Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024
(1) Inspection
stations may be established for administrative purposes to interdict the spread
of Dreissena mussels consistent with Title 23, Chapter 27, Aquatic Invasive
Species Act, and Rule R657-60.
(2)
The Division may establish inspection stations at locations authorized under
Section
23-27-301
where:
(a) there is a high probability of
intercepting conveyances or equipment transporting Dreissena mussels;
(b) there is typically a high level of boat
and trailer traffic; or
(c)
inspection of conveyances or equipment will provide increased protection
against the introduction of Dreissena mussels into a water body that is not
classified as infested, suspected, or detected under Section
R657-60-2.
(3) Inspection stations shall have
adequate space for conveyances or equipment to be stopped, inspected, and if
necessary, decontaminated, without interfering with the public's use of
highways or presenting a safety risk to the public.
(4) Inspection stations shall have adequate
signage providing the public:
(a) notice that
the inspection station is open and operational;
(b) notice that all persons transporting
conveyances or equipment must stop at the inspection station and submit their
conveyance and equipment for inspection; and
(c) an adequate opportunity to safely stop at
the inspection station.
(5) Any person transporting a conveyance or
equipment is required to stop at an inspection station during its hours of
operation and submit that conveyance or equipment to the Division for
inspection.
(6) The Division shall
conduct an inspection of a conveyance or equipment that is stopped at an
inspection station as follows:
(a) Division
personnel will determine whether the conveyance or equipment has been in an
infested, suspected, or detected water body within the past 30 days.
(b) If the conveyance or equipment has not
been in an infested, suspected, or detected water body within the past 30 days,
the Division will:
(i) conduct a brief visual
inspection of the conveyance or equipment to ensure that there are no visible
Dreissena mussels;
(ii) provide
educational materials regarding aquatic invasive species risks and regulations
in Utah; and
(iii) provide a
certificate of inspection to the person in possession of the conveyance or
equipment.
(c) If the
conveyance or equipment has been in an infested, suspected, or detected water
body within the past 30 days, the Division will:
(i) verify all water is drained from the
conveyance or equipment, including water held in ballast tanks, bilges,
livewells, motors, and other areas of containment;
(ii) verify that the surface of the
conveyance or equipment is free of Dreissena mussels, shelled organisms, fish,
plants, and mud; and
(iii) verify
that the conveyance or equipment has been or will be decontaminated as defined
in Subsection
R657-60-2(b)
before launching in a Utah water body.
(d) The Division may require professional
decontamination of conveyances or equipment that have been in an infested,
suspected, or detected water within the past 30 days and failed to comply with
the draining and cleaning requirements established in Subsection
R657-60-5(3).
(7) The Division may issue a
certification of inspection and decontamination to persons who complete
inspections and any applicable decontamination at an inspection
station.
(8) Inspection stations
shall be operated in a manner that minimizes the length of time of an
inspection while ensuring that conveyances are free from the presence of
Dreissena mussels.
