(1) No person shall obtain, possess, preserve, or propagate fish in this state for the purpose of selling the same unless he has first secured a commercial fish rearing license from the director. Such license may be issued by the director upon his finding that:
(a)  Such commercial facility is not constructed in or across any natural streambed, lake or other watercourse containing wild fish.
(b)  Any dam constructed to divert water into said facility meets all the requirements of section 36-906(a), Idaho Code.
(c)  All water inlets to said facility are screened in the manner provided in section 36-906(b), Idaho Code.
(d)  The application for such license is made upon a form provided by the department which sets forth such reasonable information as may be required by the director.
(e)  The effluent control facilities have been approved by the legally designated state and federal agencies.
(f)  The approved application is accompanied by a license fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
(2)  A valid license must be obtained for each separate location. Licenses shall expire February 1 in each even-numbered year; biennially thereafter.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 22-4602

  • Department: means the Idaho department of agriculture. See Idaho Code 22-4601
  • Director: means the director of the department of agriculture. See Idaho Code 22-4601
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, company or other business entity and any agent or officer of any partnership, corporation, company or other business entity. See Idaho Code 22-4601
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
(3)  A receipt shall be issued to each purchaser identifying the hatchery source and specifying the numbers and species of fish and the date of sale for all sales from fish ponds for a fee and for the sale of live fish for stocking destined for release as wild fish in private or public waters.
(4)  The director may, from time to time, inspect a licensed facility to determine conformity of the facility with the licensing requirements of this section and for purposes of determining the species of fish being propagated at the facility.