La. Admin. Code tit. 49 § I-1267

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section I-1267 - Miscellaneous Requirements [Formerly 49:6.3040]

A. The decks and holds of boats catching shrimp for, or transporting shrimp to, an inspected establishment, and the bodies of other conveyances so transporting shrimp shall be kept in a sanitary condition. The shrimp shall be iced or refrigerated immediately after they are caught, and shall be kept adequately bed or refrigerated until delivery to the establishment. Heading of shrimp on boats catching them will be permitted if the shrimp are headed immediately after catching, washed before and after heading and then immediately iced or refrigerated.

B. Inspected establishments, freight boats, and other conveyances serving such establishments shall accept only fresh, clean, sound shrimp.

C. After delivery of each load of shrimp to the establishment, decks and holds of each boat and the body of each other conveyance or container making such delivery shall be washed down with potable water, and all debris shall be cleaned therefrom before such boat or other conveyance or container leaves the establishment premises.

D. Before picking, heading, or deveining, the shrimp shall be adequately washed with potable water and then passed over the inspection belt and culled to remove all shrimp that are filthy, decomposed, putrid, or otherwise unfit for food, and all extraneous material.

E Offal from picking tables shall not be piled on the floor, but shall be placed in suitable containers for frequent removal of shall be removed by flumes, conveyors, or chutes.

La. Admin. Code tit. 49, § I-1267

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Preventive and Public Health Services, LR ***

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, Title 40, as amended.