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S.B. 28

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BRINE SHRIMP CULTIVATION

             2     
2000 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Joseph L. Hull

             5      AN ACT RELATING TO AQUACULTURE AND AQUATIC WILDLIFE; MAKING AN
             6      EXCEPTION TO THE PROHIBITION ON SITING AN AQUACULTURE FACILITY ON A
             7      NATURAL BODY OF WATER FOR AQUACULTURE FACILITIES ON THE GREAT SALT
             8      LAKE THAT CULTIVATE BRINE SHRIMP; ALLOWING LIVE BRINE SHRIMP OR BRINE
             9      SHRIMP EGGS FROM THE GREAT SALT LAKE TO BE USED IN AQUACULTURE
             10      FACILITIES FOR THE CULTIVATION OF BRINE SHRIMP; AND REQUIRING THE
             11      WILDLIFE BOARD TO MAKE RULES ALLOWING BRINE SHRIMP OR BRINE SHRIMP
             12      EGGS FROM THE GREAT SALT LAKE TO BE CAPTURED WITHIN OR TRANSFERRED
             13      TO AQUACULTURE FACILITIES AND USED FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.
             14      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             15      AMENDS:
             16          4-37-111, as enacted by Chapter 153, Laws of Utah 1994
             17          4-37-202, as enacted by Chapter 153, Laws of Utah 1994
             18      ENACTS:
             19          23-15-15, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             20      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             21          Section 1. Section 4-37-111 is amended to read:
             22           4-37-111. Prohibited sites.
             23          [Aquaculture] (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), aquaculture and fee fishing
             24      facilities may not be developed on:
             25          [(1)] (a) natural lakes;
             26          [(2)] (b) natural flowing streams; or
             27          [(3)] (c) reservoirs constructed on natural stream channels.

             28          (2) An aquaculture facility for the cultivation of brine shrimp is not restricted from being
             29      sited within the Great Salt Lake.
             30          Section 2. Section 4-37-202 is amended to read:
             31           4-37-202. Acquisition of aquatic animals for use in aquaculture facilities.
             32          (1) [Live] Except as provided in Subsection (2), live aquatic animals intended for use in
             33      aquaculture facilities may be purchased or acquired only from:
             34          (a) aquaculture facilities within the state that have a certificate of registration and health
             35      approval number;
             36          (b) public aquaculture facilities within the state that have a health approval number; or
             37          (c) sources outside the state that are health approved as provided in Part 5.
             38          (2) Live brine shrimp or brine shrimp eggs from the Great Salt Lake may be used to
             39      cultivate brine shrimp in an aquaculture facility sited within the lake provided the Division of
             40      Wildlife Resources certifies the Great Salt Lake as health approved.
             41          [(2)] (3) A person holding a certificate of registration for an aquaculture facility must
             42      submit annually to the department a record of each purchase of live aquatic animals and transfer
             43      of live aquatic animals into the facility. This record must include the following information:
             44          (a) name, address, and health approval number of the source;
             45          (b) date of transaction; and
             46          (c) number and weight by species.
             47          [(3)] (4) The records required by Subsection [(2)] (3) must be submitted to the department
             48      before a certificate of registration is renewed or a subsequent certificate of registration is issued.
             49          Section 3. Section 23-15-15 is enacted to read:
             50          23-15-15. Wildlife Board to make rules allowing brine shrimp to be captured within
             51      or transferred to aquaculture facilities and used for commercial purposes.
             52          (1) As used in this section, "commercial purposes" means the:
             53          (a) controlled cultivation, harvest, and sale of brine shrimp or brine shrimp eggs; or
             54          (b) harvest and sale of wild brine shrimp or brine shrimp eggs held in captivity within an
             55      aquaculture facility.
             56          (2) The Wildlife Board shall make rules allowing brine shrimp and brine shrimp eggs in
             57      the waters of the Great Salt Lake to be captured within or transferred to an aquaculture facility
             58      sited within the lake and used for commercial purposes.

             59          (3) The rules required by Subsection (2) shall specify the compensation or fees an
             60      aquaculture facility must pay to acquire wild brine shrimp or brine shrimp eggs that will be used
             61      for commercial purposes.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 12-17-99 1:06 PM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

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