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; (iii) Black Crappie; (iv) Wiper; (v) Tiger Trout; and (vi) 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).