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York: "Ashley did give copies of our regulations to the wholesale dealers in the area earlier in <br /> the year." <br /> Holmes: "Places that I have sold to have always been very touchy about where and when the <br /> shellfish were harvested" <br /> Thomas: "I find it very hard to believe that these wholesalers don't know the regulations in <br /> Mashpee. Tags show that they had come from SC16 and yet they take them. I know they have <br /> been told and they can't play ignorant in that sense." <br /> Opie: "Wholesale owners may know that,but other floor workers may not. They probably think <br /> that they are licensed grant holders within the town." <br /> Marques: "Is there any consequences for the wholesale dealer?" <br /> Opie: "I haven't found anything in the regulations that require wholesale dealers to know each <br /> individual town's bylaws or regulations other than the permit,transaction card, and proper <br /> tagging." <br /> Thomas: "What about if the town is shut down due to contamination? Does the wholesaler get <br /> that information?" <br /> Opie: "Contaminated areas are a different situation entirely. That is issued at the state level." <br /> York: "It's the honor system entirely for these commercial diggers. That may also be a concern <br /> for public health if the digger is falsely reporting harvests, for instance what happened in <br /> Falmouth with Hendricks." <br /> Opie: "That is why enforcement is so important." <br /> Holmes: "What time of the day is this stuff being taken?" <br /> Opie: "All different times of the day. I have been working with Richard Cook who believes his <br /> product is being taken during the night." <br /> Fisher: "Enforcement has increased significantly and night patrols are now occurring." <br /> Thomas: "Thank you for being involved,we really appreciate this additional enforcement from <br /> the Environmental Police." <br /> Opie: "So far, from all the encounters with both the commercial diggers and the wholesale <br /> dealers I have had the markets are no longer accepting Mashpee Oysters that do not come from a <br /> licensed aquaculturist." <br /> York: "We are requesting that the commercial permit for Thompson be either revoked or <br /> suspended? Can we do that?" <br />