PA-53-2008

PROCLAMATION

RE: SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA

Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, upon the recommendation of Leah Devlin, D.D.S., M.P.H., State Health Director, Department of Health and Human Services, hereby announces that effective at sunrise, Saturday, June 21, 2008, the leases located in Hyde, Pamlico, Pender and Onslow Counties that were closed exclusively for relaying purposes WILL REOPEN to the harvest of shellfish.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

A. This proclamation is issued under the authority of N.C.G.S. 113-170.4; 113-170.5; 113-182; 113-221.1; 143B-289.52 and N.C. Marine Fisheries Rules 15A NCAC 3H .0103 and 3K .0101.

B. It is unlawful to violate the provisions of any proclamation issued by the Fisheries Director under his delegated authority pursuant to N.C. Marine Fisheries Rule 15A NCAC 3H .0103.

C. These reopenings are due to satisfactory bacteriological sampling results from shellfish sites as well as some leaseholders that did not participate in relaying.

 

June 20, 2008
9:30 A.M.
PA-53-2008
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