Section 289.4114 - Shellfish dealer; certification required(1) A person shall not act as a shellfish dealer unless the person has been certified as a shellfish dealer by the department. An application for shellfish dealer certification shall be submitted to the department on the forms approved by the department and shall contain the reasonable information required by the department to process the application. The applicant shall meet all of the following requirements: (a) Be the owner of the shellfish dealer or an officer of the legal entity owning the shellfish dealer.(b) Comply with the requirements of this act and rules.(c) Allow the director access to the shellfish dealer and records as required to determine compliance with the applicable requirements of this act and rules.(2) A shellfish dealer certification is valid from May 1 to April 30 of each year.(3) Each shellfish dealer shall have and implement a HACCP plan and have a program of sanitation monitoring and record keeping in compliance with the guide for the control of molluscan shellfish.Added by 2012, Act 178,s 21, eff. 10/1/2012.