License and Certification

License and Certification A. It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to engage in handling, shucking, packaging, repackaging, or shipping molluscan shellfish without a license and certification from the MDMR Authority. B. The license and certification must be renewed annually. C. This rule does not apply to: 1. A retailer removing oysters individually from the packaging for display and/or resale to the end user. 2. A restaurant or similar establishment, which may shuck and serve raw molluscan shellfish at a half-shell bar, under sanitary conditions, for consumption on the premises.