Section 188-22-01 - Enhanced Retail Seafood license holders - complianceA. Commingling of shellstock is prohibited.B. Enhanced Retail Seafood license holders may not conduct wet storage activities. Wet storage of shellstock is prohibited, except by certified dealers pursuant to a current permit issued by the Department in accordance with Chapter 15.C. Shellstock received by an enhanced retail seafood license holder shall be tagged with the harvester tag pursuant to Chapter 9.06 or certified dealer's tag pursuant to Chapter 15.18. All tags shall be maintained on file for 90 days and shall be kept in chronological order correlated to the date when, or dates during which the shellstock were sold or served, pursuant to the Maine Food Code 3-203.12 (Shellstock, Maintaining Identification). For reference, the Maine Food Code, 10-144 CMR Chapter 200 is available on the web at: http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules/10/144/144c200.docx.D. For purposes of this chapter the definitions in Chapter 15 shall apply.E. Activities are limited to retail sales only from the enhanced seafood license holder's fixed facility. Interstate commerce is prohibited in accordance with 12 M.R.S. §6601 sub-§ 2. F. All enhanced retail seafood license holders will be inspected prior to license issuance and on a random basis.G. An enhanced retail seafood license holder's establishment shall have a potable water supply from an approved source that meets the standards of Chapter 5 of the Maine Food Code ("Water, Plumbing and Waste").H. The Vibrio parahaemolyticus Control Plan (the "Vibrio Control Plan" or the "Control Plan") in Chapter 115 applies specifically to American and European Oysters (Crassostrea virginica and Ostrea edulis) and Hard Clams (Mercenaria mercenaria) harvested from the areas described in Chapter 115.02. The Control Plan provides additional and more rigorous controls than those imposed by DMR Rules Chapters 9, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 22 to the handling of American and European Oysters and Hard Clams in the affected areas. Insofar as the Control Plan time and temperature requirements exceed those imposed by existing rules or are in addition to those imposed by existing rules, the relevant provisions of the Control Plan shall supersede the provisions of Chapters 9, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 22. The Control Plan shall be complied with during the harvesting and handling of the above-described species, as conducted by harvesters, certified shellstock dealers, certified shellfish establishments (sometimes referred to as shellfish facilities or plants), shucker-packers, shellstock shippers and receivers, reshippers, depuration processors, enhanced retail seafood license holders and all others involved in the processes described in Chapters 9, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 22.
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