N.J. Admin. Code § 8:13-2.10

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 12, June 17, 2024

Section 8:13-2.10 - Transportation of clams

(a) The vessel(s) or vehicle(s) used in the transportation of clams shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. The clams stored and transported in the vessel(s) shall be protected from undue environmental stress such as freezing in winter and overheating in direct sunlight during the summer months. Clams shall be protected from contamination at all times during harvesting and transportation to the depuration plant.

(b) A waterproof serially numbered harvester-allocation tag approved by the Department shall be issued by the DPO and affixed to each harvest container in the plant as part of the daily harvest allocation, as specified in 8:13-2.24. The tags shall be accounted for or used that day only.

(c) Only serially numbered "U.S. Standard" bushel size containers shall be used in the harvesting, transportation, and receiving of hard shell and soft shell clams at the depuration plant unless written approval is given to use an alternate standard type of container. All reasonable measures shall be taken to assure that containers of clams received at the plant are filled to a level not to exceed one U.S. standard bushel.

(d) During the unloading procedures from the harvesting vessels at the designated times and locations, the containers of clams shall not be covered and shall be open to view.

(e) Once off-loading commences, the containers of shellfish shall immediately be moved into the plant and the attached harvester allocation tag shall be date and time stamped upon receipt by the DPO on that harvest day.

(f) Overland transportation must be approved by the SRRSC under the provisions of DEP rules N.J.A.C. 7:12-9.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:13-2.10

Amended by R.2000 d.455, effective 11/6/2000.
See: 32 New Jersey Register 416(a), 32 New Jersey Register 3982(b).
In (c), substituted "to a level not to exceed one U.S. standard bushel" for "to capacity" at the end; and in (e), substituted "DPO" for "plant".