135Depuration of shellfish

135 Depuration of shellfish

135 Depuration of shellfish

(1) The holder of a licence that authorises the harvesting or collecting of shellfish must ensure shellfish harvested or collected under the authority of the licence are depurated in accordance with the plan of management referred to in section 136(3)(b).

(2) For subsection (1)—

(a) the shellfish must be depurated for a minimum period of 36 hours, and

(b) a method used for the disinfection of depuration water must be capable of achieving a reduction in Escherichia coli of 99.9%.