Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE
Part IX - Marine and Fresh Water Animal Food Products
Chapter 1 - Shellfish Growing Areas
Section IX-115 - Prohibited Areas-Satisfactory Compliance [formerly paragraph 9:002-7]
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code IX-115
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Louisiana state shellfish growing water areas shall be classified as prohibited if:
1. no current sanitary survey exists;
or
2. sanitary survey determines
a. the growing area is adjacent to a sewage
treatment plant outfall or other point source of outfall with public health
significance;
b. pollution sources
may unpredictably contaminate the growing area;
c. the growing area is contaminated with
fecal waste so that the shellfish may be vectors for disease
microorganisms;
d. the
concentration of biotoxin is sufficient to cause a public health risk;
or
e. the area is contaminated with
poisonous or deleterious substances cause the shellfish to be adulterated;
or
3. risk assessment
determines shellstock are not safe for human consumption; or
4. wastewater discharges are adjacent to
sewage treatment plant outfall or any other point source outfall of public
health significance. The determination of the size of the area to be classified
as prohibited adjacent to each outfall shall include the following:
a. the volume flow rate, location of
discharge, performance of the wastewater treatment plant and the
microbiological quality of the effluent;
b. the decay rate of the contaminants of
public health significance in the wastewater discharged;
c. the wastewater's dispersion and dilution,
and the time of waste transport to the area where shellstock may be harvested;
and
d. the location of the
shellfish resources, classification of adjacent waters and identifiable
landmarks or boundaries.
B. No shellfish shall be taken from prohibited areas for human food use unless it is seed to be cultured in accordance with aquaculture requirements.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:4.A.(1), R.S. 40:5.A(2)(3)(5)(7)(9)(15)(17)(19)(20) and R.S. 40:5.3.
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