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F. The labeling or marking of shipments of shellfish and
whole scallops; and

 
G. Other regulations rules necessary to the public health.

 
The regulations rules must be based on the particular operational
requirements of each activity, the most recently adopted federal
sanitation standards and the most recent generally accepted
research data, in a manner so as to protect the public health and
safety while allowing reasonable use of the State's shellfish and
whole scallops.

 
5. Right of entry. Whenever a certificate has been issued
under this section, the commissioner, or his the commissioner's
agent, shall must have access to any establishment or part
thereof for the purpose of inspection or collection of samples.
Denial of access shall be is grounds for suspension or revocation
of any certificate or license under the provisions of section
6373.

 
6. Products embargoed and condemned. The commissioner, or
the commissioner's agent, shall indefinitely embargo, condemn or
order to be destroyed any shellfish, shellfish product or whole
scallop in any establishment whenever it is determined that the
product is of unsound quality, contains any filthy, decomposed or
putrid substance, or may be poisonous or deleterious to health,
or otherwise unsafe. The commissioner and the commissioner's
agent shall cooperate with those state and federal agencies,
having similar responsibility, in the protection of public health
and in enforcing the order to embargo, condemn or destroy.

 
In the event that any shellfish, shellfish product or whole
scallop in any establishment is embargoed, condemned or ordered
destroyed, the commissioner, or the commissioner's agent, shall,
as soon thereafter as practical, notify the owner in writing of
the amount and kind of shellfish, shellfish product or whole
scallop embargoed, condemned or destroyed.

 
7. Resident depuration harvesters. When harvesting soft-
shelled clams under a depuration certificate, the person holding
the certificate shall, to the extent possible, employ one person
who is a resident of the municipality as harvester for every
person employed as harvester who is not a resident of that
municipality.

 
8. Payments to municipalities. A person holding a depuration
certificate shall pay each municipality an amount equal to 50¢
for each bushel of soft-shelled clams taken in that municipality
under that depuration certificate. When submitting payment to a
municipality under this subsection, the depuration


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