4-37-301. License required to operate a fee fishing facility.
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A person may not operate a fee fishing facility without first obtaining a license from the department. |
Terms Used In Utah Code 4-37-301
- Aquaculture: means the controlled cultivation of aquatic animals. See Utah Code 4-37-103
- Aquaculture facility: means any tank, canal, raceway, pond, off-stream reservoir, or other structure used for aquaculture. See Utah Code 4-37-103
- Aquatic animal: includes a gamete of any species listed in Subsection (3)(a). See Utah Code 4-37-103
- Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Food created in Chapter 2, Administration. See Utah Code 4-1-109
- Fee fishing facility: means a body of water used for holding or rearing fish for the purpose of providing fishing for a fee or for pecuniary consideration or advantage. See Utah Code 4-37-103
- Person: means a natural person or individual, corporation, organization, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 4-1-109
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| (a) |
Each application for a license to operate a fee fishing facility shall be accompanied by a fee. |
| (b) |
The fee shall be established by the department in accordance with Section 63J-1-504. |
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| (3) |
The department shall coordinate with the Division of Wildlife Resources:
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on the suitability of the proposed site relative to potential impacts on adjacent wild aquatic animal populations; and |
| (b) |
in determining which species the holder of the license may possess or transport to or stock into the facility. |
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| (4) |
The department shall list on the license the species which the holder may possess or transport to or stock into the facility. |
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A person holding a license for an aquaculture facility may also operate a fee fishing facility without obtaining an additional license, if the fee fishing facility:
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is in a body of water meeting the criteria of Section 4-37-111 which is connected with the aquaculture facility; |
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contains only those aquatic animals specified on the license for the aquaculture facility; and |
| (c) |
is designated on the license for the aquaculture facility. |
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Amended by Chapter 79, 2022 General Session
Amended by Chapter 412, 2017 General Session
