22 Miss. Code. R. 1-11-11.5 - Interval Between Relaying and Harvesting Molluscan Shellstock
A. There must be a sufficient time interval
to allow natural biological cleansing of the shellfish between the time the
permittee is permitted to take the shellfish from the restricted area(s), and
the time they are then allowed to harvest these shellfish or any other
shellfish from their leased area, during which time neither activity is
allowed.
B. During this time
interval, the permittee nor any other person or entity is allowed to harvest
the relayed shellfish.
C. This
period must be at least fourteen (14) consecutive days, except if the area
relayed to fails to meet growing water management plan criteria during any of
those 14 consecutive days.
D. If,
during the 14 consecutive days, the area fails to meet the management plan as
specified, harvesting will not be allowed until the area has once again met
these conditions for 14 consecutive days, or until shorter periods of time are
demonstrated to be adequate to permit natural biological cleansing to
occur.
E. The period of time to
allow natural biological cleansing must be deemed sufficient and adequate if
the bacteriological quality of the shellfish after relaying are of the same
quality as the same species already in the approved or conditionally approved
relay area; or if shellfish tissue are sampled for verification, the results
must be less than a fecal coliform MPN of 230 per 100 grams of meat, provided
that no evidence exists that the shellfish prior to relaying contained
substances that equal or exceed the action levels, tolerances, and other
established levels for poisonous or deleterious substances in
seafood.
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