15A NCAC 18A .0909      BUFFER ZONES

(a)  The Division of Marine Fisheries shall establish a buffer zone around the following:

(1)           marinas, in accordance with Rule .0911 of this Section; and

(2)           wastewater treatment plant outfalls or other point source outfalls determined to be of public health significance, in accordance with the latest approved edition of the National Shellfish Sanitation Program Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish, Section II: Model Ordinance, Chapter IV: Shellstock Growing Areas, which is incorporated by reference, including subsequent amendments and editions, and available at https://www.fda.gov/food/federalstate-food-programs/national-shellfish-sanitation-program-nssp at no cost.

(b)  Buffer zones shall be classified as prohibited.

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

Eff. June 1, 1989;

Readopted Eff. May 1, 2021.