Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Natural Resources
Title R657 - Wildlife Resources
Rule R657-52 - Commercial Harvesting of Brine Shrimp and Brine Shrimp Eggs
Section R657-52-17 - Use of Booms
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 657-52-17
Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024
(1)
(a) A primary seiner, alternate seiner, or
helper must remain within one mile of any boom attached to the shore, whether
open or closed, 24 hours a day so that an officer may easily locate the person
tending the boom.
(b) A boom may be
left unattended in the open water during the legal harvest season if:
(i) the boom is properly identified as
provided in Subsection
R657-52-15(1)(d);
(ii) the boom is closed;
(iii) the boom is marked with a certificate
of registration marker as described in Subsections
R657-52-16(2)
and (3); and
(iv) the certificate of registration marker
is lighted as described in Subsections
R657-52-16(2)(f)and
(4).
(2) On a causeway or dike where camping is not allowed, a primary seiner, alternate seiner, or helper must be stationed at the closest possible camping site, not more than 10 miles away, and that location must be clearly identified on a tag securely attached to the shore end of the boom.
(3)
(a) A person may not harvest any brine shrimp
or brine shrimp eggs within 300 yards of any certificate of registration marker
displayed at a harvest location as provided in Subsection
R657-52-16(8)
without permission from the company that first began harvesting in that
location.
(b) Notwithstanding
Subsections (1) and (2), a primary seiner, alternate seiner, or helper must be
located within 300 yards of the certificate of registration marker deployed as
provided in Section
R657-52-16 to receive the 300 yard encroachment protection.
(c) The 300 yard encroachment protection
radius is enforceable when the COR marker is properly deployed, regardless of
the presence or level of actual harvest activity.
(4) Brine shrimp and brine shrimp eggs may be removed from another person's boom only with written permission from the person who owns the boom.
(5) A person may not deploy more than one continuous length of boom for each certificate of registration.
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