(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.
