In addition, as required by St. 2017, c. 47, § 112, the Division has established at 322 CMR 16.08(6) a fee per bushel of contaminated shellfish to be paid by the municipality receiving the relayed shellfish to the municipality from whose waters the shellfish were harvested. The fee is to be used by the source municipality for its administration and enforcement of local shellfish management activities.
Municipal Transplant means the transfer of contaminated shellfish by a municipality from a growing area classified as Restricted, Conditionally Restricted or Conditionally Approved in the closed status to transplant in a growing area classified as Approved or Conditionally Approved in the open status for the purpose of purging the contamination in such shellfish.
Municipal Transplant Site means a site identified in a Division-issued Shellfish Relay and Transplant Special Project Permit where contaminated shellfish may be transplanted for purging the contamination in such shellfish.
Receiving Municipality means a municipality issued a Division Shellfish Relay and Transplant Special Project Permit authorizing the harvest, relay or transplant of contaminated shellfish into that municipality's local waters.
Relay means the transfer of any sized contaminated shellfish by a municipality from a growing area classified as Restricted, Conditionally Restricted or Conditionally Approved in the closed status to a growing area classified as Approved or Conditionally Approved for the purpose of purging the contamination in such shellfish.
Source Municipality means a municipality which is the source of contaminated shellfish harvested for relay by the Division-permitted Receiving Municipality.
Supervising Authority means a shellfish constable duly appointed under authority of M.G.L. c. 130, § 98, or a Massachusetts Environmental Police Officer or other enforcement officer authorized to enforce M.G.L. c. 130, identified by the Receiving Municipality and in the Shellfish Relay and Transplant Special Project Permit to supervise the compliance of the harvest, relay or transplant activities in accordance with 322 CMR 16.08 and such Permit.
CLOSED TO SHELLFISHING.
AREA PLANTED WITH CONTAMINATED SHELLFISH.
322 CMR 16.08