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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 04 - POSSESSION › Rule 22-4-04-4.1

Current through June 25, 2024
It is unlawful to possess undersized hard crabs as defined
				  in §
									49-15-89
				  or to possess female sponge crabs as prohibited in §
									49-15-84.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-84,
				  49-15-89
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 04 - POSSESSION › Rule 22-4-04-4.2

Current through June 25, 2024
Any person, firm or corporation harvesting or possessing,
				  soft shell, peeler or buster crabs which are under the five (5) inch minimum
				  size requirement, must after removing the crabs from the traps or pots place
				  them into a separate container. Undersize peeler or buster crabs are allowed in
				  a single cull box (not to exceed 32" long by 19" wide by 12" high).
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-84,
				  49-15-87,
				  49-15-89
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 05 - AREA CLOSURES › Rule 22-4-05-5.1

Current through June 25, 2024
It is unlawful to commercially take crabs from the marine
				  waters north of the CSX Bridge in the three coastal counties of
				  Mississippi.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-23,
				  49-15-315
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 05 - AREA CLOSURES › Rule 22-4-05-5.2

Current through June 25, 2024
It is unlawful to place or cause to be placed any crab traps
				  or pots north of the Interstate 10 (I-10) Highway in the three (3) coastal
				  counties.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-23,
				  49-15-315
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 06 - INCIDENTAL CATCH › Rule 22-4-06-6.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Any person, firm, or corporation, or any person in command of
				  or control of any boat with a commercial shrimping license, fish net license or
				  oyster license must also possess a commercial crab license to retain crabs for
				  commercial purposes. This does not apply to crabs retained for personal
				  consumption as allowed in statute.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-46,
				  49-15-84,
				  49-15-86,
				  49-15-89,
				  49-15-96
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 07 - GEAR REGULATIONS › Rule 22-4-07-7.1

Current through June 25, 2024
All crab traps placed in or on the marine waters of the State
				  of Mississippi must utilize the following materials to permanently mark the
				  crab trap for ownership:
A. corrosion
				resistant metal or plastic tag must be attached to the trap.
a. The tag must be legibly and permanently
				stamped with letters containing the applicable licensed crab fishermen's full
				name.
b. The minimum height of the
				letters must be at least 3/16 of an inch.
c. The tags must be supplied by the crab
				fisherman.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 07 - GEAR REGULATIONS › Rule 22-4-07-7.2

Current through June 25, 2024
All crab traps or pots placed in the marine waters of the
				  state of Mississippi must be marked with a float of at least:
A. six (6) inches in height,
B. six (6) inches in length,
C. six (6) inches in width, and
D. the float must have a highly visible
				color.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-84
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 07 - GEAR REGULATIONS › Rule 22-4-07-7.3

Current through June 25, 2024
It is unlawful to fail to mark each crab trap float with the
				  corresponding commercial or recreational crab license number in such a manner
				  to be clearly visible to an inspecting officer. However, licensed commercial
				  crab fisherman may obtain a registered color code design from the Mississippi
				  Department of Marine Resources (MDMR), Marine Patrol Office. Once obtained,
				  this color code must be placed on each buoy or float and painted or affixed to
				  each side of the vessel used to harvest crabs from said traps or pots.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-84
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 07 - GEAR REGULATIONS › Rule 22-4-07-7.4

Current through June 25, 2024
Recreational crab fisherman must mark each trap or pot with
				  the owner's name in such a manner to be clearly visible to an inspecting
				  officer. In addition, all crab traps or pots fished from a boat or vessel must
				  also be marked with that boat or vessel's registration identification.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-84
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 07 - GEAR REGULATIONS › Rule 22-4-07-7.5

Current through June 25, 2024
All resident recreational crab fisherman utilizing traps or
				  pots must possess a valid recreational crab trap license for a fee of five
				  dollars ($5.00) unless otherwise exempted by statute.
A. This license requirement shall only apply
				to individuals between the ages of sixteen (16) and sixty-five (65).
B. Any resident citizen who is blind,
				paraplegic, or a multiple amputee, or who has been adjudged by the Veterans
				Administration as having a total service-connected disability or has been
				adjudged totally disabled by the Social Security Administration shall not be
				required to purchase or have in his possession a recreational crab license
				while engaged in such activities.
a. Any
				resident exempt under this chapter shall have on his person while crab trap
				fishing proof of residency and age or disability.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 07 - GEAR REGULATIONS › Rule 22-4-07-7.6

Current through June 25, 2024
All non-resident recreational crab fishermen utilizing traps
				  or pots must possess a valid recreational crab trap license for a fee of not
				  less than five dollars ($5.00) nor less than the nonresident's state charges
				  Mississippi residents to engage in the same activity, as provided for in
				  statute.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-69,
				  49-15-86
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 07 - GEAR REGULATIONS › Rule 22-4-07-7.7

Current through June 25, 2024
The recreational crab license shall be valid in all
				  Mississippi waters South of Interstate 10.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-315
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 07 - GEAR REGULATIONS › Rule 22-4-07-7.8

Current through June 25, 2024
It is unlawful for a recreational crab fisherman to fish in
				  excess of six (6) crab traps or pots per registered boat or vessel.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-91
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 07 - GEAR REGULATIONS › Rule 22-4-07-7.9

Current through June 25, 2024
It is unlawful to place or cause to be placed any crab trap
				  or pot in any marked channel.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-84.1
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 07 - GEAR REGULATIONS › Rule 22-4-07-7.10

Current through June 25, 2024
It is unlawful to attach any buoy or float to any crab trap
				  or pot with materials other than lines of nylon, hemp, cotton or woven
				  synthetic materials which can easily be cut with a standard steel knife.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-84,
				  49-15-84.1
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 07 - GEAR REGULATIONS › Rule 22-4-07-7.11

Current through June 25, 2024
Buoys shall be attached to crab traps by use of a weighted
				  line or non-floating line.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-84,
				  49-15-84.1.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 07 - GEAR REGULATIONS › Rule 22-4-07-7.12

Current through June 25, 2024
It is unlawful to place any crab trap or pot in any navigable
				  waterway in such a manner that the trap line or float will interfere with
				  normal boat traffic and create a navigational hazard or nuisance.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-84,
				  49-15-84.1.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 07 - GEAR REGULATIONS › Rule 22-4-07-7.13

Current through June 25, 2024
It is unlawful to remove crabs from crab traps or pots that
				  are not specifically licensed or permitted to said person, firm or
				  corporation.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-92
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 07 - GEAR REGULATIONS › Rule 22-4-07-7.14

Current through June 25, 2024
It is unlawful to remove crab traps from the water or remove
				  crabs from crab traps from thirty (30) minutes after legal sunset until thirty
				  (30) minutes before legal sunrise the following day. It is not unlawful to
				  possess crab traps if the crab traps are captured unintentionally during legal
				  trawling or dredging operations, and if said crab traps are immediately
				  returned to the water.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 07 - GEAR REGULATIONS › Rule 22-4-07-7.15

Current through June 25, 2024
All crab traps placed in the marine waters of the State of
				  Mississippi must be equipped with no less than two (2) escape rings positioned
				  on the vertical outside walls of the trap, with at least one (1) ring located
				  in each chamber. Escape rings must have a minimum of 2 and 3/8 inches inside
				  diameter.
A. From April 1 to June 30
				and from September 1 to October 31, escape rings may be obstructed for the
				purposes of retaining peeler or buster crabs.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-84
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 08 - CAT ISLAND SANCTUARY CLOSURE › Rule 22-4-08-8.1

Current through June 25, 2024
It is unlawful to harvest or attempt to harvest or possess
				  any crabs between January 1 and March 31 of each year within the area bounded
				  by the following line:
A. beginning at
				a point on the Louisiana-Mississippi border due south of the "Intracoastal
				Waterway Grand Island Channel light 1" (30.178026, -89.303372),
B. thence running due north to said "Light 1"
				(30.179862, -89.303372),
C. thence
				running northeasterly along the "Intracoastal Waterway Marianne Channel"
				through "Buoy 22", "Light 18", "Buoy 12", to "Light 8" (30.190048,
				-89.288085),
D. thence running
				northeasterly along the most direct line to "Lighted Buoy 7" (30.214984,
				-89.245477),
E. thence running
				northeasterly along the most direct line to "Lighted Buoy 4" (30.223545,
				-89.231492),
F. thence running
				northeasterly along the most direct line to the northeastern corner of the crab
				sanctuary to "Lighted Buoy 5" (30.237595, -89.208236),
G. thence running southeasterly along the
				most direct line to "Cat Island West End Channel Light" (30.228679,
				-87.19686),
H. thence running
				southwesterly along the most direct line to "Cat Island Channel Buoy E"
				(30.204731, -89.208826),
I. thence
				running due south to a point on the Louisiana-Mississippi border (30.202153,
				-89.208799),
J. thence running
				westerly along the Louisiana-Mississippi border to the point due south of the
				"Intracoastal Waterway Grand Island Channel Light 1" (30.178026,
				-89.303372).
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 09 - CLOSED SEASONS › Rule 22-4-09-9.1

Current through June 25, 2024
The MDMR must publish the season closure dates and areas in a
				  closing order to the general public.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §
										49-15-84.1
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 10 - CRAB HOLDING BY A WHOLESALE DEALER › Rule 22-4-10-10.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Wholesale dealers must ensure that live crabs are stored in a
				  cool place protected from contamination, in clean containers.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 11 - CRAB PROCESSOR APPLICATION › Rule 22-4-11-11.1

Current through June 25, 2024
The provisions of this Part apply to all persons, firms, or
				  corporations engaged in the processing of saltwater crabs intended for human
				  consumption.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 11 - CRAB PROCESSOR APPLICATION › Rule 22-4-11-11.2

Current through June 25, 2024
The provisions of this Part do not apply to:
A. Seafood establishments dealing with
				seafood products other than saltwater crabs;
B. Harvesting or transporting saltwater crabs
				or saltwater crab products without engaging in processing.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 12 - PROCESSOR CERTIFICATION MDMR PROGRAM MANAGEMENT › Rule 22-4-12-12.1

Current through June 25, 2024
The MDMR is authorized to manage saltwater crab plant
				  certification program activities.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 12 - PROCESSOR CERTIFICATION MDMR PROGRAM MANAGEMENT › Rule 22-4-12-12.2

Current through June 25, 2024
The MDMR will conduct inspections of certified facilities in
				  accordance with relevant seafood sanitation/health safety
				  specifications.
A. The MDMR will issue
				to certified crab plants written information of non-compliance with these
				specifications.
B. For the cited
				excessive non-compliances, the MDMR shall provide the processor a reasonable
				schedule for correction to bring the facilities into compliance according to
				the current and relevant sanitation/health safety specifications stated
				herein.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 12 - PROCESSOR CERTIFICATION MDMR PROGRAM MANAGEMENT › Rule 22-4-12-12.3

Current through June 25, 2024
The MDMR Executive Director, the Director of Marine Fisheries
				  or the Seafood Technology Bureau Director will declare that saltwater crabs or
				  saltwater crab products be recalled when the MDMR determines that a recall is
				  required to eliminate a public health risk to consumers. The recalled saltwater
				  crabs or saltwater crab products will be properly disposed to prevent human
				  consumption.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 13 - PROCESSOR CERTIFICATION › Rule 22-4-13-13.1

Current through June 25, 2024
General requirements:
A. It is unlawful to process saltwater crabs
				prior to obtaining a seafood processor's license and certification.
B. Any person who applies to be a processor
				must provide the MDMR with the business address at which inspections of the
				facilities, activities, or equipment can be conducted.
C. The Seafood Technology Bureau will certify
				all saltwater crab processors that comply with the terms of this Part for
				processing saltwater crabs or saltwater crab products.
D. Certification will be issued based on a
				comprehensive onsite inspection by a seafood inspector of the MDMR, using the
				appropriate inspection form, within the 120-day period immediately prior to the
				issuance or renewal of the certification.
E. All certifications will expire annually on
				the last day of a month selected by the MDMR.
F. The MDMR shall issue only one
				certification number to a processor for a location. A processor may obtain more
				than one certification if each business is maintained as a separate entity and
				is not found in the same location.
G. The MDMR has the authority to allow
				separate certified crab plants to share a facility.
H. The certification number issued to each
				processor by the MDMR shall be unique.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 13 - PROCESSOR CERTIFICATION › Rule 22-4-13-13.2

Current through June 25, 2024
Initial certification will be granted provided following
				  standards are met:
A. No critical
				deficiencies;
B. Not more than 3
				key deficiencies;
C. Not more than
				5 other deficiencies;
D. The
				initial certification includes a compliance schedule to correct the
				deficiencies if necessary; and
E.
				Processor is properly licensed.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 13 - PROCESSOR CERTIFICATION › Rule 22-4-13-13.3

Current through June 25, 2024
Renewal of certification must be at the request of the
				  certified processor at the time specified by the MDMR. Recertification will be
				  granted upon the processor completing the following:
A. Eliminated any critical
				deficiencies;
B. Agreed to a
				compliance schedule which carries forward into the next certification
				period.
C. Addressed any new key or
				other deficiencies in a new or revised compliance schedule; and
D. Provided evidence of proper certification
				and licensing in accordance with this Part.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 13 - PROCESSOR CERTIFICATION › Rule 22-4-13-13.4

Current through June 25, 2024
All applicants applying for certification/recertification
				  must meet the following requirements:
A. Applicants must provide fixed cold
				temperature holding space adequate to hold the maximum amount of saltwater
				crabs or saltwater crab products received on any given day,
B. Applicants must provide space to
				accommodate at proper temperature the total accumulation of saltwater crabs or
				saltwater crab products held for more than one day under cold temperature
				holding space conditions, and
C. A
				certified crab processor's operational activities must meet all seafood safety
				and sanitation control procedures/requirements.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 14 - RESPONSIBILITY OF PROCESSOR, MANAGER, AND OPERATOR › Rule 22-4-14-14.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Each certified crab plant processor, manager, and operator
				  must ensure that all regulations are strictly adhered to, and that only safe
				  and sanitary products are offered for sale to the consumer.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 14 - RESPONSIBILITY OF PROCESSOR, MANAGER, AND OPERATOR › Rule 22-4-14-14.2

Current through June 25, 2024
The processor must ensure that the certified crab plant is
				  supervised in accordance with Chapter 19 of this Part.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 14 - RESPONSIBILITY OF PROCESSOR, MANAGER, AND OPERATOR › Rule 22-4-14-14.3

Current through June 25, 2024
The owner of a certified crab plant must keep all
				  safety/sanitation and marketing records (not including price information) for a
				  minimum of one (1) year for fresh products and a minimum of two (2) years or
				  the shelf-life, whichever is longer, for frozen products.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 14 - RESPONSIBILITY OF PROCESSOR, MANAGER, AND OPERATOR › Rule 22-4-14-14.4

Current through June 25, 2024
In the event the MDMR issues a recall of saltwater crab
				  products based on the need to eliminate a public health risk, the processor
				  will fully cooperate with the MDMR in implementing the product recall. The
				  processor is responsible for:
A.
				Determining where the recalled saltwater crab products were moved in the market
				system,
B. Contacting the receivers
				of the product,
C. Stopping any
				further market distribution of the saltwater crab products,
D. Removing the associated saltwater crab
				products from the market as directed by the MDMR, and
E. Providing the MDMR proof of removal in the
				form of bills of lading, receipts, or some other similar
				documentation.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 15 - INSPECTIONS › Rule 22-4-15-15.1

Current through June 25, 2024
The MDMR is required to make unannounced inspections of the
				  processor's facilities during periods of activity.
A. Unannounced inspections must be conducted
				at least once per quarter.
B. The
				MDMR is authorized to officially inspect more frequently than once per quarter
				if excessive critical and non-critical deficiencies consistently occur that are
				not corrected based on a reasonable correction schedule as agreed upon by the
				MDMR and the certificate holder.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 15 - INSPECTIONS › Rule 22-4-15-15.2

Current through June 25, 2024
The MDMR will provide a copy of the completed inspection form
				  to the person in charge at the certified crab plant at the time of the
				  inspection. The inspection form must contain a list of deficiencies by area in
				  the operation with corresponding citations from this Part.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 16 - ACTIONS TRIGGERED BY INSPECTIONS › Rule 22-4-16-16.1

Current through June 25, 2024
When a critical deficiency is detected:
A. The owner/supervisor must correct the
				deficiency during that inspection; or
B. The processor must cease production
				affected by the deficiency.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 16 - ACTIONS TRIGGERED BY INSPECTIONS › Rule 22-4-16-16.2

Current through June 25, 2024
When the processor fails to comply with Rule 14.1, the MDMR
				  is authorized to immediately begin actions to suspend or revoke the processor's
				  certification.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 16 - ACTIONS TRIGGERED BY INSPECTIONS › Rule 22-4-16-16.3

Current through June 25, 2024
Product affected by a critical deficiency must be controlled
				  to prevent contaminated or adulterated product from reaching consumers. When
				  necessary, the MDMR is authorized to:
A. Detain or seize any undistributed lots of
				product that have been adulterated;
B. Initiate a recall of any distributed
				product; and
C. Immediately notify
				Food and Drug Administration (FDA) enforcement officials.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 16 - ACTIONS TRIGGERED BY INSPECTIONS › Rule 22-4-16-16.4

Current through June 25, 2024
Temporary hold on saltwater crabs or saltwater crab
				  products
A. The MDMR has the authority
				to place any saltwater crabs or saltwater crab products in a facility/unit on a
				temporary hold to prevent the designated products from leaving the
				facility/unit.
B. Saltwater crabs
				or saltwater crab products in a certified crab plant will only be placed on a
				temporary hold in cases where there is evidence, as documented on the official
				inspection form signed and dated by the MDMR to support such action. The
				inspection must show with clear and convincing evidence that the products
				involved are misbranded, adulterated, or that a health hazard or potential
				health hazard exists. A copy of the official inspection sheet, with the
				temporary hold order, will be given to a certificate holder or the certificate
				holder's authorized representative, or in their absence, posted in a
				conspicuous place at the facility to provide written notice for a temporary
				hold on the products.
C.  The
				temporary hold will remain in effect until the processor is notified in writing
				by the MDMR that the violation has been corrected and the products confiscated
				have been destroyed or managed in some other manner that allows the products to
				be safely marketed for human consumption. These corrective actions must be done
				to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, the Director of Marine Fisheries
				or the Seafood Technology Bureau Director.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 16 - ACTIONS TRIGGERED BY INSPECTIONS › Rule 22-4-16-16.5 - Cease and Desist Orders

Current through June 25, 2024
A. After crab
				product has been on temporary hold for seventy-two (72) hours the Executive
				Director, the Director of Marine Fisheries or the Seafood Technology Bureau
				Director has the authority to issue a cease and desist order. The cease and
				desist order will remain in effect until proper corrective actions have been
				taken and the order is lifted as provided in writing.
B. In a case where any saltwater crab
				products involved create a health hazard or whenever adulterated or misbranded
				products are found, or in any case of willful refusal to certify an inspection,
				the MDMR has the authority to issue a cease and desist order effective
				immediately to suspend all related processing activities. This order will be in
				effect until proper corrective actions have been taken and the order is lifted,
				as provided in writing.
C.
				Verification that proper corrective actions have been taken will be provided in
				writing and will be noted on the official inspection form during an official
				inspection of the certified crab plant.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 16 - ACTIONS TRIGGERED BY INSPECTIONS › Rule 22-4-16-16.6 - Suspension or Revocation of Seafood Processor Certificate

Current through June 25, 2024
A.
				A certification held by a person will be suspended or revoked by the Executive
				Director when a certified crab plant owner, operator, or manager:
a. Interferes or fails to cooperate with the
				MDMR during an inspection.
b.
				Interferes or prevents the temporary hold or confiscation and disposal of
				saltwater crabs or saltwater crab products by the MDMR when the saltwater crabs
				or saltwater crab products were declared, in writing, an adulterated product
				and a public health risk or a potential public health risk by the MDMR, and the
				MDMR concluded that the stated foods had to be confiscated and removed from the
				facility/unit and properly disposed.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 17 - LABELING OF SALTWATER CRAB PRODUCTS › Rule 22-4-17-17.1

Current through June 25, 2024
All finished product containers or packages enclosing
				  saltwater crab products must originate from a certified crab processor and must
				  be conspicuously, indelibly, and legibly labeled with the following
				  information:
A. Name of the
				product.
B. Name and address of the
				packer, repacker, or distributor.
C. Size of the container or
				package.
D. Certification
				number.
E. Containers of frozen
				saltwater crab products will bear on the label nutritional facts as required by
				federal regulations unless otherwise exempt.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 18 - PROCESSOR PURCHASE AND SALES RECORDS › Rule 22-4-18-18.1

Current through June 25, 2024
All saltwater crabs and saltwater crab products purchased,
				  sold, or shipped by a certified processor within, into or out of the State of
				  Mississippi will be accompanied by a bill of lading or bill of sale with the
				  following information:
A. Processor's
				name, address, and license/certificate number.
B. Date of transaction.
C. Name and address of consignee.
D. Type and quantity of saltwater crabs or
				saltwater crab products.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 18 - PROCESSOR PURCHASE AND SALES RECORDS › Rule 22-4-18-18.2

Current through June 25, 2024
All saltwater crabs and saltwater crab products purchased for
				  personal consumption must be accompanied by a receipt or a bill of sale
				  containing the following information:
A. Name and certificate or license number of
				seller.
B. Quantity of saltwater
				crabs or saltwater crab products purchased.
C. Purchase date.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 18 - PROCESSOR PURCHASE AND SALES RECORDS › Rule 22-4-18-18.3

Current through June 25, 2024
Such records will be open for inspection at any time by any
				  authorized representative of the MDMR.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 19 - ADULTERATED OR MISBRANDED SALTWATER CRAB PRODUCTS › Rule 22-4-19-19.1

Current through June 25, 2024
No person, firm, or corporation will hold or pack saltwater
				  crab products under conditions whereby the product may become adulterated
				  and/or a known public health risk.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 19 - ADULTERATED OR MISBRANDED SALTWATER CRAB PRODUCTS › Rule 22-4-19-19.2

Current through June 25, 2024
It is unlawful to produce, provide for sale, purchase, offer,
				  possess, or have in possession with intent to sell, any saltwater crab products
				  which are adulterated or misbranded.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 19 - ADULTERATED OR MISBRANDED SALTWATER CRAB PRODUCTS › Rule 22-4-19-19.3

Current through June 25, 2024
Any adulterated, misbranded, mislabeled, or unlabeled
				  saltwater crab products under the authority of the MDMR will be impounded and
				  properly disposed, if necessary, by the Executive Director, the Director of
				  Marine Fisheries or the Seafood Technology Bureau Director.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 20 - PROCESSOR SANITATION REQUIREMENTS › Rule 22-4-20-20.1

Current through June 25, 2024
The following are the requirements specific for processing
				  saltwater crabs and saltwater crab products. The criticality of the requirement
				  is noted after each as ("C"), ("K"), ("O") or ("S 
				  O/K" or "S 
				  K/C").
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 20 - PROCESSOR SANITATION REQUIREMENTS › Rule 22-4-20-20.2

Current through June 25, 2024
For the safety of water used for processing and ice
				  production the processor must ensure:
A. Process water is safe and of adequate
				sanitary quality; (C),
B. Water
				used for washing, rinsing, or conveying is of safe and adequate sanitary
				quality; (C),
C. Water used for ice
				manufacture is of safe and adequate sanitary quality; (C), and
D. No cross connections between sewer or
				wastewater and processing water are present. (C)
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 20 - PROCESSOR SANITATION REQUIREMENTS › Rule 22-4-20-20.3

Current through June 25, 2024
The processor must maintain conditions and cleanliness of
				  food contact surfaces in that:
A. Food
				contact surfaces are designed, fabricated, maintained, and installed to be
				easily cleanable and capable to withstand the environment of use and cleaning
				compounds; (K),
B. Smoothly bonded
				seams exist on all food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils;
				(K),
C. The food contact surface is
				cleaned and sanitized before use, after interruptions, and as necessary;
				(K),
D. Outer garments are suitable
				to the operation and cleaned in a manner that protects against the
				contamination of food, food-contact surfaces, or food packaging materials; (O),
				and
E. Gloves are impermeable,
				clean, and sanitary. (O)
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 20 - PROCESSOR SANITATION REQUIREMENTS › Rule 22-4-20-20.4

Current through June 25, 2024
The processor must prevent cross contamination of food and
				  food contact surfaces by:
A. Ensuring
				employees conform to hygienic practices and maintain personal cleanliness
				adequately and as necessary to prevent contamination of food, food contact
				surfaces, or food packaging materials; (K),
B. Washing and sanitizing hands before start
				of work, after absence from workstation and when hands have become
				contaminated; (K),
C. Removing or
				covering jewelry that cannot be sanitized; (O),
D. Storing clothing or personal items away
				from exposed food or where equipment or utensils are washed; (O),
E. Preventing employees from eating, chewing
				gum, drinking, or using tobacco near exposed food or food contact surfaces;
				(K),
F. Taking precautions as
				necessary to protect against contamination of food, food-contact surfaces, or
				food packaging materials with microorganisms, or foreign substances including,
				but not limited to, perspiration, hair, cosmetics, tobacco, chemicals, and
				medicines applied to the skin; (K),
G. Applying effective measures to protect
				finished product contamination by raw materials, other ingredients, or refuse.
				When raw materials, other ingredients, or refuse are unprotected, they will not
				be handled simultaneously in a receiving, loading, or shipping area if that
				handling could result in contaminated food; (S 
				O/K),
H. Protecting food transported by conveyor
				against contamination as necessary; (S 
				O/K),
I. Practicing sanitary procedures;
				(K),
J. Ensuring that the plant
				design reduces the potential for contamination of food, food contact surfaces,
				and packaging materials and prevents employees from contaminating food from
				clothing or personal contact; (O), and
K. Separating operations to prevent cross
				contamination of food, food-contact surfaces, and packaging materials by
				location, time, partition, air flow, enclosed system, or other effective means.
				(O)
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 20 - PROCESSOR SANITATION REQUIREMENTS › Rule 22-4-20-20.5

Current through June 25, 2024
The processor must maintain hand washing, hand sanitizing
				  and toilet facilities by:
A. Providing
				warm water at all locations for hand washing at a minimum temperature of
				100°F dispensed from a hot and cold mixing or combination faucet;
				(K),
B. Providing hand washing, and
				where appropriate, hand sanitizing facilities at each location where good
				sanitary practice dictates their use; (K),
C. Having effective hand cleaning and hand
				sanitizing preparations, such as a supply of hand cleansing soap, hand
				sanitizer, sanitary towel service or suitable drying devices present, an easily
				cleanable waste receptacle and handwashing signs in a language understood by
				the employees; (O),
D. Designing
				and constructing devices or fixtures to protect against recontamination of
				clean sanitized hands; (O),
E.
				Providing an adequate and functioning sewage disposal system; (S 
				K/C), and
F. Providing adequate, readily accessible
				toilet facilities maintained in a sanitary condition, in good repair at all
				times with self-closing doors that protect food from airborne contamination
				(K).
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 20 - PROCESSOR SANITATION REQUIREMENTS › Rule 22-4-20-20.7

Current through June 25, 2024
The processor must properly label, store, and use toxic
				  compounds according to the following:
A. Toxic cleaning compounds, sanitizing
				agents, and pesticides are identified, held, and stored in a manner that
				protects food, food contact surfaces, and food packaging materials from
				contamination, and all relevant regulations for their use followed; (K),
				and
B. Permitting the use of
				insecticides or rodenticides under precautions and restrictions that will
				protect against the contamination of food, food-contact surfaces, or food
				packaging materials. (K)
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 20 - PROCESSOR SANITATION REQUIREMENTS › Rule 22-4-20-20.8

Current through June 25, 2024
The processor must control employee health conditions
				  by:
A. Ensuring any person who, by
				medical examination or supervisory observation, is shown to have, or appears to
				have, an illness, open lesion, including boils, sores, or infected wounds, or
				other abnormal source of microbial contamination by which there is a reasonable
				possibility of food, food-contact surfaces, or food packaging materials
				becoming contaminated, be excluded from any operations which may be expected to
				result in such contamination until the condition is corrected; (K),
				and
B. Instructing employees to
				report such health conditions to their supervisor. (K)
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 20 - PROCESSOR SANITATION REQUIREMENTS › Rule 22-4-20-20.9

Current through June 25, 2024
The processor must control pests by:
A. Excluding all pests from any area of the
				certified crab plant; (K),
B.
				Providing effective measures to exclude pests from the processing areas and to
				protect against the contamination of food on the premises by pests; (K),
				and
C. Providing, where necessary,
				adequate screening or other protection against pests. (K)
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 20 - PROCESSOR SANITATION REQUIREMENTS › Rule 22-4-20-20.10

Current through June 25, 2024
The processor must ensure equipment and utensils used in
				  processing abide by the following:
A.
				Non-food contact surfaces in processing areas are constructed to be easily
				cleanable; (O),
B. Holding,
				conveying, and manufacturing systems are designed and constructed to be
				maintained in an appropriate sanitary condition; (O),
C. Freezers and cold storage compartments are
				fitted with an indicating thermometer, temperature measuring device, or
				temperature recording device and should be fitted with automatic control for
				regulating temperature or with an automatic alarm to indicate temperature
				change; (K), and
D. Instruments and
				controls used for measuring, regulating, or recording temperatures, pH, etc.
				shall be accurate and adequately maintained, and adequate in number for their
				designed use. (O)
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.