Michigan Laws 289.4114 – Shellfish dealer; certification required
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 289.4114
- Department: means the department of agriculture and rural development. See Michigan Laws 289.1107
- Director: means the director of the department or his or her designee. See Michigan Laws 289.1107
- Guide for the control of molluscan shellfish: means section II, model ordinance, national shellfish sanitation program guide for the control of molluscan shellfish, 2009, recommendations of the U. See Michigan Laws 289.1109
- HACCP plan: means a written document that delineates the formal procedures for following the hazard analysis and critical control point principles developed by the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods. See Michigan Laws 289.1109
- Person: means an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 289.1109
- Rules: means administrative rules promulgated under this act pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24. See Michigan Laws 289.1111
- Shellfish dealer: means an interstate wholesaler handling shellfish. See Michigan Laws 289.1111
- Shellfish dealer certification: means the issuance of a numbered certificate to a person indicating that the person is in compliance with the requirements of the guide for the control of molluscan shellfish and that the person has permission from the department to conduct 1 or more of the following shellfish activities, as defined in the guide for the control of molluscan shellfish:
(i) Shellstock shipper. See Michigan Laws 289.1111
(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.