Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The
Permit for a Hatchery to Produce and Grow Seed or for a Nursery to Grow Seed
authorizes a hatchery or nursery to produce and/or grow seed at a single site in or
using waters classified as other than Approved for sale or for relocation to
Approved or Conditionally Approved waters.
(b) In addition to the completed Consolidated
Permit Application form and application fee required under 7:12-9.3
, an applicant for a
Permit for a Hatchery to Produce and Grow Seed or for a Nursery to Grow Seed shall
submit a detailed description of the operation that includes the following:
1. The name(s) and location(s) of the waters where
the operation is to be conducted and the classification(s) of those waters under
this chapter;
2. A description of the
methods and equipment to be used to produce and/or grow seed;
3. The species of seed to be produced and/or
grown;
4. If hatchery activities are
conducted, the species and number of broodstock and the physical location of the
broodstock at all times; and
5. If
hatchery activities are conducted, a description of security measures that limit
access to the broodstock. Such measures may include locked structures or cages,
surveillance, patrols, and/or fencing.
(c) A Permit for a Hatchery to Produce and Grow
Seed or for a Nursery to Grow Seed is subject to the following specific requirements
and conditions:
1. The permittee shall conduct
production and/or growing activities only in the location(s) specified in the issued
permit document.
2. The permittee shall
not make any changes to its operations without prior written approval from the
Department, including, for a hatchery, increasing the quantity of broodstock or
moving broodstock to a location other than that specified in the issued permit
document.
3. The permittee is
responsible for informing its employees involved in seed production and/or growing
activities that any collected shellfish shall not be used for human consumption and
of the risks associated with consumption of shellfish from waters classified other
than Approved.
4. The permittee shall
immediately telephone the Department at (877) WARN DEP (927-6337) regarding any
theft of broodstock.
5. The permittee
shall immediately telephone the Department's Division of Fish and Wildlife, Bureau
of Law Enforcement, Marine Region at 609-748-2050 regarding any theft of seed or
significant seed mortality.
6. A nursery
shall not have any broodstock or shellfish above seed.
7. A hatchery shall not have broodstock in numbers
greater than specified in the issued permit document. Any broodstock shall be used
only for the purposes of producing seed. Broodstock shall not be sold for human
consumption.
