Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §2174 is enacted to read:

§2174.__Exemption for crabmeat not in interstate commerce

A home-based crabmeat processor is exempt from the provisions of any hazard analysis critical control point program administered by the department pursuant to the United States Food and Drug Administration's seafood hazard analysis critical control point regulations if all the crabmeat processed by that person is sold for consumption in this State.__All such crabmeat must be clearly labeled "Not for sale or consumption outside the State of Maine."

Sec. 2. Reimbursement. The Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources shall reimburse each home-based crabmeat processor for all fees paid by that processor to attend training or education sessions on the United States Food and Drug Administration's seafood hazard analysis critical control point regulations.

SUMMARY

This bill exempts home-based crabmeat processors from any critical control point identification program administered by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources pursuant to the United States Food and Drug Administration's seafood hazard analysis critical control point regulations as long as all the crabmeat processed by that person is sold for consumption in the State. The bill requires such crabmeat to be clearly labeled "Not for sale or consumption outside the State of Maine."

The bill also requires the Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources to reimburse all home-based crabmeat processors for fees paid to attend training and educational meetings on the United States Food and Drug Administration's seafood hazard analysis critical control point regulations.