N.J. Admin. Code § 8:13-2.19

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:13-2.19 - Washing and culling of clams

(a) Appropriate culling procedures will be employed to ensure that broken, cracked, dead, or gaping clams are removed and not placed into the process containers. Before depuration, clams shall be washed with water taken from a source approved by the Department. During the depuration process, the tanks shall be drained whenever necessary and the tank and clams flushed of fecal material, sand, and debris to prevent an accumulation of these materials. After the depuration process is completed, the water shall be drained from the tanks before the clams are removed. Washing facilities shall be designed to prevent cross-contamination of untreated and treated clams.

(b) Final culling of shellfish shall be conducted after the shellfish have been depurated.

(c) Culled shellfish in storage pending disposal shall be appropriately labeled to distinguish them from undepurated and depurated clams and shall be disposed of in a manner approved by the Department.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:13-2.19

Amended by R.2000 d.455, effective 11/6/2000.
See: 32 New Jersey Register 416(a), 32 New Jersey Register 3982(b).
Rewrote the section.