Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Natural Resources
Title R657 - Wildlife Resources
Rule R657-59a - Private Fish Ponds
Section R657-59a-6 - Acquiring, Importing, and Transferring Aquaculture Products
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 657-59a-6
Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024
(1)
(a) Species of aquaculture products that may
be imported into the state are provided in Section
R657-3c-5.
(b) Applications to import aquaculture
products are available from all division offices and must be submitted to the
division's Wildlife Registration Office in Salt Lake City.
(c) Complete applications may require up to
30 days for processing after submission.
(2) Live aquaculture products, other than ornamental fish, may only be:
(a) purchased
or acquired from sources approved by the Utah Department of Agriculture and
Food to sell such products; and
(b)
acquired, purchased or transferred from sources which have been health approved
by the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food and assigned a number as
provided in Title 4, Utah Agricultural Code, Chapter 37, Aquaculture
Act.
(3) Triploid fish may only be acquired, purchased, or transferred from lots that have been certified triploid by the division.
(4)
(a) Any
person who has been issued a valid aquaculture license from the Utah Department
of Agriculture and Food may transport live aquaculture products as specified on
the certificate of registration to a stocking location.
(b) All transfers or shipments of live
aquaculture products must be accompanied by documentation of the source and
destination of the product, including:
(i)
name, address, certificate of registration number, and fish health approval
number of the source;
(ii) number
and weight being shipped by species;
(iii) name, address, and certificate of
registration number, if applicable, of the destination; and
(iv) a copy of the importation permit
provided by the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food.
(c) Once stocked in a water body, aquaculture
products may not be transferred or relocated while live.
(5)
(a) To
import, transport, or stock live grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon
idella), each fish must be verified as being triploid by the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service.
(b) The form
verifying triploidy must be obtained from the supplier and be on file with the
Wildlife Registration Office of the division in Salt Lake City before
importation.
(c) A copy of the
triploidy verification form must also accompany the fish during
transport.
(6)
(a) Live aquaculture products may be shipped
through Utah without a certificate of registration, provided that:
(i) aquaculture products are not sold or
transferred;
(ii) aquaculture
products remain in the original container;
(iii) water is not exchanged or discharged;
and
(iv) the shipment is in Utah no
longer than 72 hours.
(b) Proof of legal ownership and destination
must accompany the shipment.
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