R657-59b-8. Application for a Short-Term Fishing Event Certificate of Registration; Application Criteria; Amendment of Certificate of Registration

(1) The following persons may apply for a certificate of registration for a short-term fishing event: (a) The owner of the property where the short-term fishing event will be held; (b) The president of a homeowners association, if the pond is on homeowners association property; or (c) An individual who is a full-time employee of property owner where the short-term fishing event will be held, who represents the owner as a property manager. (2)(a) A person may apply for a certificate of registration for a fish stocking activity by submitting an application with the required handling and inspection fee following the instructions provided at: https://wildlife.utah.gov/private-ponds.html (b) The application may require up to 30 days for processing. (c) The division may require a site inspection of the stocking location be performed to confirm compliance with the provisions found in this rule. (d) The division may deny an application where: (i) the application is incomplete, filled out incorrectly, or submitted without the appropriate fee; (ii) receiving or stocking the aquaculture product or aquatic wildlife may: (A) violate any federal, state or local law or any agreement between the state and another party; (B) negatively impact native wildlife species listed by the division as sensitive or by the federal government as threatened or endangered; (C) pose an identifiable adverse threat to other wildlife species or their habitat; (D) pose an identifiable adverse impact to the division's game fish stocking regimes or wildlife management objectives; or (iii) the applicant has violated Title 23A, the Wildlife Resources Code of Utah, Title R657, a guidebook of the Wildlife Board, a certificate of registration, an order of the Wildlife Board, or any other law related to the applicant's ability to responsibly carry out the stocking activity. (3) A certificate of registration for a short-term fishing event will be effective for the days listed on the certificate of registration, unless: (a) amended by the division at the request of the certificate of registration holder; (b) terminated or modified by the division pursuant to Section R657-59b-9; or (c) suspended by the division or a court pursuant to Section 23-19-9.