Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part IX - Marine and Fresh Water Animal Food Products › Chapter 3 - Preparation and Handling of Seafood for Market › Section IX-330 - Refrigeration Requirements for Shellstock Harvested during the months of May through October for Raw Consumption only by Persons Located within the State of Louisiana

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Any
				shellstock harvested in the months of May through October for raw consumption
				only by persons within the state of Louisiana shall be placed under mechanical
				refrigeration at an air temperature not to exceed 45°F within 5.0 hours from
				the time harvesting begins and such shellstock shall not be sold for use
				outside of the state of Louisiana.
B. The Department of Health and the
				Department of Wildlife and Fisheries have cooperatively developed a single tag
				which purpose is to immediately and specifically indicate by its fuchsia
				(pinkish-purple) color that the oysters contained in the sack or box have been
				harvested following the requirements of this Section. Language shall be printed
				on the tag which shall explicitly state "oysters contained herein must not be
				sold for use outside of the state of Louisiana" and the oysters contained in
				the sack or box (excluding post-harvest process product) shall not be sold for
				use outside of the state of Louisiana. This tag shall be in addition to any
				tag(s) required under
				§323 of this Part.
C. Oysters being processed (shucked or
				frozen) under this Section must identify on the packing container that this
				product cannot be sold for use outside of the state of Louisiana.
D. When harvesting for oysters which will be
				harvested and tagged under the requirements of this Section (i.e., oysters to
				be sold for raw consumption only by persons located within the state of
				Louisiana), each harvester shall contact and notify the Department of Wildlife
				and Fisheries prior to leaving port. The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
				shall be notified by calling 1-800-442-2511.
E. Records relating to oysters which will
				only be sold for raw consumption within the state of Louisiana shall be
				completed by both the harvester and dealer(s) and shall be kept separate from
				records for shellstock product intended for interstate shipment. These records
				shall be maintained for a period of one year (two years if frozen) and be made
				readily available for examination by agents of the Department of Health and the
				Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Approved log sheets properly completed
				and maintained, for the current and previous 15 days harvest shall be kept
				aboard the harvest vessel for immediate examination. A copy of the log sheet
				form required to be kept and maintained is shown below in
				§345 of this Part.
F. All oysters on board any vessel actively
				being utilized for the purpose of intrastate shipments under the conditions of
				this Section shall be restricted to the use of intrastate [fuchsia (pinkish
				purple) color)] tags for all oysters contained on that vessel from the time
				harvesting begins until all oysters are offloaded dockside.
G. In addition to all other required
				notifications/entries by harvesters prior to the taking of oysters under this
				Section, the harvester shall legibly document on the required harvester-dealer
				time temperature log sheet "For Intrastate Shipments Only."
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  40:4.A.(1),
				  R.S.
				  40:5.A.(2)(3)(5)(7)(9)(15)(17)(19)(20),
				  R.S.
				  40:5.3 and
				  R.S.
				  56:437.