(a) Shellstock shall be obtained in containers bearing legible source identification tags or labels that are affixed by the harvester or each dealer that depurates, ships, or reships the shellstock. Except as specified by subdivision (c), on the harvesterâs or dealerâs tag or label, the following information shall be listed in the following order: (1) The harvesterâs or dealerâs name and address. (2) The harvesterâs certification number as assigned by the authority and the original shellstock shipperâs certification number. (3) The date of harvesting. (4) The most precise identification of the harvest location or aquaculture site that is practicable based on the system of harvest area designations that is in use by the shellfish control authority and including the abbreviation of the name of the state or country in which the shellfish are harvested. (5) The type and quantity of shellfish. (6) The following statement in bold, capitalized type: âTHIS TAG IS REQUIRED TO BE ATTACHED UNTIL CONTAINER IS EMPTY OR RETAGGED AND THEREAFTER KEPT ON FILE FOR 90 DAYS.â (7) The dealerâs tag or label shall also indicate the original shipperâs certification number, including the abbreviation of the name of the state or country in which the shellfish are harvested. (b) A container of shellstock that does not bear a tag or label or that bears a tag or label that does not contain all the information required under subdivision (a) shall be subject to impound pursuant to Section 114393. (c) If the harvesterâs tag or label is designed to accommodate each dealerâs identification, individual dealer tags or labels need not be provided.
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