person, firm, or corporation engaged in
the business of picking, canning, packing or shipping cooked hard
or soft crabs or crab meat (except persons picking and selling crab
meat for local family trade), a license fee of $10; (2) for each person,
firm or corporation engaged in the business of commercially buying
and selling, marketing or shipping live hard or soft crabs [by barrel
or crate], a license fee of $5; provided that any person who is duly
licensed to ship or pack crabs shall not be required to procure further
license. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a license
for the marketing of those crabs taken by any person who is licensed
to take or catch crabs, nor to require a license for sellers of crabs at
retail who purchase such crabs from a person, firm, or corporation
licensed under this section.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1964.

Approved April 7, 1964.

CHAPTER 174
(House Bill 32)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 265 (a) of
Article 66C of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition),
title "Natural Resources", subtitle "Fish and Fisheries", subhead-
ing "Part 2. Tidal Waters", relating to the length of haul seines
that may be used in this State and repealing a provision for a
shorter length dependent on action by the State of Virginia.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 265(a) of Article 66C of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1957 Edition), title "Natural Resources", subtitle "Fish and
Fisheries", subheading "Part 2. Tidal Waters", be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

265.

(a) It shall be unlawful to drag or haul any seine with two or
more vessels or boats propelled by power or use any haul seine more
than 600 yards in length [except that if the State of Virginia should
take action making it unlawful to use haul seines more than 500 yards
in length or should take such action contingent upon similar action
by the State of Maryland, then it shall be unlawful to use any haul
seine more than 500 yards in length]. Power winch anchored in a
vessel or boat, not propelled by power, may be used, provided said
winch boat is anchored in four feet depth of water or less.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1964.

Approved April 7, 1964.