N.J. Admin. Code § 7:12-9.14 - Permit for a Hatchery to Produce and Grow Seed or for a Nursery to Grow Seed
(a) The Permit for a Hatchery to Produce and
Grow Seed or for a Nursery to Grow Seed authorizes a hatchery or nursery to
produce and/or grow seed at a single site in or using waters classified as
other than Approved for sale or for relocation to Approved or Conditionally
Approved waters.
(b) In addition to
the completed Consolidated Permit Application form and application fee required
under N.J.A.C. 7:12-9.3, an applicant for
a Permit for a Hatchery to Produce and Grow Seed or for a Nursery to Grow Seed
shall submit a detailed description of the operation that includes the
following:
1. The name(s) and location(s) of
the waters where the operation is to be conducted and the classification(s) of
those waters under this chapter;
2.
A description of the methods and equipment to be used to produce and/or grow
seed;
3. The species of seed to be
produced and/or grown;
4. If
hatchery activities are conducted, the species and number of broodstock and the
physical location of the broodstock at all times; and
5. If hatchery activities are conducted, a
description of security measures that limit access to the broodstock. Such
measures may include locked structures or cages, surveillance, patrols, and/or
fencing.
(c) A Permit
for a Hatchery to Produce and Grow Seed or for a Nursery to Grow Seed is
subject to the following specific requirements and conditions:
1. The permittee shall conduct production
and/or growing activities only in the location(s) specified in the issued
permit document.
2. The permittee
shall not make any changes to its operations without prior written approval
from the Department, including, for a hatchery, increasing the quantity of
broodstock or moving broodstock to a location other than that specified in the
issued permit document.
3. The
permittee is responsible for informing its employees involved in seed
production and/or growing activities that any collected shellfish shall not be
used for human consumption and of the risks associated with consumption of
shellfish from waters classified other than Approved.
4. The permittee shall immediately telephone
the Department at (877) WARN DEP (927-6337) regarding any theft of
broodstock.
5. The permittee shall
immediately telephone the Department's Division of Fish and Wildlife, Bureau of
Law Enforcement, Marine Region at 609-748-2050 regarding any theft of seed or
significant seed mortality.
6. A
nursery shall not have any broodstock or shellfish above seed.
7. A hatchery shall not have broodstock in
numbers greater than specified in the issued permit document. Any broodstock
shall be used only for the purposes of producing seed. Broodstock shall not be
sold for human consumption.
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