N.J. Admin. Code § 7:25A-1.12

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 7:25A-1.12 - Oyster dealer records required

(a) Each oyster dealer receiving oysters harvested from the Delaware River, Delaware Bay, and their tributaries shall provide to the Division weekly oyster dealer reports containing the information specified in (b) below on forms supplied by the Division.

(b) Whenever oysters are delivered for sale by the harvester to the oyster dealer, the oyster dealer shall make an entry on the weekly oyster dealer report form obtained from the Division noting the date, oyster dredge vessel license number, oyster planter license number or commercial shellfish license number, and the number of bushels landed by the harvester and received by the oyster dealer. Each entry shall be signed by the oyster dealer.

(c) Weekly oyster dealer reports shall be submitted to:

Delaware Bay Office

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

Division of Fish and Wildlife

1672 E. Buckshutem Road

Millville, NJ 08332

(d) Weekly oyster dealer reports must be received by the Division no later than five business days after the end of the week during which oysters were purchased.

(e) Division personnel may inspect the premises of any dealer and, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 23:2B-9, inspect any report including entries referred to in (b) above.

(f) The renewal of an oyster dealer license is specifically conditioned on the compliance by the licensee with all the requirements of this chapter. The Department shall not renew an oyster dealer license for a licensee who has not submitted the required weekly reports in a timely fashion, as specified in this section.

(g) Disclosure of information provided in an oyster dealer's weekly report submitted to the Division is subject to the limitations and requirements of N.J.S.A. 23:2B-9.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:25A-1.12

New Rule, R.2010 d.132, effective 7/6/2010.
See: 41 N.J.R. 2167(a), 42 N.J.R. 1362(a).