La. Admin. Code tit. 51 § IX-311

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section IX-311 - Permits to Operate Seafood Establishments [formerly paragraph 9:010]

A. No person, firm or corporation shall operate or conduct an establishment for the cleaning, shucking, picking, peeling, or packing of any marine or fresh-water animal food product within the state of Louisiana until it has been inspected and approved by the Louisiana state health officer. Application for such inspection and approval shall be made in writing. After inspection and approval the Louisiana state health officer shall issue to the owner, operator or manager of the establishment, a permit to operate, which shall be serially numbered. Said permit may be revoked for violation of any of the provisions of the sanitary code. The serial number of said permit shall appear on every package, can, carton, or other container in which shell-fish are packed for distribution and sale. Other marine or fresh water animal food products shall be satisfactorily identified if the serial number of the permit or the packer's name and address is imprinted, embossed, or lithographed on the seafood container.

La. Admin. Code tit. 51, § IX-311

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, LR 28:1302 (June 2002), Repromulgated by the Department of Health, Office of Public Health, LR 481852 (7/1/2022), Amended LR 482140 (8/1/2022).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:4.A.(1),