(a) Any facility containing controlled exotic species
of shrimp shall be capable of placing stocks into quarantine condition.
(b) A facility containing live Pacific blue shrimp
(Litopenaeus stylirostris) must be located outside the exotic shrimp
exclusion zone.
(c) All disease-free certification of controlled exotic
species of shrimp must be conducted by a disease specialist.
(d) Any person importing live controlled exotic species
of shrimp must, prior to importation:
(1) provide documentation to the department that the
controlled exotic species of shrimp to be imported have been certified
as disease-free; and
(2) receive written acknowledgment from the department
that the requirements of for demonstrating disease-free status have
been met.
(e) Any person in possession of controlled exotic species
of shrimp for the purpose of production of post-larvae must provide
to the department monthly documentation that nauplii and post-larvae
have been examined and are certified to be disease-free. If monthly
certification cannot be provided, the shrimp must be maintained in
quarantine condition until the department acknowledges in writing
that the requirements for demonstrating stock is disease-free or conditions
specified in writing by the department under which the quarantine
condition can be removed have been met.
(f) Any person who possesses controlled exotic species
of shrimp in a facility regulated under this subchapter who observes
one or more of the manifestations of diseases of concern listed on
the clinical analysis checklist provided by the department shall place
the entire facility under quarantine condition immediately, notify
the department, and:
(1) request an inspection from a disease inspector;
or
(2) submit samples of the affected shrimp to a disease
specialist for analysis and forward results of such analyses to the
department upon receipt.
(g) No more than 14 days prior to harvesting ponds
or discharging any waste into or adjacent to water in the state, the
permit holder shall:
(1) request an inspection from a disease inspector;
or
(2) submit samples of the shrimp from each pond or
other structure containing such shrimp to a disease specialist for
analysis and submit the results of such analyses to the department
upon receipt, using the clinical analysis checklist.
(h) Upon receiving a request for an inspection from
a permit holder, a disease inspector may visit the facility, examine
samples of shrimp from each pond or other structure from which waste
will be discharged or harvest will occur, complete the clinical analysis
checklist provided by the department, sample shrimp from or inspect
any pond or structure the disease inspector determines requires further
investigation, and provide a copy of the clinical analysis checklist
and any other inspection reports to the permit holder.
(i) If the results of an inspection performed by a
disease inspector indicate the presence of one or more manifestations
of disease, the permit holder shall immediately place or continue
to maintain the entire facility under quarantine condition and submit
samples of the controlled exotic species of shrimp from the affected
portion(s) of the facility to a disease specialist for analysis. Results
of such analyses shall be forwarded to the department upon receipt.
(j) If the results of analyses performed by a disease
specialist under subsection (g)(2) of this section indicate the presence
of disease, the permit holder shall immediately place the entire facility
under quarantine condition.
(k) If the results of inspections or analyses of controlled
exotic species of shrimp from a facility placed under quarantine condition
indicate the presence of disease, the facility shall remain under
quarantine condition until the department removes the quarantine condition
in writing or authorizes in writing other actions deemed appropriate
by the department based on the required analyses.
(l) If the results of inspections or analyses performed
under subsection (g) of this section indicate the absence of any manifestations
of disease, the permit holder may begin discharging from the facility.
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