(1)
Any person engaged in a shellfish operation or possessing a commercial quantity
of shellfish or any quantity of shellfish for sale for human consumption must
comply with and is subject to:
(a) The
requirements of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration National Shellfish
Sanitation Program (NSSP), Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish (2019)
(copies available through the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Shellfish
Sanitation Branch, and the Washington state department of health, office of
shellfish and water protection);
(b) The provisions of 21 Code of Federal
Regulations (C.F.R.), Part 123 - Fish and Fishery Products, adopted December
18, 1995, by the United States Food and Drug Administration, regarding Hazard
Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) plans (copies available through the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of Seafood, and the Washington state
department of health, office of food safety and shellfish programs);
and
(c) All other provisions of
this chapter.
(2) If a
requirement of the NSSP Model Ordinance or a provision of 21 C.F.R., Part
123,
is inconsistent with a provision otherwise established under this chapter or
other state law or rule, then the more stringent provision, as determined by
the department, will apply.
Notes
Wash. Admin. Code §
246-282-005
Amended by
WSR
14-09-003, filed 4/3/14, effective 5/4/2014
Amended by
WSR
15-04-049, Filed 1/29/2015, effective
1/29/2015
Amended by
WSR
17-12-047, Filed 6/1/2017, effective
7/2/2017
Amended by
WSR
19-14-094, Filed 7/1/2019, effective
8/1/2019
Amended by
WSR
21-14-019, Filed 6/28/2021, effective
7/29/2021
Statutory Authority:
RCW
69.30.030. 11-17-104, § 246-282-005,
filed 8/22/11, effective 9/22/11; 09-08-116, § 246-282-005, filed 3/31/09,
effective 5/1/09; 07-20-014, § 246-282-005, filed 9/20/07, effective
10/21/07; 06-01-055, § 246-282-005, filed 12/16/05, effective 1/16/06.
Statutory Authority:
RCW
69.30.030 and
43.20.030. 01-04-054, §
246-282-005, filed 2/5/01, effective 3/8/01. Statutory Authority:
RCW
69.30.030. 98-18-066, § 246-282-005,
filed 8/31/98, effective 10/1/98; 98-03-096, § 246-282-005, filed 1/21/98,
effective 2/21/98; 96-18-096, § 246-282-005, filed 9/4/96, effective
10/5/96; 94-23-026, § 246-282-005, filed 11/8/94, effective
12/9/94.
