Utah Admin. Code R657-59c-4 - Certificate of Registration Not Required

(1) A certificate of registration is not required to stock an aquaculture product in an aquaponics facility, provided:

(a) the aquaculture product stocked are accompanied by a valid health approval number issued by the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food under Title 4, Utah Agricultural Code, Chapter 37, Aquaculture Act;

(b) The facility is located outside the 100 year floodplain of the Colorado River and its tributaries;

(c) In the Virgin River drainage, only the following species may be stocked:

(i) Largemouth Bass;

(ii) Bluegill; and

(iii) Rainbow Trout.

(d) In all other drainages, the following species may be stocked:

(i) bluegill;

(ii) hybrid bluegill (bluegill x green sunfish);

(iii) redear sunfish;

(iv) green sunfish;

(v) striped bass;

(vi) white bass;

(vii) hybrid striped bass or wiper (white bass x striped bass);

(viii) largemouth bass;

(ix) smallmouth bass;

(x) channel catfish;

(xi) yellow perch;

(xii) fathead minnow;

(xiii) black crappie;

(xiv) white crappie;

(xv) rainbow trout;

(xvi) cutthroat trout;

(xvii) brown trout;

(xviii) brook trout;

(xix) tiger trout;

(xx) walleye;

(xxi) white sturgeon; and

(xxii) any aquatic animal species classified as non-controlled for possession and importation under Section R657-3c-5.

(3) A certificate of registration must be obtained from the division under Section R657-59c-7 before stocking in any facility that does not meet the definition of an aquaponics facility in Subsection R657-59c-2(2), or meet the criteria in Subsection R657-59c-4(1).

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R657-59c-4

Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-23, effective 11/21/2023