13-188-115 Me. Code R. § 03
"Adequately iced" means that the amount and application of ice is sufficient to ensure that immediate cooling begins and continues for all shellstock in a container. If ice slurry is used and the shellstock are submerged, the presence of ice in the slurry indicates adequate icing. Potable water must be used for the production of ice used for cooling of shellstock.
"Control months" means June 1st through October 15th, inclusive.
"Harvest" means the act of removing shellstock from growing area waters and its placement on or in a manmade conveyance or other means of transport or transfer. This does not include the placement of shellstock in aquaculture gear designed to grow or enhance shellstock as part of husbandry practices.
"Mechanical Refrigeration" means storage in a container or conveyance that is approved by the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) and capable of cooling to, and maintaining, an ambient temperature of 45°F or less.
"Potable water" means a water supply which meets the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as administered by the EPA and which meets the requirements of DMR Chapters 15-20.
"Resubmerge" means, and is strictly limited to, reintroduction of shellstock into approved waters following the removal of shellstock from approved waters. This is separate and distinct from "wet storage" which is a certified dealer activity. Resubmergence shall be conducted only by an aquaculture lease holder or permit holder.
"Shading" means to shelter by intercepting the direct rays of the sun to protect the shellstock from heat. Shading may be accomplished by any means that effectively protects the harvested shellstock from direct sunlight and prevents excessive heat build-up in the shaded area. Materials used for shading should not be in direct contact with the shellstock unless they are food grade surfaces (e.g. no seaweed or wet tarps applied directly to shellstock).
"Temperature control" means the use of ice or mechanical refrigeration, which is capable of lowering the temperature of the shellstock and maintaining it at an internal temperature of 50°F or less.
"Time of harvest" for the purpose of temperature control time of harvest begins once the first shellstock is no longer submerged. For example, the time intertidal shellstock are first exposed to the air as the tide recedes or the time when a drag is brought onboard a vessel with shellstock from a subtidal resource.
"Vp" and "Vibrio" refer to Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
13-188 C.M.R. ch. 115, § 03