R657-52-1. Purpose and Authority

(1) Under authority of Sections 23A-2-102, 23A-2-304, 23A-2-305, Sections 23A-9-305 through 23A-9-305, and 23A-4-201(2), this rule provides the procedures, standards, and requirements for commercially harvesting brine shrimp and brine shrimp eggs. (2) The objective of this rule is to protect, manage, and conserve the brine shrimp resource based upon the best available data and information and adequately preserve the Great Salt Lake ecosystem while recognizing the economic value of allowing the harvest of brine shrimp and brine shrimp eggs and maintaining a sustainable brine shrimp population.