Section 25-A716. ORIGINAL CONTAINERS AND RECORDS - MOLLUSCAN SHELLFISH

 

716.1Except as specified in §§ 716.2 and 716.3, molluscan shellfish may not be removed from the container in which they are received other than immediately before sale or preparation for service. 

 

716.2Shellstock may be removed from the container, in which they are received, displayed on drained ice, or held in a display container, and a quantity specified by a consumer may be removed from the display or display container and provided to the consumer if: 

 

(a)The source of the shellstock on display is identified as specified in § 714  and recorded as specified in § 717; and

 

(b)The shellstock are protected from contamination.

 

716.3Shucked shellfish may be removed from the container in which they were received and held in a display container from which individual servings are dispensed upon a consumer’s request if: 

 

(a)The labeling information for the shellfish on display as specified in § 713  is retained and correlated to the date when, or dates during which, the  shellfish are sold or served; and

 

(b)The shellfish are protected from contamination. 

 

716.4Shucked shellfish may be removed from the container in which they were received and repacked in consumer self service containers where allowed by law if:

 

(a)The labeling information for the shellfish is on each consumer self service  container as specified in § 713 and §§ 1102.1 and 1102.2 (a) through (e);

 

(b)The labeling information as specified in § 713 is retained and correlated  with the date when, or dates during which, the shellfish are sold or served;

 

(c)The labeling information and dates as specified in § 716.4(b) are  maintained for ninety (90) days; and

 

(d)The shellfish are protected from contamination.

 

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, 6229-30 (July 5, 2002); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 13690 (November 30, 2012).