Mineola Supermarket Forced To Give Away Untagged Shellfish

A supermarket in Mineola had to give away a large amount of its shellfish to their employees after the store was found to possess untagged shellfish, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Environmental Conservation Police Officers (ECOs).

ECOs inspected a supermarket in Mineola that had concerns about its extensive seafood section, including several varieties of shellfish. The DEC says an investigation determined the market did not have the proper tags for some of the shellfish on sale, which included hard clams, soft clams, surf clams, oysters and razor clams.

The DEC says the market could not produce the tags for the previously sold shellfish and was issued two summonses for possessing untagged shellfish and failing to retain shellfish tags for 90 days.

The ECOs determined through the market's invoices that the shellfish were legally obtained, but they could not be resold without the tags.

The officers allowed the manager to give the shellfish as a gift to his employees for Chinese New Year in lieu of destroying the shellfish.

If you witness an environmental crime or believe a violation of environmental law occurred, please call the DEC Division of Law Enforcement hotline at 1-844-DEC-ECOS (1-844-332-3267).

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