LAC 49:I.1255. Decertification or Denial of Certification of Shellfish Shippers [Formerly 49:6.2030]

A. The certification of shellfish shippers handling or making shipments of shell stock may be suspended revoked for failing to comply with any one of the four basic requirements or maintaining certification previously listed. B. An application for certification shall not be accepted from any individual or corporation previously found guilty in a civil or criminal proceeding of knowingly selling shellfish that were harvested from waters not approved for shellfish harvesting by the State Health Officer. C. Any individual or corporation currently charged by any State or Federal regulatory agency with harvesting or knowingly selling shellfish from waters not approved by the State Health Officer shall be ineligible for certification until all charges have been dismissed, or until found innocent of said charges.