714. SPECIFICATIONS FOR RECEIVING - SHELLSTOCK IDENTIFICATION

714 SPECIFICATIONS FOR RECEIVING ─ SHELLSTOCK IDENTIFICATION 714.1 Shellstock shall be obtained in containers bearing legible source identification tags or labels that are affixed by the harvester or dealer that depurates, ships, or reships the shellstock, as specified in the National Shellfish Sanitation Program Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish, and that list the information in §§ 714.2 and 714.3. Pf 714.2 Except as specified in § 714.5, the harvester's tag or label shall list the following information in the following order: Pf (a) The harvester's identification number that is assigned by the Shellfish Control Authority; Pf (b) The date of harvesting; Pf (c) The most precise identification of the harvest location or aquaculture site that is practicable based on the system of harvest area designations that is in use by the Shellfish Control Authority and including the abbreviation of the name of the state or country in which the shellfish are harvested; Pf (d) The type and quantity of shellfish; Pf and (e) The following statement in bold, capitalized type: "THIS TAG IS REQUIRED TO BE ATTACHED UNTIL CONTAINER IS EMPTY OR RETAGGED AND THEREAFTER KEPT ON FILE FOR 90 DAYS." Pf 714.3 Except as specified in § 714.6, the following information shall appear in the following order on each dealer’s tag or label: Pf (a) The dealer's name and address, and the certification number assigned by the Shellfish Control Authority; Pf (b) The original shipper's certification number, including the abbreviation of the name of the state or country in which the shellfish are harvested; Pf (c) The same information as specified for a harvester's tag in § 714.2; Pf and (d) The following statement in bold, capitalized type: "THIS TAG IS REQUIRED TO BE ATTACHED UNTIL CONTAINER IS EMPTY AND THEREAFTER KEPT ON FILE FOR 90 DAYS." Pf 714.4 A container of shellstock that does not bear a tag or label or that bears a tag or label that does not contain all the information specified in §§ 714.l through 714.3 shall be subject to an embargo order, as allowed by § 4702, or seizure and destruction in accordance with 21 C.F.R. subpart D − Specific Administrative Decisions Regarding Interstate Shipments, § 1240.60(d). 714.5 If a place is provided on the harvester's tag or label for a dealer's name, address, and certification number, the dealer's information shall be listed first. 714.6 If the harvester's tag or label is designed to accommodate each dealer's identification as specified in §§ 714.3(a) and (b), individual dealer tags or labels need not be provided. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 4394 (June 6, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 13690 (November 30, 2012).