ARM 12.7.701. AUTHORIZATION FOR DEPARTMENT AND COMMERCIAL FISH PLANTING

(1) The fish species on the following list and those listed in 87-5-714, MCA, may be introduced or transplanted by the department. This includes plants made by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fish hatcheries at the department's request, commercial hatchery stocking of licensed private and commercial ponds when approved by the department and commercial hatchery stocking of waters on private lands when approved by the department. List of fish species approved: Common Name Scientific Name White sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus Pallid sturgeon Scaphirhynchus albus Shovelnose sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus Paddlefish Polyodon spathula Goldeye Hiodon alosoides Mountain whitefish Prosopium williamsoni Pygmy whitefish Prosopium coulteri Coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch Westslope cutthroat trout Salmo clarki lewisi Yellowstone cutthroat trout Salmo clarki bouvieri Atlantic salmon Salmo salar Bull trout Salvelinus malma Splake Salvelinus fontinalis- Salvelinus namaycush hybrid Arctic grayling Thymallus arcticus Pearl dace Semotilus margarita Creek chub Semotilus atromaculatus Northern redbelly dace Phoxinus eos Finescale dace Phoxinus neogaeus Flathead chub Hybopsis gracilis Sturgeon chub Hybopsis gelida Sicklefin chub Hybopsis meeki Lake chub Couesius plumbeus Emerald shiner Notropis atherinoides Sand shiner Notropis stramineus Brassy minnow Hybognathus hankinsoni Plains minnow Hybognathus placitus Western silvery minnow Hesperoleucus symmetricus Fathead minnow Pimephales promelas Longnose dace Rhinichthys cataractae Redside shiner Richardsonius balteatus Smallmouth buffalo Ictiobus bubalus Bigmouth buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus Stonecat Noturus flavus Burbot Lota lota Plains killifish Fundulus zebrinus Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis Brook stickleback Culaea inconstans Sauger Stizostedion canadense Iowa darter Etheostoma exile Mottled sculpin Cottus bairdi Slimy sculpin Cottus cognatus Torrent sculpin Cottus rhotheus Shorthead sculpin Cottus confusus Spoonhead sculpin Cottus ricei (2) The commission concurs, in accordance with its authority under 87-5-711, MCA, that the department's experiences with and studies of prior fish plantings and the requirements of the commission's rules on fish planting (ARM 12.7.601 and 12.7.602) constitute a scientific investigation required by 87-5-714, MCA, and the plan required by 87-5-713, MCA, for those species listed in 87-5-714, MCA, or listed in (1) of this rule.