Utah Admin. Code R58-27-4 - Licensing and Certificate of Registration (COR) Requirements

(1) Fee fishing. A license, issued by the department, is required before a person may operate a fee fishing facility.

(2) Aquaculture Facility. An aquaculture license, issued by the department, is required to operate an aquaculture facility.

(3) Aquatic Animal Processing Plants, Markets, and Restaurants.

(a) An aquaculture license, issued by the department, is required to hold live fish, amphibians, shrimp, freshwater mollusks or freshwater crustaceans at aquatic animal processing plant markets, or restaurants. Fish, amphibians, shrimp, freshwater mollusks, and freshwater crustaceans that are held live at processing plants, markets, or restaurants are subject to Rule R58-17.

(b) Aquatic animal processing plants and markets shall be registered with the department under the Title 4, Chapter 5, Utah Wholesome Food Act. Aquatic animal processing plants and markets shall meet the department's Division of Regulatory Services requirements before an aquaculture license to hold live and sell dead aquatic animals is issued.

(c) The department shall consult with the local health department before issuing an aquaculture license to a restaurant.

(4) An aquaculture license is not required to import, possess, or transfer a live marine seafood, provided it is imported and possessed for the singular purposes of immediate human consumption if the seafood is:

(a) possessed no longer than 30 days from the date of importation;

(b) acquired from a lawful source and documentation of purchase is retained;

(c) not released in any water source, including sewer systems; and

(d) imported and possessed in compliance with applicable state and federal laws, including the importation and possession requirements in Subsection R657-3-11(8).

(5) A COR, issued by the division, is required for operation of the following activities in Utah unless otherwise exempt from COR requirements under Rules R657-3 and R657-59:

(a) public aquaculture facilities;

(b) private fishponds and private aquaponic facilities;

(c) institutional aquaculture facilities;

(d) short term fishing events under;

(e) private stocking under; and

(f) displays under.

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R58-27-4

Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-01, effective 12/15/2022