SECTION 241.9. Crabmeat Records

(a) Complete, accurate, and legible records in a form approved by the SSD shall be maintained by each dealer. The records shall be sufficient to document the dates of purchases of live crabs and the dates of purchases or shipments of crabmeat so that a container of crabmeat can be traced to the specific cook lot in which it was processed.

(b) Records covering purchases of live crabs and shipments of fresh crabmeat, pasteurized crabmeat, or frozen crabmeat shall be retained for a minimum of two years, or for a period of time that exceeds the shelf life of the product if that is longer than two years.

(c) Records shall be made available for inspection, review, or copying upon request of any authorized agent of the department at any reasonable time.

(d) All brand names or trade names used on packages or containers holding crabmeat shall be registered with the SSD prior to being used.

Source Note: The provisions of this §241.9 adopted to be effective March 20, 2003, 28 TexReg 2345