1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person may not buy for resale finfish, crabs, or shellfish from waters of the State unless the person is licensed and authorized as a seafood dealer under § 4-701 of this subtitle.

2. (b) The following persons are not required to obtain a seafood dealer authorization under this section:

   1. (1) A person who buys finfish, crabs, or shellfish for personal use or consumption;
   2. (2) A person who buys for resale finfish or shellfish species defined as bait under subsection (c) of this section; and
   3. (3) A person who buys finfish, crabs, or shellfish from a person with a seafood dealer authorization under § 4-701 of this subtitle.

3. (c)

   1. (1) Any person not otherwise licensed under § 4-701(d)(2)(ii)2 of this subtitle that harvests and sells finfish or shellfish species defined as bait under paragraph (3) of this subsection shall obtain a bait harvester permit from the Department.
   2. (2) The annual fee for a bait harvester permit is $25.
   3. (3) The Department shall adopt regulations defining which species of finfish and shellfish may be caught and sold as bait in accordance with a bait harvester permit issued under this subsection.
4. (d) The Department shall adopt regulations to define the species that are included as shellfish under this section.

Added by Acts 1983, c. 579. Amended by Acts 2001, c. 661, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001; Acts 2004, c. 474, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004; Acts 2004, c. 475, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004; Acts 2007, c. 266, § 1, eff. July 1, 2007; Acts 2008, c. 36, § 1, eff. April 8, 2008; Acts 2013, c. 519, § 1, eff. July 1, 2013.