(1) Except as otherwise provided in Rule R657-59, the following records shall be maintained for a period of up to five years and be available for inspection during reasonable hours by the appropriate agency pursuant to Subsection R58-17-5(1):
- (a) purchase, acquisition, distribution, and production histories of live aquatic animals;
- (b) licenses, CORs and entry permits; and
- (c) valid identification of stocks, including origin of stocks.
- (2) The appropriate agency representatives pursuant to Sections 4-1-4, 4-31-16, 4-37-104, 4-37-105, and 23-15-10 and under appropriate regulatory responsibility may conduct pathological or physical investigations at any registered facility, private fish ponds, and on aquatic animals being imported or transported in vehicles, during reasonable hours, if there is cause to believe that a disease condition exists or as otherwise authorized in Rules R58-27, R657-3, R657-53, and R657-59. Any laboratory testing resulting from this investigation shall be at the owner's expense if evidence indicates that Rule R58-17 has been violated pursuant to the investigation.
KEY: aquaculture
Date of Last Change: March 29, 2023
Notice of Continuation: November 8, 2024
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 4-2-103(i); 4-37-503