Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-3-18 - SHELLFISH SANITATION › Appendix A

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Time limits for harvest and refrigeration of shellfish to be
				sold to the final consumer as shellstock or for half-shell service.
Shellfish harvested for approved post-harvest processing to
				control Vibrio bacteria, or for sale to a permitted shellfish processing
				facility for the purpose of shucking,
and with tags attached to the
				harvest container (bag,
sack, or box) stating such restricted use,
shall
				be exempted from the time controls stated in Column 3.
Column 1
MONTH
Column 2
DAILY MAXIMUM WATER TEMPERATURE
Column 3
MAXIMUM TIME ALLOWED ON HARVEST REEF FOR ONE
							 TRIP
Column 4
							 MAXIMUM
TIME ALLOWED FROM LANDING TO DELIVERY TO
							 PERMITTED PROCESSOR
Column 5
MAXIMUM TIME ALLOWED FROM LANDING TO DELIVERY
							 TO PERMITTED PROCESSOR
JANUARY
56°F
Set by ADCNR-MRD**
1.5 hours
6 hours to 55°
FEBRUARY
61°F
Set by ADCNR-MRD**
1.5 hours
6 hours to 55°
MARCH
67°F
Set by ADCNR-MRD**
1.5 hours
6 hours to 55°
APRIL
73°F
6.5 hours
1.5 hours
6 hours to 55°
MAY
80°F
2.5 hours
1.5 hours
6 hours to 55°
JUNE
85°F
1 hour
Immediate mechanical refrigeration
6 hours to 55°
10 hours to 50°F
JULY
87°F
1 hour
Immediate mechanical refrigeration
6 hours to 55°
10 hours to 50°F
AUGUST
87°F
1 hour
Immediate mechanical refrigeration
6 hours to 55°
10 hours to 50°F
SEPTEMBER
86°F
2 hours
Immediate mechanical refrigeration
6 hours to 55°
10 hours to 50°F
OCTOBER
77°F
2.5 hours
1.5 hours
6 hours to 55°
NOVEMBER
66°F
Set by ADCNR-MRD**
1.5 hours
6 hours to 55°
DECEMBER
61°F
Set by ADCNR-MRD**
1.5 hours
6 hours to 55°
"Maximum time allowed on harvest reef for one trip" based on
				National Shellfish Sanitation Program Guide for the Control of Molluscan
				Shellfish, 2017 Revision, Section II, Chapter II, Parts .04 and .05, and allows
				1 hour 30 minutes for transport time from harvest area landing to approved
				refrigeration. This delivery time is noted in "Maximum time allowed from
				landing to delivery to permitted processor".
"Daily maximum water temperature" source is Middle Bay Light
				weather station, maintained by Dauphin Island Sea Lab and is the monthly
				average (mean) for the years 2015-2019.
*Time limits apply to permitted shellfish processing facilities
				(dealers) receiving shellstock and shall be included in the permitted shellfish
				processing facilities' HACCP Plan.
* * ADCNR - MRD is the Alabama Department of Conservation and
				Natural Resources, Marine Resources Division. As noted in
				420-3-18-.08(5)(d),
				ADCNR-MRD may set time limits in any month that are less than the maximum
				allowed by the Alabama Department of Public Health.
Available option - Harvest and delivery time to permitted
				processor in September can be divided, not to exceed 2 hours
Appendices B and C were repealed as per certification filed
				  July 23, 2012; effective August 27,
				  2012.
Authors:
Lewis A. Byrd, Ph.D., Christine
				  Collins, Jeff McCool, Greg Dunn, Byron Webb
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-12-126,
				  22-2-2(6),
				  22-20-5.