Section 25-A714. SPECIFICATIONS FOR RECEIVING - SHELLSTOCK IDENTIFICATION  


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    714.1Shellstock shall be obtained in containers bearing legible source identification tags or labels that are affixed by the harvester or dealer that depurates, ships, or reships the shellstock, as specified in the National Shellfish Sanitation Program Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish, and that list the information in §§ 714.2 and 714.3. Pf

     

    714.2Except as specified in § 714.5, the harvester's tag or label shall list the following information in the following order: Pf 

     

    (a)The harvester's identification number that is assigned by the Shellfish  Control Authority;  Pf

     

    (b)The date of harvesting; Pf

     

    (c)The most precise identification of the harvest location or aquaculture site  that is practicable based on the system of harvest area designations that is  in use by the Shellfish Control Authority and including the abbreviation of  the name of the state or country in which the shellfish are harvested; Pf

       

    (d)The type and quantity of shellfish; Pf and

     

    (e)The following statement in bold, capitalized type:  "THIS TAG IS  REQUIRED TO BE ATTACHED UNTIL CONTAINER IS EMPTY OR  RETAGGED AND THEREAFTER KEPT ON FILE FOR 90 DAYS." Pf 

     

    714.3Except as specified in § 714.6, the following information shall appear in the following order on each dealer’s tag or label: Pf 

    (a)The dealer's name and address, and the certification number assigned by  the Shellfish Control Authority; Pf

     

    (b)The original shipper's certification number, including the abbreviation of  the name of the state or country in which the shellfish are harvested; Pf

     

    (c)The same information as specified for a harvester's tag in § 714.2; Pf and

      

    (d)The following statement in bold, capitalized type: "THIS TAG IS  REQUIRED TO BE ATTACHED UNTIL CONTAINER IS EMPTY  AND THEREAFTER KEPT ON FILE FOR 90 DAYS." Pf

     

    714.4A container of shellstock that does not bear a tag or label or that bears a tag or label that does not contain all the information specified in §§ 714.l through 714.3 shall be subject to an embargo order, as allowed by § 4702, or seizure and destruction in accordance with 21 C.F.R. subpart D − Specific Administrative Decisions Regarding Interstate Shipments, § 1240.60(d). 

     

    714.5If a place is provided on the harvester's tag or label for a dealer's name, address, and certification number, the dealer's information shall be listed first.  

     

    714.6If the harvester's tag or label is designed to accommodate each dealer's identification as specified in §§ 714.3(a) and (b), individual dealer tags or labels need not be provided. 

     

authority

Sections 4 and 10 of An Act Relating to the adulteration of foods and drugs in the District of Columbia, approved February 17, 1898 (30 Stat. 246: D.C. Official Code §§ 48-104 and 48-110 (2009 Repl.)); Section 7 of An Act Making Appropriations to provide for the expenses for the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and three, and for other purposes (32 Stat.627: D.C. Official Code § 47-2834(a)(1), (a)(2), and (b) (2005 Repl.)); and Mayor’s Order 2002-103, dated June 18, 2002 and Mayor’s Order 98-139, dated August 20, 1998.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 4394 (June 6, 2003), incorporating by reference the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 6184, 6228-29 (July 5, 2002); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 13690 (November 30, 2012).