Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES
Part 1 - rules and regulations for molluscan shellfish related activities
Chapter 6 - Receiving, Storage, Handling and Packing of Molluscan Shellfish
Rule 22-1-6.1 - Receiving and Storage of Molluscan Shellfish

A. Dealers receiving shellstock from a harvester must only accept shellstock that is accompanied by documentation from the harvester confirming that the shellstock was harvested in accordance with the most current time and temperature chart developed by the MDMR.

B. Molluscan shellfish harvesters, dealers and processors must ensure that shellfish are under temperature control within the allotted time outlined in the time and temperature chart developed by the MDMR. Molluscan shellfish must be kept either adequately iced or under mechanical refrigeration until final sale.

C. Molluscan shellfish must be stored in a mechanically refrigerated unit which is equipped with automatic temperature controls and maintains the ambient air temperature in the storage within the allotted time outlined in the time and temperature chart developed by the MDMR.

D. Frozen molluscan shellfish must be stored in such a manner as to remain frozen.

E. All ice used in the processing and storage of shellstock or shucked product must be made on-site from potable water in a commercial ice machine or come from a facility regulated by the MDMR or an appropriate regulatory agency.

F. At the points of transfer, shellfish must be kept for no more than two (2) hours without being adequately iced or under mechanical temperature control.