| Date: | 06/03/2016 |
|---|---|
| Organization: | Division of Marine Fisheries |
| Docket Number: | SSW-171771-16-DM |
- Claimant: Lt. James Hennessey
- Respondent: Carlos Fontancz
- Presiding Officer: David C. Hoover
Matter addressed violations of state's shellfish sanitation rules necessary to safeguard public health. This included: (1) the harvest and possession of shellfish taken from a contaminated shellfish growing area closed to shellfish fishing. Fontancz did not appear at the adjudicatory hearing and a default judgement was entered. The Final Agency Action resulted in the permanent revocation of Fontancz's Commercial Shellfish Permit and Transaction Card.