Delaware Administrative Code
Title 7 - Natural Resources and Environmental Control
5000 - Division of Watershed Stewardship
7400 - Watershed Assessment Section
7402 - Shellfish Sanitation Regulations
Appendix 10 - Shellfish Harvester and Shipper Tag Specifications

Harvester Tag Specifications

Tags must be at least 2 5/8" by 5 1/4" and made of durable stock, and must carry the following information in indelible lettering / numbering:

i. Harvester;

ii. Harvester's name and license number;

iii. the shellfish dealer/processor to which the shellstock are conveyed;

iv. the amount of shellstock conveyed;

v. the species or common name of the shellstock;

vi. the date of harvest and;

vii. the shellfish growing area (example: Rehoboth / Indian River Bay, or Delaware Bay), also including DE (State abbreviation).

Shellfish Shipper Tag Specifications

Tags must be at least 2 5/8" by 5 1/4" and made of durable stock, and must carry the following information in indelible lettering/numbering:

i. Name, address and Certification Number of the Shellfish Dealer/Processor;

ii. date of harvest;

iii. depuration cycle number and/or relay lot number, if any;

iv. The identity of the harvest area, including DE State abbreviation, and harvest area name and/or bed number;

v. Type and quantity of shellfish; and

vi. The following statement in bold capitalized type: "THIS TAG IS REQUIRED

TO BE ATTACHED UNTIL CONTAINER IS EMPTY AND THEREAFTER KEPT ON FILE FOR ONE YEAR."