No person shall operate as a commercial buyer of shellfish or
shall buy, sell, possess or otherwise deal with shellfish for commercial
purposes unless such person has obtained a commercial buyer's
permit from the Town Clerk. Any agent or employee of a commercial
buyer of shellfish who engages in any transaction or activity relative
to the purchasing of shellfish on behalf of a buyer, including the
act of operating a motor vehicle used to transport shellfish and/or
the act of making any payment for such shellfish, shall be registered
by said buyer with the Town Clerk. Upon proper application, the Town
Clerk shall issue a commercial buyer's helper permit to said
buyer's agent or employee.
Each commercial buyer's permit and buyer's helper permit issued pursuant to §
57-25 of this article shall be valid from the date of issuance until and shall expire on the last day of December of the year in which it was issued next ensuing, unless such permit shall be suspended or revoked as hereinafter provided.