Division 3.1.1 Conversion

The following conversion periods for aquaculture production units shall apply for the following types of aquaculture facilities including the existing aquaculture animals:

1. (a)

   for facilities that cannot be drained, cleaned and disinfected, a conversion period of 24 months;

2. (b)

   for facilities that have been drained, or fallowed, a conversion period of 12 months;

3. (c)

   for facilities that have been drained, cleaned and disinfected, a conversion period of six months;

4. (d)

   for open water facilities, including those producing bivalve molluscs, a conversion period of three months.