Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE
Part IX - Marine and Fresh Water Animal Food Products
Chapter 3 - Preparation and Handling of Seafood for Market
Section IX-301 - Water Storage of Shellfish [formerly paragraph 9:005]
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code IX-301
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The water storage, cleansing, bedding or conditioning of shell stock shall not be permitted or practiced in water with a salt content less than that in which shell fish will naturally grow to maturity, and shall not be permitted or practiced on the following:
1. [formerly paragraph 9:005-1] artificial
bodies of water, unless the entering water has a bacteriological quality at all
times at least equal to the U. S. Public Health Service standards for drinking
water; or
2. [formerly paragraph
9:005-2] natural bodies of water which are subject to either constant or
intermittent pollution as disclosed by a sanitary survey, or any water in such
proximity to dwellings, industrial plants, boats or docks that their
cleanliness can be protected only by the strict observance of sanitary
regulations by all persons in the vicinity.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:4.A.(1) and R.S. 40:5.3.
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