(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) 'Buckram crab' means a crab that has a paper shell. (c) 'Crab' means the blue crab species. (d) 'Green crab' means an under-developed peeler. (e) 'Peeler' means a crab which has a soft shell that is developing under the hard shell, on which there is a white, pink, or red line or rim on the edge of that part of the back fin next to the outer section of this fin.
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