La. Admin. Code tit. 51 § IX-113

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section IX-113 - Restricted Area-Satisfactory Compliance [formerly paragraph 9:002-6]

A. An area may be classified as restricted when a sanitary survey indicates a limited degree of pollution. This option may arise when levels of fecal pollution or poisonous or deleterious substances are low enough that relaying will make the shellfish safe to market. This item will be satisfied when the following criteria are met in areas designated as restricted.

1. Sanitary surveys of restricted areas are conducted, maintained, and reevaluated in the same manner and frequency as for approved areas.

2. The area is not so contaminated with fecal material, poisonous or deleterious substances that consumption of the shellfish might be hazardous after relaying. Verification of these findings shall be done by a laboratory found to conform by a laboratory evaluation officer.

3. For restricted areas to be used for harvest of shellfish for controlled purification the bacteriological quality of every sampling station in those portions of the area exposed to fecal contamination during adverse pollution conditions shall meet one of the following standards.

a. The total coliform median or geometric mean MPN of the water does not exceed 700 per 100 ml and not more than 10 percent of the samples exceed an MPN of 2,300 per 100 ml for a 5-tube decimal dilution test (or 3,300 per 100 ml for a 3-tube decimal dilution test).

b. The fecal coliform median or geometric mean MPN of water does not exceed 88 per 100 ml and not more than 10 percent of the samples exceed an MPN of 260 per 100 ml for a 5-tube decimal dilution test (or 300 per 100 ml for a 3-tube decimal dilution test).

4. Shellfish quality specifications are established by the Louisiana state health officer for the use in classifying areas. These specifications are based on the data obtained from surveys, water samples and product samples taken from the potential restricted area. With this information the Louisiana state health officer may evaluate the bacteriological and chemical quality of the shellfish and determine whether the shellfish may be used for relaying.

5. The Louisiana state health officer with the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries have effective protocols for assuring that shellfish are not harvested from restricted areas except by special permit and under the effective supervision of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

6. All data, criteria, and protocols relating to the operation of a restricted area including survey reports, treatment effectiveness studies, classification criteria, harvesting permits, and harvesting control records are maintained in a central file.

La. Admin. Code tit. 51, § IX-113

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, LR 28:1294 (June 2002), Amended LR 481847 (7/1/2022), Amended LR 482135 (8/1/2022).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:4 A.(1), R.S. 40:5.A(2)(3)(5)(7)(9)(15)(17)(19)(20) and R.S. 40:5.3.