New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Fis - Executive Director, Fish and Game Department
Chapter Fis 600 - MARINE FISHING RULES
Part Fis 610 - RULES FOR PROCESSING CERTAIN MARINE SPECIES
Section Fis 610.03 - Lobster Tail Sales

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Fis 610.03

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) No person may possess for the purpose of sale, sell, or offer for sale uncooked, raw shell-on American lobster tails, also known as green lobster tails, whether frozen or unfrozen, that have been separated from the carapace without complying with the following requirements:

(1) Lobster tails shall remain whole, intact and in the shell;

(2) All packages of frozen or unfrozen lobster tails shall be labeled with:
a. Description of the product;

b. The lobster tail processing permit number;

c. The address of the facility where processed; and

d. The date they were processed.

(3) Such labels shall be adhered to the package at all times through the final consumer sale or until the contents of the package have been sold.

(4) Lobster tails shall be a minimum of 3 ounces in weight.

(b) The absence of the packaging labels as required by this rule shall be prima facie evidence of a violation.

(c) Vendors shall keep detailed, accurate records of all inventory and disposition of lobster tails, including the name of the processing facility and permit number, when applicable, for a period of 2 years.

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