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Decision  In the Matter of Otis Reed and Commercial Shellfish and Seaworms Permit DMF ID No. 170295, Shellfish Transaction Card and All Appurtenant Regulated Fishery Permit Endorsements

Date: 12/22/2022
Organization: Division of Marine Fisheries
Docket Number: SSW-170925-JS-22
  • Petitioner: Jared A. Silva, Agency Representative
  • Respondent: Otis Reed
  • Presiding Officer: Mary B. Griffin

Matter addressed violations of state's sanitation rules necessary to safeguard public heath and a permit holder with prior history of violations. This included the harvest, possession, and sale of shellfish from a contaminated shellfish growing area closed to shellfish harvest. Final Agency Action resulted in the permanent revocation of Reed's commercial shellfish permit and transaction card. 

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