15A NCAC 18A .0424      SHELLFISH RECEIVING

No shellfish dealer shall receive or accept:

(1)           any shellstock from:

(a)           a licensed shellfish harvester unless:

(i)            the container or package bears the harvest tag as required in Rule 15A NCAC 03K .0109 and in accordance with the HACCP plan; and

(ii)           the shellstock was harvested from a growing area in the open status and classified as "approved" or "conditionally approved" as defined in Rule .0901 of this Subchapter and as indicated on the harvest tag; or

(b)           another shellfish dealer unless the container or package bears the tag as required in Rule .0425 of this Section or, in the case of a bulk shipment, Rule .0426 of this Section; and

(2)           any shellfish from another shellfish dealer unless:

(a)           it is accompanied by the documentation required in Rule .0421(c) of this Section; and

(b)           the shellfish temperature and other critical limits are in compliance with the HACCP plan.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-182; 113-221.2; 143B-289.52;

Eff. February 1, 1987;

Amended Eff. April 1, 1997;

Readopted Eff. April 1, 2024.