Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 34 - Seafood Processing and Inspection › Article 1 - Seafood Processing › 18 AAC 34.035 - Permit requirements; application, renewal, and denial

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as provided in (f) of this
				section, a person may not conduct an activity described in 18 AAC 34.005(b)
				without a current annual permit required under this chapter for that activity.
				An applicant shall apply for a permit to operate a processing facility using a
				form provided by the department. For a person who wishes to conduct an activity
				described in 18 AAC 34.005(b) within a permitted processor's facility, that
				person shall apply for a permit to operate using the current year's annual form
				provided by the department. After a complete application is received, to the
				extent possible, the department will process the application and issue or deny
				the permit within 60 days. Except as provided in (e) of this section, the
				complete application must include
(1) the
				applicable permit fee required in 18 AAC 34.900; the department will not review
				an application until the fee is received;
(2) a list of ingredients to be used for
				seafood products that have two or more ingredients;
(3) a statement that the processor has
(A) conducted a hazard analysis as required
				by  21 C.F.R. 123.6  (Hazard Analysis and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point
				(HACCP) plan), adopted by reference in 18 AAC 34.010, and, if hazards were
				identified, has a HACCP plan as required by 18 AAC 34.045; and
(B) a sanitation plan as required by 18 AAC 34.050 or, if the application is for a direct-market fishing vessel or a
				direct-market land-based facility that is not required to have a HACCP plan
				because no hazards were identified under 18 AAC 34.045, a sanitation schedule
				as required under 18 AAC 34.525 and 18 AAC 34.740;
(4) for thermally processed product, a copy
				of
(A) the food canning establishment
				registration (FDA form 2541) and the food canning establishment process filing
				form (FDA form 2541a) submitted to the United States Food and Drug
				Administration (FDA); and
(B) the
				scheduled process as set out in  21 C.F.R. 113.83  (Establishing scheduled
				processes), adopted by reference in 18 AAC 34.010;
(5) for a mobile processing facility, a
				location selected from 18 AAC 34.930(i) for inspection purposes;
(6) a copy of the plans required by 18 AAC 34.060;
(7) unless previously
				approved by the department, or the United States Environmental Protection
				Agency (EPA) if applicable, a plan for
(A) the
				facility's drinking water supply and treatment under 18 AAC 80;
(B) wastewater disposal for the facility
				under 18 AAC 72; and
(C) solid
				waste disposal for the facility under 18 AAC 60; and
(8) for an applicant who wishes to conduct an
				activity described in 18 AAC 34.005(b) within a permitted processor's facility,
				a written statement of consent from the permitted processor authorizing the
				applicant to utilize the facility and the agreed upon times or locations that
				each operator will conduct processing activities.