Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) The dealer shall keep the harvester's tag
affixed to each container of molluscan shell stock until the bag or container
is:
(1) shipped; or
(2) emptied to wash, grade or pack the
molluscan shell stock.
(b) Unless the dealer is also the harvester
and has already placed a dealer tag on the container, the dealer shall affix
his/her tag to each container of molluscan shell stock prior to
shipment.
(c) The dealer's tags
shall:
(1) be durable, waterproof and
approved by the department prior to use; and
(2) be at least 2-5/8 by 5-1/4 inches (6.7 by
13.3 cm) in size.
(d)
The dealer's tag shall contain the following indelible, legible information in
the order specified below:
(1) the dealer's
name and address;
(2) the dealer's
certification number as assigned by the department and the original shellstock
shipper's certification number;
(3)
the date of harvest;
(4) the most
precise identification of the harvest location as is practicable including the
initials of the state of harvest, and any department designation of the harvest
area by indexing, administrative or geographic designation;
(5) when the molluscan shell stock has been
in wet storage in a dealer's operation, the tag shall state: "THIS PRODUCT IS A
PRODUCT OF (NAME OF STATE) AND WAS WET STORED AT (FACILITY CERTIFICATION
NUMBER) FROM (DATE) TO (DATE)";
(6)
the type and quantity of molluscan shell stock; and
(7) the following statements in bold
capitalized type on each tag:
(A) "THIS TAG
IS REQUIRED TO BE ATTACHED UNTIL CONTAINER IS EMPTY AND THEREAFTER KEPT ON FILE
FOR 90 DAYS"; and
(B) the consumer
information statement adopted by the ISSC or its equivalent as approved by the
SSD.
(e) When
both the dealer and harvester tags appear on the container, the dealer's tag is
not required to duplicate the information on the harvester's tag.
(f) If the molluscan shell stock is removed
from the original container, the tag on the new container shall meet the
requirements of this section.
(g)
When the molluscan shell stock is removed from the original container, the
dealer shall:
(1) keep the harvester tag for
90 days unless records maintained as part of the HACCP plan provide the
necessary information to track product to the original harvest
location;
(2) track the harvest
area and date of harvest for the molluscan shell stock; and
(3) maintain the lot identity of all
molluscan shell stock during any intermediate stage of processing.
