SECTION .0800 – WET STORAGE OF SHELLSTOCK

Rules .0801 ‑ .0806 of Title 15A Subchapter 10B of the North Carolina Administrative Code (T15A.10B .0801 ‑ .0806); has been transferred and recodified from Rules .1301 ‑ .1306 of Title 10 Subchapter 10B of the North Carolina Administrative Code (T10.10B .1301 ‑.1306), effective April 4, 1990.

15A NCAC 18A .0801      REQUIREMENTS FOR WET STORAGE OF SHELLSTOCK

(a)  In addition to and to the extent not inconsistent with other applicable provisions of North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission Rules, requirements for wet storage shall be in accordance with the 2019 Revision of the National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP) Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish (hereinafter referred to as "Model Ordinance") chapter titled "Wet Storage in Approved and Conditionally Approved Growing Areas", which is incorporated by reference except as provided in Paragraph (b) of this Rule, not including subsequent amendments and editions. A copy of the reference material is available online at: https://www.fda.gov/food/federalstate-food-programs/national-shellfish-sanitation-program-nssp, at no cost.

(b) Amendments and exceptions to the Model Ordinance chapter titled "Wet Storage in Approved and Conditionally Approved Growing Areas" incorporated by reference include:

(1)           Section @.01, .04, C(1)(a) is amended to read: "Except for a water source in accordance with Rule .0413 of this Subchapter, the quality of the surface source water prior to treatment shall meet, at a minimum, the bacteriological standards for the conditionally approved classification in the open status. Water classified as prohibited or restricted shall not be used as source water."

(2)           the following sections are not incorporated by reference and shall not apply: Sections @.01, .04, C(2)(a)(ii), @.01, .04, C(2)(b), @.01, .04, C(2)(c), and @.01, .04, C(2)(d).

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

Eff. February 1, 1987;

Readopted Eff. April 1, 2024.