13- 188 C.M.R. ch. 9, § 02

Current through 2024-25, June 19, 2024
Section 188-9-02 - Shellstock Washing
A. Shellstock must be washed such as to be reasonably free of bottom sediments as soon after harvest as practicable.
B. Shellstock must be culled of dead, broken or gaping shellfish as soon after harvest as practicable and prior to presentation for direct market or delivery to a certified dealer.
C. The harvester must wash the shellstock using one of the following methods:
1. Wash the shellstock using water from a growing area classified as approved or conditionally approved in the open status at the time and place of harvest; or
2. If shellstock washing is not feasible at the time of harvest, the certified dealer shall be responsible for washing using only water from an approved source.
D. Shellstock may not be placed in containers of stagnant water.
E. Depuration harvesters may use growing area water in the restricted or conditionally restricted classification in the open status to wash shellstock at the time and place of harvest.

13- 188 C.M.R. ch. 9, § 02