Section 25-B2602. RECEIVING SHELLFISH

 

2602.1The dealer shall reject or discard any shellfish shipments that:

 

(a)Do not originate from a licensed harvester or dealer; or

 

(b)Are unwholesome or adulterated, inadequately protected, or whose source cannot be identified.

 

2602.2Transportation agents or common carriers used by a dealer are not required to be certified by the Department but must be properly registered with the appropriate federal regulatory agency.

 

2602.3The dealer shall:

 

(a)Inspect incoming shellfish shipments to ensure that the shipments are received under the conditions required in this chapter;

 

(b)Ensure that shellstock are not permitted to remain without ice, mechanical refrigeration, or other approved means of lowering the internal body temperature of the shellstock to, or maintaining it at, fifty degrees Fahrenheit (50° F) (ten degrees Centigrade (10° C)) or less for more than two (2) hours at points of transfer such as loading docks;

 

(c)Ensure that shucked shellfish are not permitted to remain without ice, mechanical refrigeration, or other approved means of maintaining shellfish temperature at forty-five degrees Fahrenheit (45° F) (seven and two tenths degrees Centigrade (7.2° C)) or less; and

 

(d)Ensure that frozen shellfish remain frozen.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 5245 (July 3, 2009).