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These Regulations are amended pursuant to the authority of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapters 23-1 and 21-14 and are established for the purpose of updating minimum standards and requirements related to the processing and distribution of shellfish, to adopt requirements of National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP) 2019 Model Ordinance, to assure the safety of shellfish brought into the State of Rhode Island for sale, and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
This Part establishes the minimum requirements necessary to regulate the intrastate commerce of molluscan shellfish and to establish a program to protect the public health of consumers by assuring the sale or distribution of shellfish from safe sources and assuring shellfish have not been adulterated during processing, shipping, or handling.
The terms and provisions of these Rules and Regulations shall be liberally construed to permit the Rhode Island Department of Health to effectuate the purposes of State law, goals, and policies.
216 R.I. Code R. 216-RICR-50-10-6.1