§ 13-0319. Shellfish regulations.\n The department may adopt regulations with respect to the harvesting,\ntransplanting, relaying, receiving, possessing, transporting, importing,\nexporting, processing, buying, selling of or otherwise trafficking in\nshellfish; the labeling or tagging thereof; the keeping of records of\nshellfish received, transported and distributed; the construction,\noperation and maintenance of all shellfish handling, processing and\ndistributing establishments, including facilities and equipment and the\ncleaning, cleansing and water storage of shellfish. The provisions of\nthis section relating to transplanting and relaying include but are not\nlimited to the removal of shellfish from uncertified growing areas and\ntransplanting to certified areas for subsequent harvest for market\npurposes and transplanting of scallops pursuant to section 13-0327. Such\nregulations may provide for payment of the reasonable costs of the\ndepartment of supervision of removal of shellfish from uncertified\nareas, except where such removal is being undertaken by a municipality\nor political subdivision. Such regulations shall be drawn in such a\nmanner as to provide adequate sanitary control over all shellfish\noffered for sale and distribution in the state. Such regulations shall\nnot be less restrictive than the minimum requirements of any federal\nagency regulating the inter-state shipment of shellfish.\n
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