Any person, firm, or corporation intending to alter an existing or construct a new

Any person, firm, or corporation intending to alter an existing or construct a new molluscan shellfish handling, transporting, and/or processing facility must acquire a Mississippi Certified Shellfish Sanitation or Processing Plant license and certification from the MDMR Authority. The MDMR Authority must be contacted prior to handling or processing any molluscan shellfish in any fashion in any altered or new molluscan shellfish facility.