NAC583.546. Adoption by reference of Shellfish Sanitation Model Ordinance.

     1. The State Board of Health hereby adopts by reference the Shellfish Sanitation Model Ordinance set forth in the National Shellfish Sanitation Program Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish, 1997 edition, published by the Food and Drug Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and any subsequent edition that is approved by the State Health Officer for use in this State. For the purposes of carrying out the provisions of NAC 583.532 to 583.590, inclusive, any reference in the Shellfish Sanitation Model Ordinance to the term “authority,” unless the context otherwise requires, shall be deemed to mean the Health Division.

     2. Each subsequent edition of the Shellfish Sanitation Model Ordinance shall be deemed approved by the State Board of Health unless the State Health Officer disapproves the edition within 10 days after the date of publication by the Food and Drug Administration. The State Health Officer shall review each edition issued after the 1997 edition to ensure its suitability for this State.

     3. A copy of the Shellfish Sanitation Model Ordinance may be obtained from the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference, 115 Atrium Way, Suite 117, Columbia, South Carolina 29223, at no cost, or on the Internet from the website of the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference at http://www.issc.org/.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R056-99, eff. 9-27-99)