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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) Except as authorized in this title or a Wildlife Board rule or order, a person may not:
(a) possess, import, export, ship, or transport a Dreissena mussel;
(b) release, place, plant, or cause to be released, placed, or planted a Dreissena mussel in a water body, facility, or water supply system;
(c) transport a conveyance or equipment that has been in an infested water within the previous 30 days without decontaminating the conveyance or equipment; or
(d) launch or operate a vessel on the waters of the state without first:
(i) paying an aquatic invasive species fee required by Subsection 23A-10-304(1) or (2); and
(ii) displaying an aquatic invasive species decal in accordance with Subsection (6).
(2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a person who violates Subsection (1):
(a) is strictly liable;
(b) is guilty of an infraction; and
(c) shall reimburse the state for the costs associated with detaining, quarantining, and decontaminating the conveyance or equipment.
(3) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates Subsection (1) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(4) A person may not proceed past or travel through an inspection station or administrative checkpoint, as described in Section 23A-10-301, while transporting a conveyance during an inspection station's or administrative checkpoint's hours of operations without presenting the conveyance for inspection.
(5) A person who violates Subsection (4) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
(6)(a)(i) The division shall provide a resident person who pays the aquatic invasive species fee required by Subsection 23A-10-304(1)(a) an aquatic invasive species decal to be displayed on the vessel for which the aquatic invasive species fee is paid.
(ii) The division shall provide a nonresident person who pays the aquatic invasive species fee required by Subsection 23A-10-304(2)(a) an aquatic invasive species decal to be displayed on the vessel for which the aquatic invasive species fee is paid.
(b) A person shall display the aquatic invasive species decal obtained under this Subsection (6) on the bow of the vessel's port side six inches aft of the vessel's registration decal.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 23A. Wildlife Resources Act § 23A-10-201. Invasive species prohibited--Administrative inspection authorized - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-23a-wildlife-resources-act/ut-code-sect-23a-10-201/
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