Section 57.117 - Special Provisions - Shrimp Aquaculture and Health Certification(a) Any facility containing controlled exotic species of shrimp shall be capable of placing stocks into quarantine condition.(b) A facility containing live Pacific blue shrimp (Litopenaeus stylirostris) must be located outside the exotic shrimp exclusion zone.(c) All disease-free certification of controlled exotic species of shrimp must be conducted by a disease specialist.(d) Any person importing live controlled exotic species of shrimp must, prior to importation: (1) provide documentation to the department that the controlled exotic species of shrimp to be imported have been certified as disease-free; and(2) receive written acknowledgment from the department that the requirements of for demonstrating disease-free status have been met.(e) Any person in possession of controlled exotic species of shrimp for the purpose of production of post-larvae must provide to the department monthly documentation that nauplii and post-larvae have been examined and are certified to be disease-free. If monthly certification cannot be provided, the shrimp must be maintained in quarantine condition until the department acknowledges in writing that the requirements for demonstrating stock is disease-free or conditions specified in writing by the department under which the quarantine condition can be removed have been met.(f) Any person who possesses controlled exotic species of shrimp in a facility regulated under this subchapter who observes one or more of the manifestations of diseases of concern listed on the clinical analysis checklist provided by the department shall place the entire facility under quarantine condition immediately, notify the department, and: (1) request an inspection from a disease inspector; or(2) submit samples of the affected shrimp to a disease specialist for analysis and forward results of such analyses to the department upon receipt.(g) No more than 14 days prior to harvesting ponds or discharging any waste into or adjacent to water in the state, the permit holder shall:(1) request an inspection from a disease inspector; or(2) submit samples of the shrimp from each pond or other structure containing such shrimp to a disease specialist for analysis and submit the results of such analyses to the department upon receipt, using the clinical analysis checklist.(h) Upon receiving a request for an inspection from a permit holder, a disease inspector may visit the facility, examine samples of shrimp from each pond or other structure from which waste will be discharged or harvest will occur, complete the clinical analysis checklist provided by the department, sample shrimp from or inspect any pond or structure the disease inspector determines requires further investigation, and provide a copy of the clinical analysis checklist and any other inspection reports to the permit holder.(i) If the results of an inspection performed by a disease inspector indicate the presence of one or more manifestations of disease, the permit holder shall immediately place or continue to maintain the entire facility under quarantine condition and submit samples of the controlled exotic species of shrimp from the affected portion(s) of the facility to a disease specialist for analysis. Results of such analyses shall be forwarded to the department upon receipt.(j) If the results of analyses performed by a disease specialist under subsection (g)(2) of this section indicate the presence of disease, the permit holder shall immediately place the entire facility under quarantine condition.(k) If the results of inspections or analyses of controlled exotic species of shrimp from a facility placed under quarantine condition indicate the presence of disease, the facility shall remain under quarantine condition until the department removes the quarantine condition in writing or authorizes in writing other actions deemed appropriate by the department based on the required analyses.(l) If the results of inspections or analyses performed under subsection (g) of this section indicate the absence of any manifestations of disease, the permit holder may begin discharging from the facility.31 Tex. Admin. Code § 57.117
The provisions of this §57.117 adopted to be effective January 2, 1997, 21 TexReg 12414; amended to be effective April 30, 2001, 26 TexReg 3219; amended to be effective June 29, 2005, 30 TexReg 3728; amended to be effective December 26, 2006, 31 TexReg 10340; amended to be effective June 12, 2013, 38 TexReg 3644; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 45, November 6, 2015, TexReg 7820, eff. 11/15/2015; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 26, June 30, 2017, TexReg 3388, eff. 7/9/2017; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 04, January 22, 2021, TexReg 0576, eff. 1/27/2021