Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 1250 - PERTAINING TO THE TAGGING OFF SHELLFISH › Section 4VAC20-1250-20 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall
				  have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Bulk shellfish tag"means a shellfish tag that shall only be
				  used for shellfish harvested from a single harvest area in any one day and
				  accompanies a conveyance containing multiple containers of shellfish.
"Certified dealer" means a person to whom certification is
				  issued by the Virginia Department of Health for the purposes of introducing
				  shellfish into commerce.
"Certified dealer tag" means a shellfish tag, which is
				  approved by the Virginia Department of Health, Division of Shellfish
				  Sanitation, that shall only be used for shellfish harvested from a single
				  harvest area, in any one day, and those shellfish are either loose in a
				  conveyance or in a single container.
"Container" means any bag, box, sack, tote, or other
				  receptacle that contains shellfish to be held, in any type of conveyance, for
				  transport from the harvest area to the landing site and from the landing site
				  to the point of sale or other use.
"Conveyance" means any form of transport, either mechanical,
				  such as a boat or truck, or nonmechanical that is used to transport shellfish
				  from the harvest area to the landing site or from the landing site to a
				  certified dealer or other use.
"Direct marketing" means any shellfish or shellstock that is
				  landed and sold without any post-harvest processing.
"Harvest" means the act of removing any shellfish or
				  shellstock from a designated harvest area and placing that shellfish or
				  shellstock in a container or on or in a conveyance.
"Land" or "landing" means to (i) enter port with finfish,
				  shellfish, crustaceans, or other marine seafood on board any boat or vessel;
				  (ii) begin offloading finfish, shellfish, crustaceans, or other marine seafood;
				  or (iii) offload finfish, shellfish, crustaceans, or other marine
				  seafood.
"Replant" or "replanting" means to place after harvest
				  shellfish into waters as allowable by applicable law or permit.
"Restricted-use shellstock" means shellstock or shellfish
				  harvested from approved shellfish growing areas that shall not be sold for
				  direct marketing or raw consumption.
"Restricted-use shellstock tag" means a Virginia Marine
				  Resources Commission-issued green tag that shall only be used by a certified
				  dealer who has a current certificate of inspection as a shucker packer for
				  shellstock or shellfish harvested from a single harvest area in any one day.
				  Use of any such tag indicates that shellstock is intended for further
				  processing prior to distribution to retail or food service.
"Shellfish" or "shellstock" means all species of bivalve
				  molluscan shellfish.
"Single harvest area" means one of the water areas
				  established by the Virginia Marine Resources Commission for reporting fisheries
				  statistics.
"Shellfish harvester tag" means a shellfish tag that shall
				  only be used for shellfish harvested from a single harvest area, in any one
				  day, and those shellfish are either loose in a conveyance or in a single
				  container.
"Shucker packer" means a person who shucks and packs
				  shellfish under a certificate of inspection issued by the Virginia Department
				  of Health, Division of Shellfish Sanitation.
"Temperature control" means the use of ice or mechanical
				  refrigeration, which is capable of lowering the temperature of the shellstock
				  and maintaining it at 50°F (10°C) or less, as approved by the Virginia
				  Department of Health, Division of Shellfish Sanitation.
Statutory Authority: §
											28.2-201
					 of the Code of Virginia.