Chapter 583 of NAC is hereby amended by adding thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2 to 11, inclusive, of this regulation. As used in NAC 583.540 to 583.590, inclusive, and sections 3 to 11, inclusive, of this regulation, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in sections 3 to 7, inclusive, of this regulation, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. Certificate means the certificate of authority to affix a stamp to containers of shellfish that is issued by the health division and authorizes a person to operate as a wholesaler.
Facility means a facility where shellfish are received, processed, repacked, shucked or distributed.
Health division means the health division of the department of human resources. Model ordinance means the Shellfish Sanitation Model Ordinance adopted by reference by the health division pursuant to section 9 of this regulation. Wholesaler means a dealer, depuration processor, repacker, reshipper, shellstock shipper or shucker-packer, as those terms are defined in the model ordinance. A person shall not operate as a wholesaler unless he has been issued a certificate by the health division. For the purposes of carrying out the provisions of NAC 583.540 to 583.590, inclusive, and sections 3 to 11, inclusive, of this regulation, any reference in the Shellfish Sanitation Model Ordinance to the term authority, unless the context otherwise requires, shall be deemed to mean the health division.