WSR 97-23-074
POLICY STATEMENT
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
[Filed November 19, 1997, 10:06 a.m.]
Date: November 5, 1997.
Agency: Washington State Department of Health.
Title of Statement: Policy and Procedure Number 015, Classification of Commercial Shellfish Growing Areas.
Subject Matter: The policy states that all commercial shellfish areas must be classified as to their suitability for shellfish harvesting in accordance with the National Shellfish Sanitation Program Manual of Operations, Part I. The intent of this policy is to ensure that shellfish areas approved for direct harvest are not subject to contamination from human and/or animal fecal matter and/or poisonous or deleterious substances in amounts that may present an actual or potential hazard to public health.
Effective Date: January 9, 1997 [1998].
Contact Person: Robert Woolrich, Department of Health, Office of Shellfish Programs, P.O. Box 47824, Olympia, WA 98504-7824, phone (360) 753-5957, FAX (360) 586-4499.
Copies of this policy can be obtained by calling (360) 753-5992 during regular business hours, or by writing to the office address listed above.