Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 96, Sec. 28. Effective July 20, 2007.
(a)Shellstock shall be obtained in containers bearing legible source identification tags or labels that are affixed by the harvester or each dealer that depurates, ships, or reships the shellstock. Except as specified by subdivision (c), on the harvester’s or dealer’s tag or label, the following information shall be listed in the following order:
(1)The harvester’s or dealer’s name and address.
(2)The
harvester’s certification number as assigned by the authority and the original shellstock shipper’s certification number.
(3)The date of harvesting.
(4)The most precise identification of the harvest location or aquaculture site that is practicable based on the system of harvest area designations that is in use by the shellfish control authority and including the abbreviation of the name of the state or country in which the shellfish are harvested.
(5)The type and quantity of shellfish.
(6)The following statement in bold, capitalized type: “THIS TAG IS REQUIRED TO BE ATTACHED UNTIL CONTAINER IS EMPTY OR RETAGGED AND THEREAFTER KEPT ON FILE FOR 90 DAYS.”
(7)The dealer’s tag or label
shall also indicate the original shipper’s certification number, including the abbreviation of the name of the state or country in which the shellfish are harvested.
(b)A container of shellstock that does not bear a tag or label or that bears a tag or label that does not contain all the information required under subdivision (a) shall be subject to impound pursuant to Section 114393.
(c)If the harvester’s tag or label is designed to accommodate each dealer’s identification, individual dealer tags or labels need not be provided.
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