Renumbered 7/1/2023)

Renumbered 7/1/2023
23-27-301.  Division’s power to prevent invasive species infestation.
     To eradicate and prevent the infestation of a Dreissena mussel, the division may:

(1)

Terms Used In Utah Code 23-27-301 Conveyance: includes a motor vehicle, a vessel, a motorboat, a sailboat, a personal watercraft, a container, a trailer, a live well, or a bilge area. See Utah Code 23-27-102 Decontaminate: means to: (a)  drain and dry all non-treated water; and (b)  chemically or thermally treat in accordance with rule. See Utah Code 23-27-102 Division: means the Division of Wildlife Resources. See Utah Code 23-27-102 Dreissena mussel: means a mussel of the genus Dreissena at any life stage, including a zebra mussel, a quagga mussel, and Conrad's false mussel. See Utah Code 23-27-102 Equipment: means an article, tool, implement, or device capable of carrying or containing: (a)  water; or (b)  a Dreissena mussel. See Utah Code 23-27-102 Facility: means a structure that is located within or adjacent to a water body. See Utah Code 23-27-102 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Water body: means natural or impounded surface water, including a stream, river, spring, lake, reservoir, pond, wetland, tank, and fountain. See Utah Code 23-27-102 Water supply system: includes a pump, canal, ditch, or pipeline. See Utah Code 23-27-102 (a)  establish inspection stations located at or along: (i)  highways, as defined in Section 72-1-102; (ii)  ports of entry, if the Department of Transportation authorizes the division to use the port of entry; and (iii)  publicly accessible: (A)  boat ramps; and (B)  conveyance launch sites; and (b)  temporarily stop, detain, and inspect a conveyance or equipment that: (i)  the division reasonably believes is in violation of Section 23-27-201; (ii)  the division reasonably believes is in violation of Section 23-27-306; (iii)  is stopped at an inspection station; or (iv)  is stopped at an administrative checkpoint; (2)  conduct an administrative checkpoint in accordance with Section 77-23-104; (3)  detain and quarantine a conveyance or equipment as provided in Section 23-27-302; (4)  order a person to decontaminate a conveyance or equipment; and (5)  inspect the following that may contain a Dreissena mussel: (a)  a water body; (b)  a facility; and (c)  a water supply system. Amended by Chapter 195, 2020 General Session   Previous section Next section    Part 3 Contents