D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 25, r. 25-B2605

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 25-B2605 - TRANSPORTATION - SHIPPING TIME

2605.1

When the shipping time is four (4) hours or less:

(a) The dealer shall ship the shellfish well iced or using other acceptable means of refrigeration;

(b) When mechanical refrigeration units are used, the units shall be equipped with automatic controls and shall be capable of maintaining the ambient air in the storage area at temperatures of forty-five degrees Fahrenheit (45° F) (seven and two tenths degrees Centigrade (7.2° C)) or less;

(c) The dealer shall not be required to provide thermal recorders during shipment; and

(d) Lack of ice or other acceptable types of refrigeration shall be considered an unsatisfactory shipping condition.

2605.2

When the shipping time is greater than four (4) hours, the dealer shall ship all shellfish in:

(a) Mechanically refrigerated conveyances that are equipped with automatic controls and are capable of maintaining the ambient air in the storage area at temperatures of forty-five degrees Fahrenheit (45° F) (seven and two tenths degrees Centigrade (7.2° C)) or less; or

(b) Containers with an internal ambient air temperature maintained at or below temperatures of forty-five degrees Fahrenheit (45° F) (seven and two tenths degrees Centigrade (7.2° C)) or less.

2605.3

Unless the dealer has an approved HACCP Plan with an alternate means of monitoring time-temperature, any dealer who transports shellfish shall ensure that a suitable time-temperature recording device accompanies each shipment of shellfish.

2605.4

Dealers who transport shellfish shall note on the temperature-indicating device the date and time the shellfish was loaded for transport and the date and time the shellfish was unloaded upon reaching its destination.

2605.5

Each receiving dealer shall write the date and time on the temperature-indicating device, if appropriate, when the shipment is received and the doors of the conveyance or the containers are opened.

2605.6

The final receiving dealer shall keep the time-temperature recording chart or other record of time and temperature on file and shall make it available to the Department upon request.

2605.7

An inoperative temperature-indicating device shall be considered as no recording device.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 25, r. 25-B2605

Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 5245 (July 3, 2009)