In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the Wildlife Board may make rules that:

1. (1) establish the procedures and requirements for decontaminating a conveyance or equipment to prevent the introduction and infestation of an invasive mussel;
2. (2) establish the requirements necessary to provide proof that a conveyance or equipment is decontaminated;
3. (3) establish the notification procedures required in Section 23A-10-303;
4. (4) identify the geographic area, water body, facility, or water supply system that is infested by invasive mussels;
5. (5) establish a procedure and protocol in cooperation with the Department of Transportation for stopping, inspecting, detaining, and decontaminating a conveyance or equipment at a port-of-entry in accordance with Section 23A-10-301; and
6. (6) are necessary to administer and enforce this chapter.

Amended by Chapter 403, 2026 General Session