Water Regulations & Standards: Shellfish

Regulation 61-47: Shellfish

A: General Provisions

  1. Purpose and Scope
  2. Definitions
  3. Severability

B: Growing Area Survey and Classification

  1. Sanitary Survey
  2. Classification of Growing Area
  3. Approved Area
  4. Conditionally Approved Area
  5. Restricted Area
  6. Conditionally Restricted Area
  7. Prohibited Area

C: Harvesting, Handling, and Transportation of Shellfish

  1. Harvesting
  2. Handling
  3. Transportation

D: Special Shellstock Handling

  1. Relaying
  2. Interstate Relaying
  3. Wet Storage
  4. Depletion of Closed Areas
  5. Shellfish Habitat Preservation

E: Shellfish Sampling and Standards

  1. Sampling and Testing
  2. Adulteration Standards

F: Laboratory Procedures

  1. General 
  2. Microbiological
  3. Physical and Chemical
  4. Biotoxin

G: Certification and Permitting Procedures

  1. General
  2. Application Requirements
  3. Issuance of Certificates and Permits

H: Inspection and Compliance

  1. Inspections
  2. Compliance

I: Certified Shipper Facilities

  1. General Requirements
  2. Shellfish Source
  3. Shellfish Refrigeration
  4. Shellstock Temperature Management
  5. Temperature Control
  6. Shellstock Identification
  7. Shucked Shellfish Labeling
  8. Bulk Receiving

J: Shucker-Packers

  1. General Requirements
  2. Heat Shock

K: Repackers

L: Shellstock Shippers

M: Reshippers

N: Depuration

O: Shellfish Aquaculture

  1. General
  2. Seed Source
  3. Open-Water Operations
  4. Land-Based Shellfish Operations
  5. Polyculture Activities
  6. Mariculture Permit Areas

P: Remedies

  1. General
  2. Criminal Liability